U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 18 posts a photo of sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) that he ate during his visit to Korea. (Screen capture from Secretary Blinken’s Twitter page)
By Lee Jihye and Yoon Hee Young
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 18 posted photos of himself having sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) on his personal Twitter account during his visit to Korea.
In a caption to a picture of him eating the stew, he said, "I remembered how delicious the Sundubu-jjigae tasted back in 2016 on my last trip to Seoul," adding, "I'm so glad I was able to enjoy it again during this visit!"
Visiting in October 2016 as deputy secretary of state, the diplomat had the stew at a restaurant in Seoul's Jongno-gu District recommended by then U.S. Ambassador to Korea Mark Lippert, who served from 2014-17.
Secretary Blinken's acclaim for the stew went viral in Korea at the time.
He and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin finished their two-day visit to Korea and departed for home on March 18.
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