First lady highlights rise of K-food, K-culture in New York’s Koreatown

NEW YORK CITY — First lady Kim Hea Kyung, accompanying President Lee Jae Myung on his U.N. schedule in the U.S., toured New York’s Koreatown on Tuesday afternoon (local time), experiencing firsthand the growing popularity of Korean cuisine and culture. According to the presidential office on Wednesday, Kim first stopped at a side-dish shop that has been serving Koreatown for 25 years. When the owner mentioned that gimbap and japchae were among the best-selling Korean dishes, Kim praised his efforts. “It seems gimbap has become especially popular after a movie featured a scene of someone eating a whole roll. Food is such an important part of culture, and these days K-food is gaining global attention. Thank you for helping to share such an important part of Korean food culture,” she told the shop owner. She was referring to a scene from the Netflix animation KPop Demon Hunters, in which the protagonist eats an uncut roll of gimbap. Kim added, “Once people get used to a cuisine, it’s hard to let it go,” expressing gratitude to the shop owner for promoting Korean food culture foWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times