Hottest days of the year – Sambok 삼복
Today is 말복(Malbok), one of the three hottest days of lunar calendar. Together with 초복(Chobok), 중복(Joongbok), these days of hot weather are called sambok (삼복) or boknal (복날)
초 means ‘beginning’, 중 means ‘mi...
Give Peace a Chance – DMZ Peace Train Festival
The first edition of DMZ Peace Train Festival took place from the 21st to the 24th of June, with an opening event in Platform Changdon 61 in Seoul and continued for two days in symbolic and historical...
Experiencing Jeju island – history, culture and nature
During my last trip to Jeju island I had the opportunity to get to know more about the island history and culture and the unique characteristics of its inhabitants and landscape. Jeju island, known fo...
“A summer night with Hansik” – Italian Korean fusion cuisine
The event "A summer night with Hansik" has taken place on the 26th of July in the beautiful location of Casa Lago in Milan (www.lago.it). The event was organized by Korean food foundation (www.hansik.org) and b...
Food experiences in Korea not to miss
Korean food is not only kimchi and bibimbap but there are many different dishes to try and experiences related to food that would help you appreciate the Korean food even more. From healthy temple foo...
King of table – Humor restaurant
The interest of contemporary art towards food is growing and many artists are using food as a medium for discussing ideas. This connection between food and art was explored through performances at the...
Interview with Haenyeo of Jeju island
One of the Jeju treasures is the traditional figure of the haenyeo 해녀, the female divers of the island. For centuries the female divers had a key role in the economy of the island by harvesting shells fish and...
Enjoying Busan street food
One of my favorite activities in Korea is visiting markets, especially the ones known for their street food like Gwanjang market in Seoul. I was thrilled when I read that our program included a tour of the Guk...
Experiencing Korea in Denmark – Copenhagen Kimchi festival 2016
Korean food is growing in popularity across the world and more and more people are becoming interested in its dishes and traditions, especially on the fermentation processes that are a key feature of Korean cui...
Introducing fermentation with Onggi – Eliefs
Today we introduce our readers to Eliefs a great project started in the Netherlands aiming to bring beautiful and eco-friendly sustainable products based on Asian philosophy and culture to Western markets, ins...
Interview bburi kitchen – explore local and seasonal Korean ingredients
During my last trip to Korea I had the pleasure to meet the minds behind bburi kitchen project. Seoyoung and Sonja started this project a bit more than a year ago, traveling across Korea to re-discover seasonal...
Final straw: food, earth, happiness
Final Straw: Food, Earth, Happiness is a documentary by directors Patrick Lydon and Suhee Kang. Filmed over a span of 4 years, they take us to a journey through Japan, Korea and United States to meet many inspi...
Interview Chef Korea pavilion Expo 2015
We are very pleased to be invited here and have a conversation with Sang Wook Wi, chef of Korea pavilion in Expo 2015.
Interview Chef Korea pavilion
Q: How is it going in Milan Expo 2015? How long have you be...
Korea pavilion Expo 2015 – “You are what you eat” – part two
In the previous article we have seen which food related issue need to be addressed, according to Korea pavilion. In the second part of our reportage we will see how they have approached the topic and the soluti...
Korea Pavilion Expo 2015 “You are what you eat” – part one
Hello all, we just came back from Milano since we were kindly invited by the Korea Pavilion and Encanto agency to visit the Korea exhibitions in Expo 2015. It has been an amazing experience and we are t...
Interview Chef Lee of Food & Culture Korea Academy
One of the best things you could do when visiting Korea and experiencing its culture, is to join one of the many cooking workshops available in major cities.
Interview Chef Lee
Today we interviewed C...
Kimchi making session @NON Berlin
Food in Korea is an important part of the culture and transmitting the passion and knowledge about food and its traditions has resulted in many different way of representation over the years.
Is not the firs...
Winter food and snacks in Korea
Winter in Korea can be very cold, but fortunately Korean food has plenty of dishes to choose from to warm you up. Being sold as street food, or served in restaurants or prepared at home, all these dishes will g...
Interview with Korean immigrants to Germany
Following my previous article about Korean immigration to Germany , I had a chance to interview three of the the first Korean immigrants during the 60's.
Kim-Morris Soonim , Shu Eui Ok and Miss Song moved to...
Korean immigration in Germany
I have recently moved to Berlin and with Germany being one of the most multicultural countries of Europe, it also has the second biggest Korean community in Europe after United Kingdom, estimating more tha...