K-food supporters’ orientation meeting

For the first time, about half of all the foreign K-food supporters, who will try to spread the wonders of Korean food throughout out the world, met up with their Korean counterpart during a two day orientation trip to Jeonju and Namwon. The staff worked ever so hard and the trip first took us to Jeonju.

Jeonju hosts many places for tourism, among which we visited the traditional folk village, the Joun-dong Catholic Church, Gyeonggi Palace and the traditional alcohol museum. Personally the highlights for me were the church which bears many similarities to old churches in Europe, and the folk village which looked stunning in its autumn foliage.

All throughout the trip we were offered heaps of food and we got the feeling of being a meaningful part in the Korean Food Foundation’s task to promote K-food. Bulgogi, hangover soup, all sorts of alcohol, Jeonju bibimbap are just some of the dishes we managed to devour in a short span of time.

The last day had us visiting Kwanghan-nu in Namweon which, yet again, was formidable in a cold, but sunny, autumn day. Lastly we got to experience making gochujang (Korean chili paste, an essential part of Korean cooking). If you are ever presented the chance, do not hesitate to take part in these kinds of Korean cooking experiences, such as pounding rice into spongy rice cake or creating kimchi out of huge cabbage heads.