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Korean Cuisine with Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation

a CCPL Summer Learning Challenge Program!

2025-07-19 14:00:00 2025-07-19 15:00:00 America/New_York Korean Cuisine with Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation Waldorf West Branch -

Saturday, July 19
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-19 14:00:00 2025-07-19 15:00:00 America/New_York Korean Cuisine with Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation Come learn how to make gimbap and other Korean foods with the Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation! Waldorf West Branch -

Come learn how to make gimbap and other Korean foods with the Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation!

Gimbap is a Korean dish made from cooked rice, vegetables, fish, and meat rolled in gim (dried sheets of seaweed) and served in bite-sized slices. The dish is often part of a packed meal, or dosirak (lunch box), to be eaten at picnics and outdoor events, and can serve as a light lunch along with other side dishes. It is a popular takeaway food in South Korea and abroad and is known as a convenient food because of its portability.

In this workshop, we will demonstrate various versions of gimbap including classic gimbap, yubuchobap (fried Tofu pocket rice), etc and will present dosirak with other Korean dishes. After the demonstration, we will try Korean cuisine including kimbap which is already prepared from KACAF.

This program requires fine motor skills including using a knife to cut food. It is designed for teens and adults and is not suitable for children under 12. 

About the Presenter: Song Hee Park is a Korean traditional cuisine master. Chef Park was born in Hae Nam and studied royal cuisine, temple cuisine, fermented cuisine, etc. and acquired licenses for each area. Park studied under the master chef Yoon Ja Choi who is a Jeon Nam intangible cultural heritage No. 42-2 traditional cuisine master function holder. Chef Park also has been a teaching assistant of monk Jeong Gwan's temple cuisine classes in Baek Yang temple for 10 years.

Song Hee park has worked at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea at the Vatican in Rome, Italy. Chef Park has visited the United States every year to introduce and educate 21st century natural foods and various traditional Korean foods.

The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. The mission of Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation is to expose Korean cultural art and heritage to citizens of the United States and to sustain the creative development of artists. The KACAF provides outreach to public libraries in the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC areas. The goal of the KACAF education programs is to provide people of all ages with knowledge about traditional Korean art and music, as well as opportunities to have hands-on experiences with master artists from the Republic of Korea. You can find out more about them on their website.

Registration is required. Please contact westref@ccplonline.org or call us at 301-645-1395 with any questions!


This year’s 2025 Summer Learning Challenge was made possible through the generous support provided by the Citizens for the Charles County Public Library, Inc.

Charles County Public Library events are accessible for all. If you have an accessibility request, please contact programs@ccplonline.org three business days prior to the event.

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