U.S. ambassador makes Korean kimchi amid culinary dispute
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U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris joined local celebrity chef Lee Hye-jung for a live-streamed cooking show Tuesday. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 15 (UPI) The top U.S. diplomat to South Korea displayed his kimchi-making skills on a live-streamed cooking show in Seoul, amid a dispute between China and South Korea over the origins of the spicy cabbage dish.
U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris said Tuesday he had learned so much about the kimchi-making process from South Korean celebrity chef Big Mama Lee Hye-jung, and used the hashtag #originalKimchifromKorea on Twitter to promote the dish.
US Amb. Harris says, There s nothing more Korean than kimchi |
US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris (L) learns how to make kimchi with Chef Lee Hye-jung at the Habib House, his official residence in Seoul, on Tuesday. (Captured from the Facebook account of the Asia Korea Society Center)
US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris learned how to make kimchi from a renowned chef Tuesday, calling the fermented cabbage dish uniquely Korean, world-renowned food.
The kimchi-making event at the Habib House, the ambassador s official residence in Seoul, came amid Chinese media s claim that Beijing led the development of a global standard for the staple Korean dish.
U.S. Amb. Harris Says, ‘There’s Nothing More Korean than Kimchi’
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U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris (L) learns how to make kimchi with Chef Lee Hye-jung at the Habib House, his official residence in Seoul, on Dec. 15, 2020, in this photo captured from the Facebook account of the Asia Korea Society Center.
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris learned how to make kimchi from a renowned chef Tuesday, calling the fermented cabbage dish “uniquely Korean, world-renowned food.”
The kimchi-making event at the Habib House, the ambassador’s official residence in Seoul, came amid Chinese media’s claim that Beijing led the development of a global standard for the staple Korean dish.