1 of 2 | South Korean first lady Kim Hye-kyung (L) took time on Wednesday to explore New York City's Koreatown while promoting Korean culture as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R, pictured in June) attended the 80th U.N. General Assembly. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 25 (UPI) -- While South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attended the 80th U.N. General Assembly, first lady Kim Hye-kyung engaged in cultural exchange in New York City's Koreatown on Wednesday.
South Korea's first lady visited a Korean school in Manhattan, where 18 young students joined her in preparing gimbap, which is a traditional Korean dish made with rice, vegetables, a flat bread roll called bap and optional meat or seafood, The Korea Times reported.
The dish is rolled in dried seaweed, called gim, and cut into slices for eating.
Her visit to the school served the dual purpose of encouraging young Koreans who live abroad to reconnect with their Korean heritage, while also introducing them to traditional Korean foods.
