SINGAPORE, April 12 — In the mood for kimchi tonight?
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Korea and the Korean Food Foundation have launched a Korean restaurant guidebook and a mobile application in Singapore and Hong Kong to provide local residents with greater access to authentic Korean food.
The Korean Restaurant Guide Singapore-Hong Kong includes details and recommendations on handpicked Korean restaurants in both cities. In Singapore, local food experts selected 20 out of the 150 Korean restaurants operating here, based on the quality of taste in their dishes served, service, hygiene and the interior of the restaurant.
These eateries include: Auntie Kim’s Korean Restaurant, Bigmama, Bornga, Chowon Garden, Dal-In Korean Restaurant, ‘8 E!ght’ Korean BBQ, Guiga, Han Kook Gwan Korean Restaurant, Hansik Korean Restaurant, Hanwoori, Ju Shin Jung, Myung Ga II, Ohneul Hanjeom Korean BBQ Restaurant, Seoul Restaurant, Ssikkek BBQ, Super Star K Korean BBQ Restaurant, Todamgol, Togi Korean Restaurant, Wang Dae Bak and Your Woul Korean Restaurant.
The guidebook will also include detailed information on each restaurant, with food reviews by local writers and food critics such as local chef Benny Se Teo and food blogger Miss Tam Chiak.
In addition, the guide will feature a segment on 50 Popular Menu Selections in Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as fun facts on Korean food.
“The guidebook for Korean restaurants in Singapore and Hong Kong will be a good lead for those local residents who have difficulty selecting Korean restaurants or menus,” a spokesperson from The Korean Food Foundation said in a press release. “Through the guidebook, we hope that local residents will be able to not only enjoy the various tastes of Korean food, but also experience the authenticity of our cuisine.”
The guidebook will be distributed to embassies, Korean Cultural Centres, tourist information centres, university libraries, and Korean language institutes within the two countries for local residents to access. In Korea, they will be distributed for free at major airports, and in tourist information centres in areas where tourists from Singapore and Hong Kong visit frequently, such as Dongdaemun, Itaewon, Jamsil, and Myeong-dong. The complementary mobile application KoreanRest.Guide – HK, SG is available in IOS and Android versions and can be downloaded for free. — TODAY
