Korean Food Coming Soon Restaurant Near You

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First lady Kim Yoon-ok, third from left, talks with a chef during a ceremony in Seoul, Monday, to launch a body to promote traditional Korean food around the world. At fifth from left is actor Bae Yong-joon, who runs a Korean restaurant in Tokyo. Chang Taepyong, minister of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, is seen at sixth from left.

Steering Committee Launched to Globalize Korean Food

First Lady Kim Yoon-ok called for efforts Monday to promote traditional Korean food, or "hansik", around the world, saying doing so will help upgrade the country's image abroad.

"The globalization of hansik will not only help expand hallyu (the Korean culture wave), but help enhance Korea's global reputation", Kim said in a ceremony in Seoul to launch the initiative steering committee.

Kim will serve as the honorary chairwoman of the 36-member group, which will include Yoo In-chon, minister of culture, sports and tourism; Chang Tae-pyong, minister of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries; and chief executives of food firms.

Actor Bae Yong-joon, who runs a Korean restaurant in Tokyo, was also appointed a committee member.

"The panel will convene a meeting every six months to discuss how to make Korean food global food", the committee said in a press release. "It will play a central role in creating necessary laws and coordinating government policies on globalizing Korean food."

First Lady Kim, 62, is known to have a keen interest in traditional Korean food and clothes. She has said hansik has great potential to become a new trend in global culinary culture.

Early this year, the administration launched the "Global Hansik" campaign to make Korean food one of the five most popular ethnic foods in the world, initiating plans to create a 50-billion-won fund and open Korean cooking classes at world-renowned cooking schools.

Under the program, the government also aims to increase the number of Korean restaurants overseas to 40,000 by 2017 and promote the uniqueness and healthy nature of the food on the international stage.

In April, the government held a symposium under the theme of the globalization of Korean cuisine, during which about 300 participants discussed the current global food trend and strategy to make hansik more appealing overseas.

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There is currently only one Korean restaurant in my country. :-\

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[cinis.livejournal.com]

We had a korean restaurant in our city once but it shut down :[

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

That sucks, I luckily live in the same city as the Finland's only Korean restaurant, but with economy going downwards who knows how long that will last.

[yourexsilly.livejournal.com]

I googled and apparently there are 2 Korean restaurants in my state... I had NO idea. I'll have to try those

[finchburg.livejournal.com]

I read the subject and went, "yes!" here in my cube. However I'm in MN and it takes ages for us to get anything good. We finally started getting Sonics but I fear they will dissapear like Kristy Kremes which makes me sad because Cherry Limeades are so delish.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

hey fellow Minnesotan.. people just don't understand the yum of Sonic.
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This is pretty cool i'm sure what some small palces here. Looking forward to this.

[anicaasharp.livejournal.com]

will korean food become the next big thing?

i heard costco started selling kimchi in california (http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/04/the-kimchi-revolution-may-finally-be-here.html). costco is a good place to introduce people to korean food.

kogi (http://kogibbq.com/) has been getting a lot of coverage lately on u.s. news media.

the ny times food section mentions korean food every so often. in an autumn issue of t magazine, they mentioned kimchi on the must try food list. korean cuisine and food items are mentioned regularly on serious eats (http://www.seriouseats.com/).

i think the big draw for korean dining is the variety (banchan) and interaction (cooking? cooking!). like cooking but hate cleaning? why not try some korean bbq? :D banchan fits into the whole tapas/small plates trend, and it's healthy. i see a lot of potential for korean food gaining some ground in the dining industry.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

Korean bbq is amazing.

[candy-phobia.livejournal.com]

There IS a Korean restaurant in Helsinki? Really? Whoa. :O

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just ate there on last week. (www.koreahouse.fi)

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

There's this excellent Korean BBQ place in my country. It's so fucking good I have to bust out pics.










.... I think it's time for me to go back there again.

[anicaasharp.livejournal.com]

:Q____

[anthropopathy.livejournal.com]

I think we only have one, too... I miss Korean food! I'm all for this.

