The LA Korean Food Academy opens on Aug. 10. Attendees at the opening ceremony include ITKF Director Yoon Sook-ja, South Korean Consul General in Los Angeles Lee Ki Chul and Kim Nakjung, director of the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Anyone interested in Korean cuisine in Los Angeles will now be able to learn how to cook delicious Korean food any time they want.
The Institute of Traditional Korean Food (ITKF) opened the LA Korean Food Academy on Aug. 10 in downtown LA, home to more ethnic Koreans than any other region in the U.S.
ITKF Director Yoon Sook-ja said, “I hope that the growing demand for Korean cuisine education can continue to grow in the U.S., and this will help local universities and colleges choose Korean cooking as one of the regular subjects to include in their curriculums.”
“The LA Korean Food Academy will promote Korean food and Korean traditions in the U.S. and will play a leading role in advancing the overall recognition of Korean food all around the world,” Yoon said.
The outside (above) and the inside of the newly opened LA Korean Food Academy. The academy will provide Korean cooking courses for anyone interested in Korean cuisine, from beginner through to expert. It will also run Korean food and cultural experience programs.
The first group of students at the academy will begin their Korean cooking courses on Aug. 11. They will learn how to prepare 10 Korean dishes, including kimchi, rice cake, or tteok, tea and traditional sweets, or hangwa.
For aspiring chefs who are curious about and wish to learn more about Korean cooking as a hobby, the academy will also run various other courses, depending on the individual's level, from beginner through to expert, as well as Korean food and cultural experience programs.
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: ITKF
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