Why There Are Now So Many Korean Restaurants In The U.S. 

I could get behind some more gastro-diplomacy

Maangchi is the godmother of popularizing Korean food online. She's been chugging on RU-vid for like over 15 years. She's one of the OG gastro-diplomats, lol.

I love Korean food! I'm going to Korea again this year! Love K-Town in NYC and the growing Korean hot spots in Orlando

great vid!! the area i live in has had a lot of korean food options, glad the rest of the US is catchin up 😎

Channels like Eat Your Kimchi and the wave of internet Mukbangs I'm sure also made a huge impact as well. It's not all stinky or super spicy food...it's fatty, heart warming food (aka soul food) which speaks to all people. And the idea of food meant to be shared in a group means that people go in a gathering doesn't hurt!

where are you getting this information? I would love to know your sources

Thailand has been doing this for quite some time as well

My local HMart always has awesome produce. :)

Very interesting! One more thing: Psy. Not kidding. He opened the door to America's embrace of K-Pop, spawning a generation of Americans who want to learn more about Korean culture than just music (including me!).

Let’s not forget that maany Chinese restaurants in America are owned by Koreans. Like, a ton.

The thing I don’t understand is though…how did a country with super advanced industries such as Semiconductor, Samsung, Hyundai decide it’s focus should be K-pop 😅

Imagine India getting into gastro-diplomacy

Korean food 👍

Hmmm... I wonder how many American restaurants are in South/North Korea...