The Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria is now receiving submissions for the 2025 Hansik (Korean Food) Contest. 

1. Competition Theme:

Share Your Love for Korean Cuisine Using Jang (Korean Sauces)

2. Eligibility and Team Composition

      ·  Eligibility: Open to Nigerians and foreigners living in Nigeria (excluding Korean nationals).

      ·  Team Composition: Participants may enter as individuals or in teams of up to 2 people maximum.

      ·   Availability: Participants must be available for both the competition and any preparatory cooking classes.

      ·   Previous Participants: Past winners and participants are eligible to apply. However, they cannot submit dishes they entered in previous competitions, either during preparatory classes or the final competition.

3. Awards/Prizes

Details will be announced soon.

4. Competition Format

The competition consists of two rounds:

     ·   Online Preliminary Round

     ·   Offline Final Round

Online Preliminary Round:

     ·   Task: Prepare a Korean dish using Jang (Korean sauces). Note: Instant foods, such as Ramyeon, will not be accepted.

Submission Requirements:

A.  Complete the Google Form and provide the following:

     ·    Why do you love Korean food? (up to 300 words)

     ·    Why did you choose the Korean dish you’re preparing? (up to 300 words)

     ·    A detailed recipe for your dish

B. Upload the following to Google Drive or your social media page:

      ·   A 3-minute video (max) of you preparing the dish, clearly showing how you use Jang (Korean sauces). Ensure good audio and video quality.

      ·    A picture of the finished dish with the Jang (Korean sauces) used.

      ·    A picture of you (or your team) with your dish and the Jang (Korean sauces) used.

C. Link Submission: Copy the links to your uploads and paste them in the Google Form. Ensure the links are set to public access for viewing.

Note: Extra points will be awarded to those who share their submissions on social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter).

For social media uploads, use the following hashtags:

Instagram (@hansik_official), #kfpi, #koreanfood, #hansik, #kfood, #2025hansikcontest, #2025kfoodcontest

5. Registration and Timeline

     ·  Preliminary Registration: March 6th (Thursday) – March 19th (Wednesday) Deadline extended to Sunday, 23rd March 2025

     ·  Announcement of Finalists: March 24th, 2025

6. First Round Judging Criteria:

     ·  Theme Relevance (Jang): 20 points

     ·   Composition and Creativity: 20 points

     ·   Authenticity to Hansik: 20 points

     ·   Plating: 15 points

     ·   Difficulty: 15 points

     ·   Storytelling (Sincerity): 10 points

·   Bonus points for Social media upload: 5 points

7.  Sample dishes prepared with Jang

     ·    Rice: Bibimbap, Gimbap, Bulgogideopbap

     ·    Street Food: Tteokbokki, Bibimmyeon, Pajeon

     ·    Chicken: Samgyetang, Dakbokkeumtang, Dakgangjeong, Ganjang jjimdak

     ·    Soup: Gochujangjjigae, Dubujjigae, Yukgaejang

     ·    Vegetable: Geotjeori, Ssambap, Hobakjeon

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY