A vendor rolls gimbap (a seaweed rice roll) at the 2024 Jeonnam World Gimbap Festival in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Friday.
Korea's local festivals centered on food are occasions for each region to flaunt its most popular staples. However, other regions are celebrating bunsik, or common Korean dishes encompassing a variety of casual snacks and light meals.
Pulmuone's Tuna KimBap will hit the shelves in China through warehouse retailer Sam's Club in a bid to expand the K-food industry in the country.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs asked the food service industry to join plan to suppress increasing inflation in a meeting at the Sejong government complex the same day.
Sajo Daerim's announcement of expanded exports of its frozen gimbap spurred its stock upward.
The inflation rate of gim (dried seaweed) rose by 10 percent last month, according to Statistics Korea, the most in 14 months since last February's 11.8 percent.
The industrial city hopes to capitalize on its links to Nongshim's popular product and the Kyochon Chicken brand.
Korean gim, or dried seaweed, was shipped and sold to more than 120 countries worldwide, including Japan, China and Thailand.
The global popularity of K-food led to a surge in exports of ramyeon, gim and cooked rice this year, leading to gimbap shortages in Korean supermarkets.
The price of gimbap in Seoul, one of the eight representative dining options looked at in Korea when comparing price fluctuations, saw another uptick last month.
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