500-Year-Old Andong 'Suun Japbang' Cuisine Introduced at UK's Largest Food Festival

Andong’s Jongga cuisine with a 500-year tradition was introduced at the ‘Taste of London,’ known as the largest food festival in the UK.

At the UK's largest food festival, the food from Andong's ancient manuscript "Suwunjapbang," boasting a 500-year history, was showcased, attracting much attention.

Andong City and the Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project participated in the ‘Taste of London’ held at Regent’s Park in London from the 14th to the 18th, opening a promotional booth for Andong.

Started in 2004, the ‘Taste of London’ is the UK’s largest food festival held annually in June in London. This year’s festival featured star chefs, famous restaurants, and food companies from the UK and around the world, showcasing, selling, and offering tasting opportunities of various foods.

During the event, various cooking classes utilizing ‘Suwun Japbang,’ an ancient Andong cookbook with a 500-year history, were held until the 18th.

Kim Do-eun, the head of the Seolwoldang family, personally introduced various dishes including a chicken recipe called ‘Jeongye-abbeop (煎鷄兒法),’ along with eggplant mojeom, seaweed soup, watermelon, and yakgwa, attracting much interest from locals. Rather than a simple tasting event, the program promoted the traditional flavors of Andong through cooking classes and recipe disclosures.

The Andong booth was attended by prominent British scholars, chefs, and food industry professionals interested in Korean cuisine, including Emil Minev, Head of Culinary Arts at Le Cordon Bleu London Campus, a world-renowned culinary school with 120 years of tradition founded in 1895, and Miranda Quantrill, Dining Curriculum Manager at Westminster Kingsway College, the UK’s oldest culinary school with a 110-year history. This provided an opportunity to deeply introduce Andong cuisine.

On the second day of the event, the 15th, the Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project, together with the Korean Cultural Center in London, held the ‘Memory Royal Way’ event commemorating the late Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Andong in April 1999. Marking the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the event received significant attention from local media for honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s efforts to promote cultural exchange and enhancement between the two nations.

Andong City and the Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project expect that participation in this festival will raise curiosity and awareness about Andong as a tourism hub city, as well as its cuisine.

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