South Korea plans to certify 1,000 overseas Korean restaurants
In short
- The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plans to overhaul its overseas restaurant designation system.
- The plan includes stronger culinary training and help for restaurants to source Korean ingredients and skilled workers.
- Awareness of Korean food overseas rose to 68.6 percent in 2025.
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The plan is a government announcement, so the certification target and training support are not yet in place. Rising awareness of Korean food gives the push a clear audience. Whether the designation system reaches 1,000 restaurants will depend on how it is run.
From The Korea Herald
South Korea is stepping up efforts to improve the quality of Korean restaurants overseas, aiming to certify 1,000 establishments within five years as global interest in Korean cuisine continues to grow. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced plans to overhaul its overseas restaurant designation system, strengthen culinary training and help restaurants secure Korean ingredients and skilled workers. Awareness of Korean food overseas rose to 68.6 percent in 2025 from 60 perce
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South Korea wants to pick 1,000 Korean restaurants around the world that cook food very well. The government will help chefs learn and find Korean ingredients. More and more people in other countries now know about Korean food. Talk about it: what food from another country would you like to try?
