The South Korean embassy in Doha hosted the ‘Korean Cooking Classes 2018’ at Qatar University (QU) recently aimed at promoting Korean food and culture in the country.
The culinary event, which featured a number of popular Korean dishes, was attended by 50 members of the Korean Club at QU.
“Cooking class on Korean foods is one good window of communication between Qatari and Korean cultures,” South Korean ambassador Heung Kyeong-park told Gulf Times.
“I hope this kind of cultural exchange will continuously increase in conformity with strengthening bilateral economic relations,” the envoy said. Some of the Korean foods presented at the cooking classes included three kinds of rice balls or ‘jumeok bap’ (tuna kimchi, tuna and vegetables, and laver) and stuffed cucumber kimchi (oi sobagi).
In December 2017, the embassy also hosted Korean cooking classes, featuring bibimbap (rice mixed with vegetables and beef) and japchae (sauted vegetables with potato noodles).
Qatar and South Korea have been continuously boosting their ties in various fields of co-operation, including education, agriculture, sports and healthcare, among others. Park reiterated that South Korea could play a significant role in Qatar’s self-sufficiency programmes, particularly in the field of agriculture through skills exchange and technology transfer.
As Qatar works to further expand its greenhouse farming and other agricultural projects, including aquaculture, the envoy said South Korea has plenty of skills and experience in such field.
The embassy expressed its support to the Qatar government’s self-sufficiency programme even before the blockade was imposed by some neighbouring countries in June last year, he noted.