The Korean Cultural Center in Italy, in cooperation with the Korean Food Promotion Institute, provided Korean food meal kits to the 54 first-come, first-served, local cuisine reporters and food-related broadcasters from June 1 to July 31.
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The provided Korean meal kit consists of 12 types, divided into beginner (kimchi fried rice, red pepper paste, tteokbokki, kimchi jeon), intermediate (ttukbaegi bulgogi, dakgalbi, gold-myeon, soybean paste stew), and advanced (dumplings, gimbap, three-colored vegetables, songpyeon). The lecture was conducted by Michelin-star chef Jeon Kwang-sik, iKON's Song Yun-hyeong, and chef Shin Hyo-seop, the best cooking secret, and drew more attention.
The notice posted by the Cultural Center on the recruitment of students received an explosive response, with more than 400 application comments, so that more locals can benefit from it, so even if they do not receive a meal kit, everyone who wants to take the course online did.
Participants who completed all courses submitted their own food as a certified photo and showed off their skills in various forms such as Korean table setting.
Participants in the online Korean food course said that they were satisfied with the course overall, and they especially showed high satisfaction with the meal kit and asked to increase the quantity or sell the meal kit. Residents of large cities, who have relatively easy access to Korean food and Korean culture, expressed their satisfaction in providing lectures and materials where they could make special Korean foods that are difficult to find locally, such as Godongmyeon and Songpyeon.
This course was a great achievement in that it provided an opportunity to experience and understand Korean food for locals living in an area where it is difficult to find Korean food ingredients. By providing the meal kit, it provided an opportunity for experts in the field to understand and utilize Korean food. In particular, Lorenzo Viazarelli (with 12 million followers), a famous local chef who was provided with a Korean meal kit, drew a lot of attention by sharing photos and experiences of making tteokbokki and chicken ribs using the milk kit on Instagram.