By John Okeke
No fewer than four embassies participated in Korea Cultural Center Nigeria (KCCN) cooking class as part of efforts to broaden the existing relationship between other countries in Nigeria.
The Embassies includes: United Kingdom Embassy, Sudan , Ecuador and Philippine Embassy.
Korean Cultural Center brought together the residents diplomats from different embassies and the Nigeria community to introduce Korean delicacies and how to prepare them on 15th September, 2022 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The cooking exercise was to allow Foreign residents to learn recipes for a variety of Korean food .
Speaking to reporters, Director of KCCN Kim Chang Ki said the aim was to introduce Korean food to embassies and Nigerian families.
“we want to introduce Korean food to Nigerian family and people, I am aware Nigerian like drama, dance already so, and we want to introduce Korean food as well.
“Today, we have four embassies in attendant, we have England, Cuba, Philippines and Ecuador, though we invited eight but four of them showed up and it’s going to be monthly.”
As for the participant from British Embassy Becky Green said she like flavor of the Korean food: “I love it I am very grateful to be part of it, thumb up for KCCN for the excellent job.”
Speaking also, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General Philippine Embassy, Roderico Atienza commended the Korean embassy saying the initiative will no doubt go a long way to cement more relationship among diplomats and embassies. “I feel fortunate to be part of this.”
He said he lived in South Korea as a diplomat adding that the korean system has been part of him.
Atienza said many Korean live in Philippine while many philippians also live in south Korea.
He added that the relationship between the two countries has been cordial.
