Ambassadors in Korea Promote Kimchi: "Be Careful Not to Get Spicy Seasoning in Your Eyes"

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Overseas Cultural Promotion Agency Gifts 'Kimchi Making Kits' to 18 Embassies

Einar Hebog?rd Jensen, the Danish Ambassador to Korea, is making kimchi.

The government promoted kimchi widely through ambassadors stationed in Korea. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 21st, the Overseas Culture and Publicity Agency recently gifted 'Kimchi Making Kits' to eighteen foreign embassies in Korea in celebration of the Lunar New Year. The meal kits include salted napa cabbage and seasoning, so all that is needed is to mix them to make kimchi.

Ambassadors from Hungary, Denmark, Belgium, and others shared videos and photos of making kimchi with their families or staff on social networking services (SNS). Moses Chomer, the Hungarian ambassador to Korea who is married to a Korean, recently sent a 7-minute vlog of making kimchi with his family to Korea.net, operated by the Overseas Culture and Publicity Agency. He talked with his wife about kimchi and introduced Hungarian dishes similar to kimchi.

Ambassador Chomo Mose, the Hungarian Ambassador to Korea, is making kimchi with his family.

Ainer Jensen, the Danish ambassador to Korea, also posted videos and photos of making kimchi on SNS. Ambassador Jensen advised, "Be careful not to get the kimchi seasoning in your eyes as it is spicy," and shared his impression, saying, "I like the taste of kimchi and am already looking forward to a week later." The Belgian embassy in Korea also posted photos of staff making kimchi on SNS, writing, "It was a good time to build unity among embassy staff and to introduce kimchi, a unique Korean food, to those who had not yet experienced it."

Badr Muhammad Alawadi, the Kuwaiti ambassador to Korea, sent a thank-you letter and a green tea set in return after receiving the 'Kimchi Making Kit.' Park Jeong-ryeol, head of the Overseas Culture and Publicity Agency, said, "I am honored to introduce the culture of making kimchi to embassies in Korea," and added, "We will continue to create various opportunities to promote kimchi."

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