Songpa-gu Jipcook Live... 'Korean Food Cooking Class' for Foreigners Held

Live Interactive 'Cooking Class' on December 2 at Cultural Experiment Space 'Hosoo'... Plans to Develop and Expand Online Experience Programs on Korean Cooking and Culture for Foreigners

Cultural Experimental Space 'Hosoo'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) will hold an 'Online Korean Food Cooking Class' for foreign residents and foreign tourists in Korea on December 2nd at the cultural experimental space 'Hosoo'.

This event is part of the 'Korean Traditional Culture Experience Event' promoted to revitalize foreign tourism, and to prevent COVID-19 infection, it has been prepared as an ontact program allowing foreigners to participate live in real time and experience making Korean food themselves.

The Ontact Korean Food Cooking Class will begin at 11 a.m. with an exciting performance by Songpa-gu local artist 'Seo Hodaseot', followed by about 90 minutes of live cooking lessons broadcast in real time.

In particular, the class will be hosted by broadcaster Christian Burgos, familiar from TV programs such as 'Welcome, First Time in Korea?' and 'Non-Summit', and will feature two dishes popular among foreigners, 'Bulgogi' and 'Japchae', made together with a traditional Korean cuisine expert.

Also, the cooking studio conducting the live broadcast is located within the cultural experimental space 'Hosoo', where the beautiful autumn foliage scenery blends with the view of Seokchon Lake, offering a panoramic view.

This is expected to contribute to increasing tourism demand by highlighting the beauty of Seokchon Lake along with the taste of Korean cuisine for foreigners.

Fifteen foreigners were recruited in advance to participate in this event. Participants will have the opportunity to interact in real time and experience making and tasting traditional Korean dishes. The cooking class video can be viewed again on the Songpa TV YouTube channel.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “We planned the 'Online Korean Food Cooking Class' video so that many foreigners can easily and enjoyably experience Korean cooking, and we hope for much interest,” adding, “We will continue to discover and expand various online cultural experience programs suitable for the with-COVID era.”

Cooking Studio

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