Interview with Fräulein Kimchi
Today we are in Berlin to meet Lauren Lee aka Fräulein Kimchi , Korean American chef who has turned her passion about food in one of the best fusion and street food Korean restaurant in Germany.
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Bapsang Autumn
Today we bring you a real autumn feeling with our seasonal menu, inspired by my time in Korea.
I remember having this type of lunch during chilly autumn nights in Seoul.
Autumn menu:
Hobak juk - Pump...
Dream eat – lunchboxes with memories and nostalgia
Dosirak (도시락) are characteristic Korean lunchboxes that include a full meal, including rice, soup, meat or fish and side dishes (banchan). These complete and nutritious lunchboxes are usually prepared by mothe...
Royal tteokpokki – Gungjung Tteokkpokki (궁중떡뽁이)
If you know at least a little about Korean cuisine, you have heard of tteokkpokki - rice dumplings cooked in a spicy sauce - one of the most consumed street foods in Korea. In Gungjug Tteokkpokki (궁중 떡뽁이), ric...
Taste of Seoul 2020
Korean food has grown in worldwide popularity also thanks to efforts by Korean institutions and theirs promotion programs. The current global pandemy forced many of these activities to be held online and brou...
Fabrizio Ferrari – Al Porticciolo 84
At the beginning of this year we met Chef Fabrizio Ferrari in his restaurant "Al Porticciolo 84" in Lecco (1 Michelin star).
He fell in love with Korean food many years ago, thanks to his Korean sous chef. ...
Seoul in a bottle – Hangang Brewery
Hangang Brewery lies in Seoul within Seongsu-dong district, once filled with shoe factories and now redeveloped by street artists and the presence of cafe and restaurants instead of neglected old buildings. Cl...
Makku – Korean drink between tradition and innovation
It would be reductive defining Makku as any makgeolli brand. Makku is a concept where past and present coexist, it draws with both hands in craft tradition but it stands out with its minimal and attractive des...
Kim Minseon of OME cooking lab
Attending a food class while visiting Korea is one of the activities to recommend to learn more about Hansik and to taste delicious food. Today we sat down with Kim Minseon, CEO and Chief instructor at OME coo...
Korean startup develops innovative kimchi seasoning
Today we sat down with Sun An, the CEO and founder of the 'Seoul Sisters' brand. Her company Food Culture Lab has developed the innovative "Kimchi seasoning mix", a vegan kimchi flavoured dressing soon to be ...
Eunji Lee – Executive Pastry Chef at Jungsik NYC
Eunji Lee is the executive pastry chef at the restaurant Jungsik (2 michelin stars) in New York. She moved to France 14 years ago to develop her passion in pastry. In France she had the opportunity to study and...
Mauro Seu – Italian chef promotes Korean food across the world
I have met Chef Mauro Seu for the first time in Milan, during an event organised by Hansik Foundation to promote Korean food. On that occasion we talked a lot about our common passion for Korean cuisine and aft...
이태리 어징어순대집 – Korean pop up restaurant in Italy with Alberto Mondi
What was your first impression of Korean food and how similar do you think Italian and Korean food are?
In the new show 이태리 어징어순대집 (Ojingo Sundae Italian restaurant - Ojingo Sundae is a Korean dish consistin...
Thursday Kitchen – New Korean food in New York
New York is a city where you can easily satisfy your craving for Korean food, thanks to the presence of many traditional Korean restaurants. In Thursday Kitchen restaurant instead, the Korean food and ingredien...
Korea night in Milan
The Korea Night 2019 has taken place on the 3rd of October in Milan to celebrate the Korea National Foundation Day at the Istituto dei ciechi di Milano.
The event, organised by the General Consulate of Repub...
World Hansik Festival 2018
The third edition of the World Hansik Festival took place on the 4th and 5th of October in Seoul at the Coex. This event, organised by Korean Food Promotion Institute for people to discover Korean food.
An i...
Interview with Ven. Sun Jae – Master of Korean temple food
"Flavors of Korea" event took place few days ago in Milan, Italy. The festival, organised by KFPI (Korean Food Promotion Institute) gave the chance to visitors, chefs, journalists and bloggers to learn more abo...
Chuseok – Korean Thanksgiving
The Chuseok (추석), once known as hangawi 한가위 - "Thanksgiving" or more traditionally called "harvesting holiday" - is one of the most important holidays in Korea. The big cities like Seoul or Busan become suddenl...
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...