Gwangju International Center

Written by Erin Heath

The first Gwangju Kimchi Road was really interesting and fun. We made cabbage kimchi, which is the typical kimchi we always think of. I was really impressed with the organization, the experience and the cooking location. It was held at Gwangju Kimchi Town which has a state of the art, modern learning space.

The Master Kimchi Chef demonstrated all the steps for preparation, which were projected for everyone to see on a large flat screen TV. Then, we moved to the preparation area, and all got our turn to duplicate the process. It was very interesting to see all the ingredients used to make kimchi. For example, I had no idea you could use apple. It was great that we were able to bring our samples home for taste testing.

According to a Korean source close to me, it was a delicious example of the kimchi flavors Gwangju is known for. The tour included a kimchi pancake making experience as well as a kimchi museum.

If you get the chance, I highly recommend this program for anyone who is curious about Korean food making, especially kimchi. And it was totally free! You can’t beat that kind of experience.

The 2nd Gwangju Kimchi Road is on October 27th with "Cucumber Kimchi Making". If you want to participate in this program, please click <here> and fill out the application form. Thank you :)