PHOTOS: World Gimbap Festival opens at Hangang Park

SEOUL, November 1 (AJP) - The World Gimbap Festival 2024 opened Friday at Yeouido Hangang Park, showcasing South Jeolla Province's seaweed products and gimbap culture.

The three-day event features custom gimbap-making experiences using local ingredients, traditional seaweed-harvesting demonstrations, and a marketplace offering various seaweed products.

The festival includes special programs such as a gimbap-making competition for foreigners and children, along with talks by renowned food curators and international chefs.

The World Gimbap Festival 2024 takes place at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

A visitor looks at exhibition booths at the World Gimbap Festival 2024 at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

Visitors walk past exhibition booths at the World Gimbap Festival 2024 at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

A staff member prepares gimbap at the World Gimbap Festival 2024 at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

Visitors line up to buy gimbap at the World Gimbap Festival 2024 at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

A staff member prepares gimbap at the World Gimbap Festival 2024 at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

Visitors line up to buy gimbap at the World Gimbap Festival 2024 at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

A staff member distributes seaweed sheets to participants at the World Gimbap Festival 2024 at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

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