Foreign Residents in Songpa-gu Learn How to Make Songpyeon and LA Galbi Ahead of Chuseok

On September 8 at 3 PM, 'Korean Food Cooking Class' held at Seokchon Lake for Chuseok... 12 foreigners participate online and offline to learn holiday dishes like Galbi and Songpyeon

Jamsil-dong Seokchon Lake East Shore 'Cultural Experiment Space Hosu'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) will hold an event on the 8th for foreign residents and foreign tourists in Korea to experience traditional Korean food ahead of Chuseok.

The district conducts Korean traditional culture experiences every year to promote foreign tourism. Since last year, due to COVID-19, the participants have been able to safely make and taste traditional Korean food both on-site and online through the "Korean Food Cooking Class" (hereafter Cooking Class).

This year's Cooking Class will be held at 3 p.m. at the "Cultural Experiment Space Hosu" by the east shore of Seokchon Lake in Jamsil-dong. In the shared kitchen on the third floor, participants will prepare a Chuseok course meal guided by a culinary researcher. The dishes include mung bean pancakes as an appetizer, LA galbi as the main dish, and songpyeon and omija baesuk as desserts.

Mexican-born broadcaster Cristian Burgos will host and interpret, and culinary researcher Lee Jong-im, director of the Korean Food Promotion Institute and president of the Korean Food Culture Research Institute, will serve as the instructor. The class will be broadcast live on Songpa TV's YouTube channel.

Twelve foreigners will participate in the experience. Participants were selected through prior application. They come from about 10 countries including France, the United States, Hong Kong, China, and Belgium, and include models, office workers, and housewives. They will cook from their preferred locations via a video conferencing app, and two of them will join the on-site cooking class.

In addition, the district is providing safe, short-distance travel in line with the latest tourism trends. It is linking the Songpa Dullegil Trail with the Jamsil Tourism Special Zone, improving walking tour course programs, hosting the Autumn Leaves & Fallen Leaves Festival, and operating a Korean traditional music instrument academy.

Furthermore, ahead of the development of the Jamsil MICE complex, plans are being made to ensure that the project’s effects lead to revitalization of the local tourism industry, striving to revive the stagnant tourism market.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “We prepared traditional food-making activities for Chuseok so that foreign tourists can experience our culture more easily and enjoyably,” adding, “As the first tourism special zone in the Gangnam 3 districts, we will discover new restaurants and develop various on-tact programs so that tourists can take unforgettable memories from Songpa.”

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