Mapo District's "Rolling a 19-Meter Shrimp Gimbap with Big Mama" a Hit at Salted Shrimp Festival

Cooking class also held at Peace Plaza in Seoul World Cup Park on the 17th

Mapo District in Seoul (District Mayor Yoo Dong-kyun) said on the 18th that it held the "Rolling a 19-Meter Shrimp Gimbap with Big Mama" event at a special stage in Peace Plaza at Seoul World Cup Park at noon on the 17th. Yoo also visited the event and met with children and their families.

Mapo District Mayor Yoo Donggyun rolls gimbap with a child participant at the “Big Mama and 19-Meter Shrimp Gimbap Rolling” event. Photo provided by Mapo-gu.

The event was organized to mark the 19th Mapo Naru Salted Shrimp Festival. It was a hands-on program in which participants made a 19-meter-long shrimp gimbap with cooking researcher Lee Hye-jeong, known as Big Mama. The 38 people who registered on site were divided into two teams of 19 and competed to complete the long gimbap under Lee's guidance.

A cooking class on making shrimp salad followed the gimbap-making activity. Children and their families had the chance to try a variety of ingredients and cook for themselves. The finished gimbap was judged based on the ideas of "harmony," represented by the ingredients coming together, and "fermentation," represented by the salted shrimp. The event concluded with the announcement of the results.

District Mayor Yoo Dong-kyun said, "I hope the children enjoy cooking with their families and treasure today's experience as a cherished memory."

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