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What do foreigners love the most about K-food that is starting to be loved around the world?

Wiliam_Yang·6/24/2026, 1:54:02 PM·1

We categorize and organize Korean foods that foreigners love the most and have become a global trend.

🍖 Meat Cuisine K-Barbecue (pork belly and ribs): It has become a play culture by combining the fun of grilling at the table and the culture of wraps.

K-Chicken: It is the essence of the soft texture on the outside (crispy outside, moist inside). In particular, sweet and salty soy sauce and spicy seasoned chicken are popular, and 'Chimaek' with beer has become a celebrity.

Bulgogi: One bowl of spicy food thanks to the sweet and salty soy sauce seasoning, it is considered the first introductory dish for foreigners and children who cannot eat spicy food.

Bibimbap: It is also loved as an in-flight meal at airports around the world due to its visual beauty and perception of being a well-being food given by colorful vegetables.

It is often exposed to OTT dramas such as Gimbap: Netflix, and has rapidly emerged as a vegan and healthy snack to the extent that frozen Gimbap crisis occurred in U.S. marts.

Japchae: The chewy texture of the noodles, the savory scent of sesame oil, and the sweet seasoning combine to make this a favorite menu for foreigners when making party food.

🌶️ Spicy Tteokbokki, a dish that has spread on social media, has become a favorite street food of young people around the world as K-pop stars such as BTS are often seen eating. Recently, versions with reduced spiciness, such as Rosé Tteokbokki and Black Bean Noodles Tteokbokki, have also become popular.

Spicy Stir-fried Chicken Noodle: Starting with YouTube's "Fire Noodle Challenge," it is a representative K-food that has captivated spicy flavor enthusiasts around the world.

Pure soft bean curd jjigae is recognized as an excellent hangover and soul food as it is popular in New York and LA, USA, for its combination of soft tofu and spicy soup.

🥬 Healthy Food: Fermented Food Kimchi: It is Korea's representative fermented food, and it is now an essential ingredient that can be easily found in marts around the world as it is known as a "super food" that is good for strengthening immunity.

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