[HanCinema's Digest] Food Lovers' Lane

Jamie Oliver kicks off his new "Superfood" series with some Korean spice on a volcanic island, The Korea Times explores the rise of craft beer and its effects on local tastes, see what snack was trending in Korea over Chuseok and how you can make it yourself with My Korean Kitchen, and hear how the chairwoman of the Korean Food Foundation wants to keep refining Korean cuisine with the times.

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"Chef Travels World And Champions 'Nutritious Not Faddy' Food In Channel 4 Series"

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is kicking off his new "Superfood" series from Jeju Island as he showcases some of the world's healthiest dishes. Jamie is looking for superfoods that not only pack a nutritional punch but that are also downright delicious and "stimulate the mind and balance the body's immune system". In the UK, obesity is a real concern, but Korea, as one example, has some of the lowest rates of childhood obesity in the world, and Jamie wants to help get Korea's secret out...

...READ ON HUFFINGTON POST

"Taedonggang Beer? What about S. Korea's craft beer?"

While Korea is well known for many of its healthy and delicious dishes, its beer has left less of an impressive on the world. But will the rise of craft beer in Korea help change attitudes and shift taste preferences? Daniel Tudor believes it already has: "Korean beer drinkers have been shown a better alternative, and so over time, more and more will demand tasty beer". What do you think of Korea's beer? And do you see 'K-craft' in the Korea's future?

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES

"HEART SHAPED IMITATION CRAB OMELETTES"

My Korean Kitchen is a fantastic resource for getting your K-cooking on, and Sue makes it simple for us by mixing her writing, cooking and photography skills together in these lovely recipe posts. Last Tuesday she published this cute recipe for making heart-shaped crab omelettes, a snack that was trending in Korea recently during their harvest festival, Chuseok. My Korean Kitchen: easy-to-follow instructions, stunning snaps, interesting insight and context, printable recipe cards-love it.

...READ ON MY KOREAN KITCHEN

"Korean food foundation promotes refined hansik"

The upcoming Winter Games 2018 will be a great opportunity for the world to come and experience Korean cuisine, but Yoon Sook-ja, the chairwoman of the Korean Food Foundation, also views the event as a chance to ensure that Korean cuisine keeps refining itself with the times: "I believe all types of Korean food, from the royal court cuisine, to local cuisine, to temple food and regular meals, the traditional ingredients and essence should be maintained".

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES