By Honorary Reporter Danielle Tartaruga from France

Poster for "Korea Kimchi Day"

I recently took part in the online program "Korea Kimchi Day" to demonstrate Korean martial arts. The event also featured K-pop acts and Korean chiefs.

France-based animators and chefs took part in the event. (Park Yoon)

The show was aired live from Seoul on KBS and its YouTube channel and simultaneously broadcast in world capitals like Paris, Moscow, Sydney, Hanoi and London. 

Me and three other French participants were tasked to make kimchi live on the program via videoconferencing.

Taekkyeon instructors Hejine Bressy-Hwang (far left) and Jean-Sebastien Bressy (clad in blue) present a demonstration of the Korean martial art and the lesser-known Korean fighting style hopaesool (Park Yoon)

Kimchi is perhaps the most representative food of Korean cuisine whose export and global promotion are being led by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp, both of which organized and hosted the event. As an Honorary Reporter for Korea.net, I was asked to join the French team.

The four French participants posted about the event on Instagram. (Danielle Tartaruga)

Korea Kimchi Day aimed to celebrate French-Korean fusion in cooking and promote the health benefits of this age-old food. KBS through its YouTube channel aired a live show with French and Korean figures from cooking and health and Korea-related influencers who prepared kimchi in their own ways, including Eric Trochon, a French chef with a fondness for Korean cuisine and whose restaurant Solstice received a Michelin star.

The French participants take a group photo on the set in Paris (Yim Ji-yoon)

After almost three hours of broadcast, everyone got to taste a variety of kimchi; the lucky ones sampled preparations by the chefs. Internet viewers also learned from the safety of their own homes how to prepare kimchi. This festive gourmet day also featured someone winning a ticket to Seoul.

These are the ingredients I used to make kimchi on air. (Danielle Tartaruga)

enny0611@korea.kr

*This article is written by a Korea.net Honorary Reporter. Our group of Honorary Reporters are from all around the world, and they share with Korea.net their love and passion for all things Korean.