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.