The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Song Mi-ryeong) and the Korean Food Promotion Institute (Chairman Lee Kyu-min) hosted a Korean cuisine banquet on November 11, attended by over 300 guests, including Central American diplomats, following an invitation from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) to the Korea-Central America FTA Business Forum.
The Korea-Central America FTA Business Forum was attended by Rodrigo Chaves, President of Costa Rica, Gisela Sanchez, President of CABEI, as well as high-ranking officials from six Central American countries. Representing Korea were Kim Dong-joon, Deputy Head of the One-Stop Export and Order Support Team at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and Jeon Geun-seok, Korean Ambassador to Costa Rica.
The banquet, themed around fermentation, offered a diverse selection of 23 Korean dishes, including grilled short ribs, bulgogi, and bibimbap, all seasoned with traditional sauces like soy sauce, gochujang, and doenjang. Fermented rice-based Andong soju was also served as a banquet drink, receiving enthusiastic praise from the attendees.
In addition, to promote the 'jang (sauce) fermentation culture,' which is expected to be listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage next month, the event featured a demonstration of the sauce-making process, along with real fermented sauces and video materials, drawing significant interest from participants and local media.
On November 12, during a bilateral meeting with the National Investment Council of Honduras, the Korean Food Promotion Institute confirmed the growing popularity of Korean food alongside K-content in Central America and discussed active cooperation for exporting Korean ingredients and food products to the region.
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Song Mi-ryeong) and the Korean Food Promotion Institute (Chairman Lee Kyu-min) hosted a Korean cuisine banquet on November 11, attended by over 300 guests, including Central American diplomats, following an invitation from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) to the Korea-Central America FTA Business Forum.
The Korea-Central America FTA Business Forum was attended by Rodrigo Chaves, President of Costa Rica, Gisela Sanchez, President of CABEI, as well as high-ranking officials from six Central American countries. Representing Korea were Kim Dong-joon, Deputy Head of the One-Stop Export and Order Support Team at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and Jeon Geun-seok, Korean Ambassador to Costa Rica.
The banquet, themed around fermentation, offered a diverse selection of 23 Korean dishes, including grilled short ribs, bulgogi, and bibimbap, all seasoned with traditional sauces like soy sauce, gochujang, and doenjang. Fermented rice-based Andong soju was also served as a banquet drink, receiving enthusiastic praise from the attendees.
In addition, to promote the 'jang (sauce) fermentation culture,' which is expected to be listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage next month, the event featured a demonstration of the sauce-making process, along with real fermented sauces and video materials, drawing significant interest from participants and local media.
On November 12, during a bilateral meeting with the National Investment Council of Honduras, the Korean Food Promotion Institute confirmed the growing popularity of Korean food alongside K-content in Central America and discussed active cooperation for exporting Korean ingredients and food products to the region.
https://newsk.net/americas/?idx=126221737&bmode=view