Seminar to discuss how Korean immigrants adapted food habits to new homes
The Korea Food Promotion Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs are jointly hosting an academic seminar next month on how "hansik," or Korean food, has spread and changed as Korean people migrated.
The seminar is part of the institutions' efforts to explore the diverse flavors of Korean cuisine through three academic seminars this year.
Scheduled for May 23 at the Hansik Space E:eum in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, the first seminar of the year will explore how Korean cuisine has moved to other countries along with Korean immigrants.
The first session will shed light on how Korean immigrants have adapted their food habits to their new homes over time, the Korean diaspora's dietary patterns in Uzbekistan and what Korean immigrants' food habits look like today. The seminar will also discuss how Korean restaurants in France and the US have developed over the years.
During the seminar, Bae Yung-dong, a professor at Andong National University's College of Humanities and Arts, will discuss how the food culture of ethnic Koreans in Kazakhstan has changed and stayed the same through interactions with local culture and how this relates to their ethnic identity.
Professor Bae Jin-suk at Soongsil University's Soongsil Institute for Peace and Unification will cover how Korean food became known and popular in Paris over time.
Registration for the event is open from May 7 at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 21, through a Naver form. Registration is limited to 30 people. More information is available on the KFPI's official website.
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