{"id":50599,"date":"2019-08-01T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=50599"},"modified":"2019-07-31T23:55:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T03:55:49","slug":"korean-food-that-captivated-new-yorkers-ats-2019-k-food-fair-completed-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/korean-food-that-captivated-new-yorkers-ats-2019-k-food-fair-completed-successfully\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Food that Captivated New Yorkers! aT&#8217;s 2019 K-Food Fair Completed Successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; The Korea Agro-Fisheries &amp; Food Trade Corporation (aT, President Lee Byung-ho) successfully hosted the K-Food Fair 2019 at the Jacob K. Javitz Center in New York on July 6-7. The K-Food Fair was held in conjunction with the KCON Convention, organized by CJ ENM, which was attended by over 55,000 millennial and Generation Z fans of Korean culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-01-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"aT&#039;s 2019 K-Food Fair\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-01-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\nThe K-Food Fair booth, which was designed to introduce time-traveling experience to a traditional Korean village, had 30,000 visitors over the course of the convention. Having attracted much attention from overseas fans and KCON visitors, the various stalls at the K-Food Fair stimulated the senses of young New Yorkers and visitors alike.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organized with the theme of \u201cpast, present, and future of Korean agri-food products.\u201d The traditional pavilion exhibited and sampled Korean agricultural and marine products such as snacks, ramen, and pears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-02-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"aT&#039;s 2019 K-Food Fair\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-02-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-02-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\nAlso introduced were promising export items, such as omija and insect foods, that will hopefully continue the interest in Korean agricultural products. Finally, chefs from the world-leading Culinary Institute of America were able to re-create various dishes such as spicy pork and mealworm sliders.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Mike Chen, known to his 2.6 million YouTube subscribers as Strictly Dumpling, visited the Korean Pavilion and spent time enjoying rice cakes, kimbap, and traditional games.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-03-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"aT&#039;s 2019 K-Food Fair\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-03-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0801-k-food-fair-03-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\nKim Kwang-jin, President of Korea Agro-Trade Center, New York, said, \u201cThrough the K-Food Fair Pavilion in New York, we were able to confirm the high interest of the millennial generation for K-Food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect if the millennial generation experience Korean food since childhood, they will eat and buy Korean food without hesitation even after they grown up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds that he will continue to look for the best ways to promote Korean food for future generations to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Korea Agro-Trade Center NY Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/atcenteramerica.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/atcenteramerica.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VIDEO (YouTube): <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IrgJ6giygRc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/IrgJ6giygRc<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"K-Food Fair 2019 NY @ KCON 2019 Convention\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IrgJ6giygRc?wmode=transparent&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; The Korea Agro-Fisheries &#038; Food Trade Corporation (aT, President Lee Byung-ho) successfully hosted the K-Food Fair 2019 at the Jacob K. Javitz Center in New York on July 6-7. The K-Food Fair was held in conjunction with the KCON Convention, organized by CJ ENM, which was attended by over 55,000 millennial and Generation Z fans of Korean culture. 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