Ministry of Culture Designates 57 Excellent Cultural Products This Year

'Somang Coffee Tools', 'Gaeul Milbat Dress', 'Ojukheon', etc.

On the 30th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it has designated fifty-seven outstanding cultural products this year across six categories: crafts and design products, Hanbok, cultural content, food, and Korean cuisine. These include 'Soman Coffee Tools (Crafts)' by Lee In-hwa, 'Traditional Book Making Kit (Design Products)' by Ji Hee-seung Studio, 'Autumn Wheat Field Dress (Hanbok)' by Neulsarang, 'Heopungseoni Show (Cultural Content)' by Graphics, 'Ojukheon (Food)' by Gyodong CM, and 'Alpumge Albaegi Soy Sauce Marinated Crab Set (Korean Cuisine)' by Samdae Incheon Crab. The selections were made through a first round of expert evaluations on quality and marketability, followed by a second round assessing storytelling and production philosophy. The outstanding cultural products can be viewed on the websites of the Korea Craft & Design Foundation, Korea Creative Content Agency, Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, and the Korean Food Promotion Institute, which serve as the respective agencies for each category. The Outstanding Cultural Products program officially designates excellent products embodying Korea's cultural values and supports their dissemination domestically and internationally. A Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism official stated, "We will support promotion and distribution through various channels so that many consumers at home and abroad can frequently encounter these products."