By Honorary Reporter Ana Caroline Bergamaschi Farias from Brazil

Photos = Ana Caroline Bergamaschi Farias

The Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs last month formed a partnership with the Korean Food Promotion Institute to develop the Hansik Kit. In Brazil, I was selected by the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Sao Paolo to participate in the program, and helping promote Korean cuisine is an honor for me.

Hansik Kit

The KCC sent a kit to all participants to make many Korean food mostly unavailable in Brazil. Not every Brazilian city has Korean restaurants, so finding the cuisine can be tough outside of major hubs like Sao Paulo, where I live. My city has one of the biggest Korean populations outside of Korea, so it naturally has many Korean restaurants. Thus
for Brazilians living outside of the city, the kit was a godsend.

The following are several foods I made using my kit.

Tteokbokki

This spicy rice cake is one of the most popular Korean street foods that is gaining global popularity. The ingredients are rice cake, vegetables, fish cake, sweet sauce and red pepper paste, and they make everything spicy and delicious. I added an egg to complement the flavor.

Doenjangjjigae

This soybean paste stew is made with tofu, potatoes, vegetables, mushrooms, beef (vegetarians and vegans need not add this) and soybean paste. This is great to eat in winter.

Kimchi bokkeumbap

For this fried kimchi rice, beef or pork is great but only an option. I made it with pork and it was delicious. I also added a fried egg on top.   

Kimchi jeon 

This is kimchi pancake, a great snack that goes well with everything and one of the easiest and quickest Korean foods I've made.

Gimbap

This seaweed rice roll is made of laver, rice, and a wide range of other ingredients depending on personal preference like carrots, eggs, pork, spinach, fish cake, yellow pickled radish and cucumber. Like kimchi jeon, gimbap goes well with just about every food and is a great side dish or picnic snack.

Dakgalbi

This spicy stir-fried chicken is usually mixed with rice cake, cabbage, carrots and sweet potatoes. This was my first time trying this dish and I loved it.

Check out the photos of other participants in this program through Instagram via the hashtag #kitexperimentalhansik or click the KCC's homepage (https://brazil.korean-culture.org).

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