[crinkledpaper.livejournal.com]

There's like a gazillion in my state, but only one in my city.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

Prob cause of the korean population where you live? I would love to see korean restaurants being successful in areas where there is little or no korean population :P

[freakative.livejournal.com]

aww now that i read everybody's comments i feel spoiled. i live in Boston in a neighborhood full of koreans, so we have plenty of korean restaurants over here.

let's spread it to all the omona-ers!!! :)

[julesce.livejournal.com]

inorite??? I am a spoiled Austin baby, we've got a bazillion places to eat Korean. Most of em are pan-Asian places, but we do have a few restaurants that are just Korean. There's also a burger joint near my house that has a bulgogi burger on the menu, which makes me LOL, and I swear I'm gonna try it one day.

[missjoongie.livejournal.com]

We have a few here.. one in a shady looking area, just a simple looking, no decor, place. One that specializes in Korean BBQ takeout and one that's in a K-grocery /: tbh I'd rather see a REAL korean restaurant than just small takeout ones. Omg I would LOVE it if those restaurants with those on table grills would come here... those are awesome. ;;

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

Apparently there's only one in my city (I just searched) x3 and it's the one right across the street from me *win!*. I've only had the lunch buffet and it's pretty dinky, but the staff are super nice.

...and now 'cuz of this post I'm gonna go there. Yay bibimbap!

[naruhoe.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I know which one you're talking about! It's like, three blocks away from me.

Is it any good? I've never been.

[adiscodance.livejournal.com]

There only one in my city but i am yet to go to it... I will though!

[bulgocrazyi.livejournal.com]

want Korean restaurants :|

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

:O! Apparently there are a ton of Korean restaurants in Philadelphia (I live about 15 minutes outside of the city)...I've been dying to try some Korean food, so I'm definitely going to check some of these out this summer :D

....I just need to find someone to drag with me XD

[vdoeschallenge.livejournal.com]

I've never been to a Korean restaurant, but I know there are some here. I should go! Please tell me what to get? Idk anything about Korean food.

I'm more excited about the fact that I passed a Vietnamese sandwich place on the bus yesterday, so I must go there!

[anicaasharp.livejournal.com]

first things first, do you keep kosher or halal? are you vegan?

[vanillacat.livejournal.com]

I love living in N. Virginia (yes, THE BIRGINIA rofl) because we seriously have a Korean restaurant like... every two miles or so... and Korean bakeries, omg that shit is delicious. plus, they tend to have good-looking male cashiers. 8D

I feel a bit spoiled, not gonna lie, but "globalizing" Korean food kind of worries me.. they'd have to take out a lot of the more unique, "stranger" dishes to appeal to a more global public. :[ Give me my authentic Korean food, thx, I don't want to end up like my local Chinese restaurant chain (Pei Wei) where all the food is cooked by Mexicans..

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

^THIS. When I first walked into the Pei Wei by me, it was the same way. I was mildly confused D:

....and you're lucky to be the in Birginia XD, Korean bakeries sound yummy <3

[gawibawibo.livejournal.com]

I think my country only had only one Korean restaurant too. It might no longer exist though.

[gawibawibo.livejournal.com]

*had only one

[xradiostatic.livejournal.com]

i'm in chicago, so we have korean restaurants all over, but i've never been. D:
gotta have my friend take me to one someday, haha.

[vdoeschallenge.livejournal.com]

yeah! i'm in Chicago too :)

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

twooooooo N E one you gotta ring da alarm

[beauty0fparting.livejournal.com]

oh i LOVE Korean food!!!... im stuck in the smallest town evar so we only get to have one... >_> it looks a bit shabby and you won't even see it if you're not looking... but heck their Daejibulgogi is to die for... = Q_________

[fear-the-llama.livejournal.com]

as someone living in new york city I am spoiled so I'm just gonna back out of this thread

...but now im hungry

[shiawaseni.livejournal.com]

ditto.

brb making waffles.

[wackypinkbunny.livejournal.com]

I live in San Diego and there are a ton of Korean food places here. I love it!

[shiawaseni.livejournal.com]

Korean food is so accessible in NY!

[djclazzi.livejournal.com]

I live in Richmond, Virginia and there's like 3 or 4 here that I know of. I've never been to one though.

[elvenqueen86.livejournal.com]

We drove over a half hour away to go to a Korean restaurant around here, but I got all sick and couldn't eat any of the food I ordered :-( I felt awful about it, the waitress and even the cook came over to ask if I was okay and if I wanted some sprite to settle my stomach. So I have no idea how the food was, but the service was awesome!

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

aw, that was nice of them