Taste of Seoul 2022 Kicks Off on September 30

‐    The week-long event from September 30 to October 6 will present rich foods, attractions, and entertainment in Seoul, the city of gastronomy
‐    This will be an opportunity to taste the true essence of Seoul’s foods with sessions like the Seoul Food Cinema, Seoul Restaurant Week, and traditional liquor classes
‐    With global interest in Hallyu and Korean food, Seoul as a city of gastronomy will get to be widely known 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, September 28, 2022 –Taste of Seoul 2022 will be held to present Seoul’s rich foods, attractions, and entertainment. Taste of Seoul under the theme of “Tasty Encounter, Matnam” will be held for a week from September 30 (Friday) to October 6 (Thursday) throughout Seoul including Sebitseom and the Oil Tank Culture Park.

Taste of Seoul 2022 introduces 100 representative restaurants in Seoul with time to taste their food. Also, the event presents collaboration between food and various areas such as the city and farmers, movies, and traditional markets. Traditional liquor classes will also be held to enable experience with the food culture of Seoul in diverse ways.
○ Details of Taste of Seoul 2022 and the “100 Tastes of Seoul” can be found on the website (https://tasteofseoul.visitseoul.net/).

Seoul announced on September 7 the “2022 Tastes of Seoul” that introduces 100 representative restaurants of Seoul and 50 plant-based, vegetarian restaurants recommended by gourmet curators from home and abroad.

On September 30, the first day of Taste of Seoul, you can meet the 100 representative restaurants at the Sebitseom Convention Center. First, there will be an award ceremony for the 100 restaurants selected this month and a press conference with gastronomy-related media, and a gala dinner will be held to taste the signature foods of the selected restaurants.

 

Seoul Marché will be held from October 1 to October 2. In a market where art and culture harmonize, Korean food using local ingredients will be showcased, bringing health and enjoyable food experience to Seoul’s citizens and foreign visitors.

At the event, Korean food will be reinterpreted in the form of fermentation, ssam (vegetable wraps), salads, barbecue, bread, desserts, and beverages to represent each chef personality and diversity of seasonal ingredients. Also, you can taste and learn tastes of the arts and the nature, and a farmer’s market with more than 60 teams selling local vegetables and native ingredients will be held. Moreover, events such as the recycle and reuse booth where you can experience to reduce waste and a seasonal performance (Le French Code) are planned as well.

The Seoul Food Cinema: A Tasty Encounter Between Gastronomy and Movies will also be held from October 1 to October 2 at the Oil Tank Culture Park. Films from the Seoul International Food Film Festival will be screened and the diverse food universe, from the world's first restaurant to sustainable gastronomy, will be introduced during this event. After the screening, Chef Lee Seungjun of Hulotte, selected as one of the 100 Tastes of Seoul, and food reviewers will have a talk.

Additional events will be held during the screenings of “Michelin Stars” and “Delicious” on the 1st and 2nd of October, respectively, and participation is available after pre-registration.

Seoul Market Dining: A tasty encounter at traditional markets where merchants meet popular places will be held from October 1 to October 6. Through a collaboration with five traditional markets in Seoul and popular places, chefs and bartenders seek opportunities for coexistence with market merchants. They will showcase creative dishes using various ingredients available at the markets, and participants can have special experience at traditional markets.

The Seoul Restaurant Week will be held throughout Seoul from October 1 to October 6. Special menus are available at restaurants selected in the 2022 Taste of Seoul list, and reservations can be made at the Seoul Restaurant Week website or the Catchtable application (English supported).

Seoul Sool Class, encounter with traditional Korean liquor, will be held from October 1 to October 6 at the Sool Gallery located in Bukchon. At the sool tasting event, people can taste the winners of five sools (takju, yakju, distilled liquor, fruit wines, and others) in the Korean Sool Competition with traditional liquor experts. At the one-day Makgeolli brewing event, people can experience the brewing of Makgeolli, designated as one of the intangible assets by Korea.

In addition, there is also an event (October 1-2) prepared by chefs selected in the 100 Tastes of Seoul under the theme of the encounter with Seoul’s foods and cocktails and discovery of Korean food ingredients. Also, chefs from Korea and Japan collaborated to present a grand gala dinner (October 3) reflecting the longstanding recipes and unique culinary culture preserved through history via the language of “gastronomy” and the chef’s philosophy and experience that respects their cultural heritage.

Kyeng-ju Choi, Director-General for Tourism and Sports Bureau, said “Taste of Seoul 2022 will not only present new tasting experience, but various programs covering traditional Korean food to exploratory food experience are prepared. With growing global interest in Korean food along with the popularity of Hallyu, this event will present Seoul’s tastes and its charm as the city of gastronomy to the whole world.”