Opening to the public free of charge on Friday and Saturday, 22-23 November
Highlights include: Complimentary Korean food and drink tastings, a famous oyster chef, cooking demos, free gifts and souvenirs, K-pop dance medleys and performances by one of Korea's top girl-bands SOREA
HONG KONG, Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of today's exclusive business event for buyers of Korean fare, AT Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation is excited to announce that the K-Food Fair will open to the public for free tomorrow at the Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa. On Friday and Saturday, from 22 to 23 November, this absolutely free event will feature: delicious complimentary tastings, an O'sole oyster station, kimchi cooking classes and giveaways, K-pop dance performances and Korean folk music fused with rock, hip hop and R&B -- it is set to be an unforgettable fun day out for foodies, families, youngsters and lovers of Korean culture.
Organised by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the K-Food Fair in Hong Kong presents a smorgasbord of our favourite Korean food and drinks including freshly flown in seafood and meat, juicy fruit and vegetables, tangy sauces and condiments, plus a variety of yummy beverages. Visitors will get lots of freebies, goodies and gifts to take home with them. Famed master Oyster Chef Lee Jin Soo will also serve Korea's giant meaty O'sole oysters for free at his live cooking station. Plus some of Korea's most popular dishes will be taught, cooked and served to the public with compliments of the chefs.
There will also be exciting K-pop dance medleys and music shows headlined by Korean girl-group SOREA, who fuse folk music with rock, hip hop and R&B, and have performed at the White House, Washington D.C. In addition, interactive activities such as cooking contests and folk games will give visitors a chance to win big prizes.
Tomorrow's official opening festivities will kick off with a performance from SOREA, a lion dance and a ribbon cutting ceremony by Hee Jong Choi the deputy minister for Food Industry Policy from Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of Korea together with VIPs from Hong Kong's food and drink industry and senior executives from the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation.
"Please join us at this amazing inaugural event to taste some of our country's top selling food and beverage -- and meet the exporters behind them. Hong Kong is not only the gateway to mainland China but also our biggest market in Asia. I hope you enjoy this celebration of Korean cuisine and culture as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you," says Kim Jae Soo, CEO of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation.
K-Food Fair Programme
| Date: | 22 to 23 November, 2013 |
| Time: | 12:00 to 20:00 -- open to the public |
| Venue: | Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa, Fashion World B1 |
| Fee: | Free Entrance |
List of Performances and Activities
| 22 November | 23 November |
| -- Opening Ceremony -- Lion Dance -- Musical performances by SOREA -- K-Pop Dance Medley Performance -- Food Tastings -- Cooking Demonstrations -- Interactive Games -- Kim Chi cooking class -- Kim Chi giveaway from 4:30pm to 5:30pm for first 1000 visitors -- Oyster Chef |
-- Opening Ceremony -- Musical performances by SOREA -- K-Pop Dance Medley Performance -- Food Tastings -- Cooking Demonstrations -- Interactive Games -- Kim Chi cooking class -- Kim Chi giveaway from 4:30pm to 5:30pm for first 1000 visitors -- Oyster Chef |
For more information, general public can visit their Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/kfoodfair.hk
