Why Korean food is surging in popularity in the UK – BBC News
Because it’s glorious!
by conmanique
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odiin1731
Because it’s good.
findfunnyvideo
In the UK? I don’t think it gets popular 🤷 In North America, Yes. In Europe, NO.
teabiscuitsandscones
> Food is the most important part of Korean dining culture. But Yoonsun Chang – who runs a Korean supper club – says Jeong, a deep warmth and care often associated with Korean hospitality, and inyeon, a sense of meaningful connections formed at the table, are also key.
The article is pretty interesting but got uncomfortable at this point. I see we’re going through the stage of popularity where we exoticise random words.
Also I’m fairly sure the food is kind of central to every place’s dining culture.
Editing to add more thoughts:
Honestly my feeling about the rise of Korean food in the UK is that it’s mostly the consequences of Korean media being popular and accessible (eg because Netflix has a lot of Korean titles), plus the health craze about fermented foods. There’s a bit more spillover in interest from North America too due to the common language.
I don’t know how relevant it is but another factor might be that Korea was the first(?) post-EU trade deal. The gochujang, doenjang, kimchi, and kim you see in the shops tend to be from Bibigo.
elisabettey
I love Korean Food. I get inspired by the Kdramas I watch 🥹 Also there’s a lot of recipes online now and the ingredients are sometimes easy to get.
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Because it’s good.
In the UK? I don’t think it gets popular 🤷
In North America, Yes. In Europe, NO.
> Food is the most important part of Korean dining culture. But Yoonsun Chang – who runs a Korean supper club – says Jeong, a deep warmth and care often associated with Korean hospitality, and inyeon, a sense of meaningful connections formed at the table, are also key.
The article is pretty interesting but got uncomfortable at this point. I see we’re going through the stage of popularity where we exoticise random words.
Also I’m fairly sure the food is kind of central to every place’s dining culture.
Editing to add more thoughts:
Honestly my feeling about the rise of Korean food in the UK is that it’s mostly the consequences of Korean media being popular and accessible (eg because Netflix has a lot of Korean titles), plus the health craze about fermented foods. There’s a bit more spillover in interest from North America too due to the common language.
I don’t know how relevant it is but another factor might be that Korea was the first(?) post-EU trade deal. The gochujang, doenjang, kimchi, and kim you see in the shops tend to be from Bibigo.
I love Korean Food. I get inspired by the Kdramas I watch 🥹 Also there’s a lot of recipes online now and the ingredients are sometimes easy to get.
K-pop and K-dramas I’d wager