Korean Cultural Centre Kicks off K-Food Academy

The Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) kicked off its K-Food Academy, a 3-week class (12 August to 2 September) that will offer an opportunity to explore the Korean food culture known as “Hansik.”

Among the 1200 applicants, 120 were accepted to participate in the course coached by the Korean Chef Hong Seng Hee, an expert in dietetics who is also responsible for quality control at several food companies.

Participants will learn about Korean dining culture and traditional dishes of some Korean provinces such as Jangtteok, Chill Pepper Paste and Vegetable Pancake, Tteokgalbi, Grilled Shot Rib Patties, while tasting the authentic Korean food. Meanwhile, Participants will enjoy hands-on cooking experience, so they can easily prepare their beloved Korean dishes at home using local ingredients.

K-Food Academy is an annual event that seeks to spread the unique Korean culinary traditions, while promoting the cultural exchange between the two countries. The first 2 weeks of the class will be targeted the public audience while the third week will be assigned to the members of the Egyptian Chef Association.

Recently, the ‘K-wave’ which soared on the back of Korean dramas and K-pop is now moving to Korean cuisine and overall Korean lifestyle. Accordingly, Korean food has carved out its own reputation in a global fine dining scene.

For his part, Oh Sungho, Director of the KCC, said that "Koreans pay great attention to food sharing, and this is deeply rooted in the culture of side dishes (Banchan), which are served with meals and shared by everyone sitting at the dining table; most well-known is kimchi, a Korean pickled dish."

In this spirit, the KCC seeks, through establishing this academy, to share Korean food culture with the Egyptian audience while introducing the traditions of preparing and serving food.