This August, we had the honor to present Korean cuisine during the Commemoration Day of Pak Yon (in Dutch: Jan Janszn. Weltevree, a sailor from De Rijp, The Netherlands who was the first European to settle in Korea during 17th century ) hosted & organized by Jan Janszn. Weltevree / Read more…
“What better way to tie the bond between the two countries than to share foods from own country?” Sponsored by Korean Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary, we have organized a team building cooking workshop for Magyar Nemzeti Táncegyüttes (The Hungarian National Dance Ensemble) and MUT Dance Company (Korean contemporary dance Read more…
This year, we are organizing a series of Korean cooking workshops with Jan Janszn. Weltevree / Pak Yon Foundation. The first workshop took place this month. Who is Jan Janszn. Weltevree / Pak Yon (박연, his Korean name)? He was a Dutch sailor from De Rijp, The Netherlands who was Read more…
“Why do Koreans eat so much fermented foods, like Kimchi? What kind of fermented foods are there in Korean cuisine? How can we adapt the Korean fermentation techniques with local & seasonal ingredients?” This spring, we have organized a special workshop for chefs in Hungary on Korean fermented foods at Read more…
A huge thanks to Korean Food Promotion Institute(a subordinate organization of the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs) for the amazing opportunity to be sent out as Korean culinary ambassador(2019 ~ Present, in Thailand, Hungary, & Belgium). Curious about what Taeyeon had to say about it? The interview Read more…
In another joint project with the Korean Food Promotion Institute, Taeyeon has showcased Korean cuisine to general public through Korean cooking workshops for 12 weeks at Korean Cultural Center in Brussels, Belgium. Korean Food Promotion Institute is a subordinate organization of the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs. Read more…
We had an honor of showcasing Korean cuisine on a public TV program in Hungary (TV2). TV2 is No.1 public broadcasting system in Hungary and it is also aired in Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Ukraine and Austria. Taeyeon has done a cooking demonstration & talked about Korean cuisine with Zsofia Read more…
Taeyeon has completed a joint project with the Korean Food Promotion Institute in Budapest, Hungary as a Korean Culinary Ambassador. Korean Food Promotion Institute is a subordinate organization of the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs. During this 10-week project, Taeyeon has focused on Korean cuisine education & Read more…
Students from Kyungpook National University, Jeonbuk National University, and Chungnam National University visited The Netherlands for training sessions in Agricultural Studies. The Kimchi Institute, when the students were visiting Land van Ons, a Dutch agricultural cooperative promoting sustainable ways of farming, organized Bibimbap* teambuilding workshops to bring together Korean students Read more…