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A researcher conducts a bacterial culture test for food poisoning at the institute in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on April 16.

Rotten rice rolls? Suspected food poisoning cases surge after visitors eat gimbap at North Jeolla festival.

About 260 festivalgoers reported diarrhea, fever and other symptoms, while health authorities investigate the source.

2026.10.8

Gimbap makes a U.S. comeback

CJ CheilJedang's Bibigo frozen gimbap (seaweed rice roll) sales in the United States rose 59 percent as Korean food demand rebounds.

2026.10.2

Same price, less food: Restaurants quietly ration as costs rise

Rising ingredient costs are pushing restaurants to drop items, shrink servings and charge for once-free extras without raising menu prices.

2026.9.21

Rising costs roll Korea's gimbap shops out of business

Thousands of gimbap (seaweed rice roll) shops have disappeared over the past five years as operators struggle to tackle both rising labor and ingredient costs.

2026.9.1

Sliced gimbap arranged on a black platter at a busy Seoul restaurant.

Seoul gimbap prices climb nearly 6 percent

The average price of a gimbap (seaweed rice roll) in Seoul reached 3,838 won ($2.72) in June, up 5.9 percent from a year earlier.

2026.8.17

Intense rivalry spawns caviar-topped yukhoe gimbap at Gwangjang Market

Seoul’s famed food market is turning to hybrid dishes and premium ingredients as vendors compete to stand out and keep tourists coming back.

2026.6.11

On a roll

A person makes gimbap (seaweed rice rolls) at the 2026 Korea Seafood Show at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on May 19.

2026.5.19

Gimbap sold at a local festival is seen in a photo posted to an online community. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Sparse gimbap at festival leads to price gouging complaints

A simple roll of gimbap priced at 4,000 won ($2.80) at a local festival has sparked criticism online, with users accusing the vendor of price gouging.

2025.10.14

First lady Kim Hea Kyung, right, visits a side dish shop in Koreatown in New York on Sept. 23. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Gimbap and japchae? First lady chases K-food trend in New York's Koreatown

First lady Kim Hea Kyung visited shops in New York's Koreatown and met with Korean American merchants to discuss the boom in Korean food and culture.

2025.9.24

'Whole' lot of trendy food

A model showcases CU’s "K-Tong Bulgogi Gimbap,” designed to be eaten whole in one bold bite.

2025.9.15