We are delighted to announce our new project this year. This will involve the two cultural icons of Korea & Hungary: Korean food & Hungarian wine. Teaming up with Zsófia Mautner (Hungarian food writer), Ágnes Herczeg (Hungarian wine specialist), Park Chan-jun (Korean wine specialist), we hope to bring the two Read more…
On December 11th, His Excellency President Yoon visited The Netherlands on a state visit. It was a historical event because it was the first state visit since establishing the diplomatic relations between Korea and The Netherlands in 1961. One of the President’s first schedules in The Netherlands was to meet Read more…
The annual Hansik Contest 2023 (Korean cooking contest) has taken place at Korean Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary. As well as the last year’s contest, Taeyeon participated as the professional jury. This year, the theme was “김치 (Kimchi)”. It was such a special experience to see genuine passion & creativity Read more…
Yes, this is finally the season when Koreans make a bountiful amount of kimchi. And this custom is called 김장 Kimjang, referring to the traditional process of preparation & preservation of kimchi before the cold winter. We have organized a Kimjang event with international diplomats (and their family members) at Read more…
Taeyeon has completed another joint project with the Korean Food Promotion Institute in Prague, Czech Republic as a Korean Culinary Ambassador. Korean Food Promotion Institute is a subordinate organization of the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs with a goal of promoting Korean cuisine to the global audience. Read more…
Taeyeon has completed another joint project with the Korean Food Promotion Institute in Prague, Czech Republic as a Korean Culinary Ambassador. Korean Food Promotion Institute is a subordinate organization of the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs with a goal of promoting Korean cuisine to the global audience. Read more…
For the main event of Korean Culture Festival in Hungary 2023 (hosted by KOCIS – Korean Culture and Information Service and Korean Cultural Center of Hungary), we have organized 발우공양 Barugongyang (eating & walking meditation) at Haris Park, Budapest, Hungary. We have participated in Korean Culture Festival in Hungary 2023 Read more…
We have participated in Korean Culture Festival in Hungary 2023 (hosted by KOCIS – Korean Culture and Information Service and Korean Cultural Center of Hungary) as an organizer for a series of Korean temple food events by Venerable Jeong Kwan(정관스님). Venerable Jeong Kwan is a renowned Buddhist practitioner and a Read more…
The Kimchi Institute & the Korean cooking workshops in De Rijp (co-organized by Jan Janszn. Weltevree / Pak Yon Foundation) are featured on Alkmaar Centraal. We are so thrilled to take part in bringing Korea & The Netherlands closer together. To read the whole article: https://www.alkmaarcentraal.nl/60147427-samen-koken-verbindt-koreaanse-kookworkshops-in-de-rijp To join us for Read more…
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…