European, Korean foods at exhibition

A food exhibition sponsored by The European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea will be held from tomorrow until Tuesday at the Agriculture Trade Center in Gangnam, southern Seoul.

"2002 Food Korea,"organized by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Agricultural and Fishery Marketing Corporation, will display cuisines from 14 European nations, including England, Ireland, Germany, France and Russia.

According to the chamber of commerce, the exhibition is to promote and introduce high-quality, foreign and domestic foods and beverages. Twenty-two companies will be participating.

A spokesman for the European Union Chamber of Commerce added that at the opening ceremony Dorian Prince, the head of the European Union delegation to Korea, will be cutting the tape, to kick off the food exhibition.

by Lee Ho-Jeong