Family Cooking Contest with Dad and Mom, Over 500 Participants Sharing Smiles

Sweet Home 26th Ottogi Family Cooking Festival

Successfully Held at Seoul Land on the 13th
Number of Participating Teams Doubled Compared to Last Year
Participation Fees and Donations Donated to the Korea Heart Foundation

On a sunny spring day, in celebration of Family Month, fathers, mothers, and their children donned colorful matching T-shirts and set out for a cooking outing. The 'Sweet Home 26th Ottogi Family Cooking Festival' was held on the 13th at the Gwacheon Seoul Land picnic area. Participating families wore aprons side by side and showcased their cooking skills honed in various categories such as Korean, Chinese, Western, and Japanese cuisine. Young children helped with cooking using their small hands, while fathers and mothers used toy characters beloved by children as cooking decorations. Families, taking a rare break from their daily routines, gathered outdoors in the open air, and just focusing on cooking together brought smiles blooming all around.

On the 13th, at the Sweet Home 26th Ottogi Family Cooking Festival held at Gwacheon Seoul Land Picnic Ground, family participants are smiling brightly as they showcase the dishes they made themselves.
[Photo by Ottogi]

At the event venue, along with exciting music, there were not only cooking contests but also various side events that enhanced the festive atmosphere, including a 'Brand Experience Zone' where attendees could taste and sample Ottogi products, a 'Food Truck' offering dishes like sun-dried pepper tteokbokki, pizza, and chicken, an 'Event Zone' where participants could enjoy Yellowz yutnori (a traditional Korean game) and painting symbolizing Ottogi's yellow color, and a 'Photo Zone' decorated with Yellowz advertising balloons.

This year, a total of 100 teams from across the country participated in the cooking contest. About 500 people, including family members of 3 to 5 persons, took part. The number of participating teams doubled compared to last year's 50 teams. The Park Beom-gyun family, who won the grand prize, the Ottogi Award, received an electronic product voucher worth 5 million KRW and a trophy. In addition, prizes were awarded to winners in various categories such as the Sweet Home Award, Yellowz Award, and Special Award.

The representative of the participants added significance by donating a total of 6 million KRW to the Korea Heart Foundation, combining the cooking contest entry fees and a contribution from Ottogi, the event organizer, to support children with congenital heart disease.

At the 'Sweet Home 26th Ottogi Family Cooking Festival' held on the 13th at Gwacheon Seoul Land Picnic Ground, participating families are waving their hands while taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Ottogi]

Now in its 26th year, the Sweet Home Ottogi Family Cooking Festival is the largest cooking festival in Korea, with a cumulative participation of over 3,000 families and more than 12,500 people to date. The event was planned with the purpose of promoting family harmony through cooking and realizing the concept of 'Sweet Home.'

An Ottogi official said, "Thanks to the interest and participation of many people, we were able to successfully conclude the Sweet Home Ottogi Family Cooking Festival, which was held on a much larger scale compared to the previous year. We will continue to make ongoing efforts to foster a healthy family culture and realize a bright society."

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