All India Korean Culinary Challenge 2021 Came to an End

Vivek Shamra, 22^nd October 2022, New Delhi: Korean Cultural Centre India and Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi (BCIHMCT) hosted the grand finale of All India Korean Food Cooking Contest which was done in hybrid mode, a combination of online & offline contest.

Yashasvi Yadav, Manohar Kumar and Aniket Jadhav bagged 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd position in professional category and Isha Bajaj, Esther C pottakkal and Deepti Nair took 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in open category respectively.

Korean Chef Kang Dae Han was surprized by the popularity Korean food in India.  The interest on K-food was felt through creativity on dishesThe curiosity on Kimchi was unexpected. He added that he would like to see India again through Korean food that can communicate with the world and health.

Korean Chef Lee Ju Been thanked the centre for inviting and said, ‘India is a beautiful country where a long history and mystical nature coexist. The love for Korean food was evidently visible from the sparkling bright eyes of participants. I was deeply moved by it. I hope that food and cultural exchanges between the two countries will develop into a stronger friendly relationship in the future as well.

 

The event was conducted in two phases: online round, registration which started on 26^th August to 11^th September in which the Participants shared their own cooking video of any one Korean cuisine by using authentic recipe or innovative fusion cuisine.  

 

Participants were allowed to choose any Korean culinary with authentic recipe or innovative fusion with Indian cuisine. The best 20 videos based on the criteria, creativity, performance, authenticity (recipe, ingredient, etc.), cooking skills, final dish demonstration, video editing, etc were selected for the 2^nd round.

 

 

The best selected 10 videos from both the categories, (1)professional(Hotel management & Culinary school students included) (2)open to all based on the criteria(creativity, performance, authenticity, cooking skills, final dish demonstration, video editing, etc.) by BCIHMCT`s professional faculty members was selected for the next round. 5 videos from both the categories were selected for final round on basis of counts of likes and views of the video till 30th September.

 

The grand finale, offline round was hosted at BCIHMCT campus where the finale participants presented authentic Korean or progressive Korean fusion cuisine which underwent the scrutiny of eminent judges.

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Audience Rocks at "Rang De Korea" Festival

  

Vivek Sharma, 15^th October 2022, New Delhi: On the occasion to commemorate the 10th anniversary of establishment of the Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI), the centre organized ‘Rang De Korea’, the two days Korean Cultural fest which opened today at DLF Avenue Saket.

 The festival begun with the lightening of the lamp by Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to India H.E. Chang Jae-bok and chief guest Shri Kumar Tuhin Director General, ICCR, in presence of other dignitaries and thousands of energetic viewers.

H.E. Chang Jae-bok while welcoming the ‘friends of Korea’ said, the journey of Korean Culture Centre over the past 10 years in popularizing Korean culture in India has been truly momentous. Thanks to its dedication and efforts, Indian people, particularly youth who are better aware of Korea and its multi-hued culture.  Today, from music to movies, fashion to food, Indian youths have begun loving everything Korean. He also acknowledged the support of Indian partners and the Government of India without whose active cooperation, the cultural centre would not have crossed this significant milestone. We look forward to your continued support. He also appreciated artists, performers and other cultural personalities who played important role in this journey.

The festival started with traditional Korean Music Samulnori and Haegeum performance, which was followed by the first ever Korean traditional wedding ceremony taking place in India on such a grand stage. Two couples got selected through a preliminary event, today, Indian Couple Vishal Gupta and Jyoti Gupta tied their knot in traditional Korean style in the presence of their family and friends. Korea and India both having the same values put a lot of meaning and importance to this gracious occasion, its customs, ceremonies, traditions, and celebration. This special event will be a mirror of Korean culture, reflecting traditional music, dances, and etiquettes.

 The noon saw the energetic Taekwondo performance by K-Tigers who are globalizing Taekwondo (Korean Traditional Martial Arts & Sports) through well-made performances and demonstrations.

Then came the ‘ID’ Korean fusion music band that combined the traditional Korean music with the rhythm and modes of the Western music. It made the audience tap their toes on their beats.

The evening could have never been so trilling with enthusiastic performances of boy group ‘Kingdom’ and  of K-Pop girl group ‘BugAboo’ , the rookie groups which are going to lead the new K-pop generation.

The day 1 evening closed with ‘Hanbok’ fashion show directed by Samuel Chung,  vice president of the Korean Culture Promotion Association, who is a veteran and has various experience in the world's fashion capitals like Paris (just coming from the latest fashion show in Paris). He personally designed and directed the fashion show in India along with his own designers and directing team from Korea. It was excited to see how the Korean traditional clothing, Hanbok was reinterpreted to show India its potential to lead the global fashion trend.

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