Korean Cultural Center organized a Kimchi Information Project to convey correct knowledge about Kimchi and Kimjang Culture in Turkey regarding the recent Kimchi issue. △ Introduce Kimchi and Kimjang Culture by broadcast (Tadında Hikayeler, a local broadcasting station Haberturk documentary program)△Producing and spreading Kimchi recipe infographic contents △  Interviews with Anadolu Agency related to Kimchi.

Various projects were promoted to actively inform the fact that Kimchi is a fermented food unique to Korea and is a food that is helpful in enhancing immunity in the Post-Corona era.

On February 11th, at the Korean Cultural Center in collaboration with “Tadında Hikayeler,” a documentary program aired by Haberturk, the subject of Kimchi and Kimchi culture was shooted. The broadcaster visited the Cultural Center to shoot of the Kimchi making process and introducing types of Kimchi.

Kim Mi-ja, Korean food instructor at the Cultural Center, introduced the process of making Kimchi and Kimchi ingredients, and the program host said that Kimchi is a unique Korean food since the Three Kingdoms period. The facts were mentioned and the effects of Kimchi such as immunisation and healthy functions were introduced.

As part of the Kimchi promotion project, the Korean Cultural Center in Turkey produced a card news in an infographic format of three types of Kimchi and uploaded it to the SNS account of the Korean Cultural Center in Turkey. In consideration of the growing demand for Kimchi in the host country, on recipe used ingredients that are readily available in Turkey.

After, at the Sarangbang of the Cultural Center, 10 kinds of Kimchi such as Baechu Kimchi, Baek Kimchi, Gat Kimchi, Yeolmu Kimchi, Chonggak Kimchi, Dongchimi, Kimchi Bokkeumbap (Kimchi Fried Rice), Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew), Sogogi Suyuk (Boiled Beef), Kimchi Jeongol, Kimchi Jeon (Kimchi Pancake) were introduced, and brief interview was conducted with Park Kee-houng, director of the Cultural Center. Director Park said that Korea and Turkey share similar cultures as brother countries, and noted that kimchi is a fermented food unique to Korea that cannot be left out. The broadcast is scheduled to air at the end of March.

In interview with Anadolu Agency, Director Park said, “Kimchi is a fermented food that is effective against cancer, aging, and obesity. Kimjang culture, a culture of making and sharing Kimchi, has been registered in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and now people around the world protect this culture together.  He also said that “In the Post-Corona Era, Kimchi will become one of the foods that protect humans from viruses.”