Korean food appears at school meals in Brazil... "Satisfied with both taste and nutrition."

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In South America, especially in Brazil, where the Korean Wave is strong, interest in K-food is increasing day by day.

Some schools in Sao Paulo, the largest city, have offered Korean food as an official lunch menu, and they say they are satisfied with both taste and nutrition.

Reporter Kim Soo-han from Brazil reports.

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Students start eating at a restaurant with delicious Korean meals.

Students who are new to unfamiliar foods such as japchae, bulgogi, and gimbap are half curious and half pleasant.

The school is one of the Sao Paulo schools that recently introduced Korean food to school meals.

[Izzabella / St. Nicholas School Student: I've always wanted to taste Korean food. In Brazil, you always eat only Brazilian food. I've never tried Korean food before. I finally tasted it today and I loved this Korean meal.]

[Jeongyeon / St. Nicholas School Student] My friends loved Korean food. (The Korean food you want to introduce most to your friends) Fried Tofu Gimbap. It's very soft.]


As the Korean Wave spreads explosively around K-pop and K-dramas, Brazil is also rapidly growing interest in K-food.

In particular, Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, is considered a major pioneering market for Korean food because of its high interest in K-food, which established "Kimchi Day" for the first time in South America.

In response, the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation planned to introduce Korean food meals with schools in Sao Paulo as a first step toward spreading Korean food culture.

[Jeong Yoo-sun / Head of the Sao Paulo branch of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation: The meal service is not over at once, but is a food that you eat continuously several times. I think it will be a good opportunity for (Brazilian) children who have not encountered Korean food to enjoy it when they are young and to learn about Korean food culture.

The school's response was positive.

I was greatly satisfied that I could not only admire the new taste of Korean food, but also provide a balanced diet that provides essential nutrients.

[Joievera Gray / St. Nicholas School Cook] In my view, there's nothing lacking, it's perfect. What we want in one plate, that is, the right amount of carbohydrates and protein, are all perfectly nutritionally provided in a balanced way. It's also delicious. I really liked that.]

The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation said,
, along with continuous support for the establishment of Korean meals such as recipe development and chef training.It said it is looking for various ways to expand the market, such as promoting the delivery of Korean snacks to the school cafeteria in
.

I'm Kim Soo Han from YTN World in Sao Paulo, Brazil.