Are you a campus kimchi master? The Department of East Asian Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation Los Angeles (aT Center LA) are hosting a kimchi contest. Open to all University of Arizona students, faculty and staff, the contest offers a chance to showcase culinary creativity and love for Korean cuisine.
The contest will kick off with a first-round online competition via social media, followed by a virtual quiz show to determine eight finalists, who will compete in a cook-off at the Bear Down Building on Sept. 26. Winners of the scholarships, with the top prize being the Kimchi Scholarship of $1,500.
The final event will feature a variety of activities for participants and spectators alike, including Korean food product giveaways, a K-Food photo zone and product exhibitions. Additionally, there will be a special Kimchi conference presented by experts from the World Institute of Kimchi, along with a presentation by Ji Hye Kim, the award-winning chef and owner of Miss Kim in Ann Arbor, MI, who was named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs of 2021 and is a four-time James Beard Award semifinalist. The event will also include a K-Pop dance performance and much more.
To participate:
- Register here to get your kimchi.
- Pick up your kimchi at the Learning Services Building, Room 102.
- Share your recipe using kimchi on social media from Aug. 27 to Sept. 18. Use the hashtags #campuskimchimasters #UofAkimchimasters #arizonakimchimasters.
- Join our Kimchi Live Quiz Show on Zoom (Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m.). Win Weee! gift cards, Korean food boxes, and more! The finalists will be announced for the Kimchi cook-off event at the end.
- Finalists will compete in a cook-off at the Bear Down Building on Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.