HONG KONG, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Korean barbecue may need put Korean food on the map, nevertheless it’s just one facet of the nation’s richly various delicacies. In this episode of NCS Original Series Ok-Everything, host and govt producer, Daniel Dae Kim explores the meteoric rise of Korean food, in a narrative that’s not nearly what to eat and make it, however about nostalgia, delight, innovation, and dedication.
Starting in Pyeongchang, Kim and his dad and mom go to one in all South Korea’s greatest kimjang which takes place each November – a competition the place folks come collectively to ferment huge portions of kimchi in preparation for winter. Returning to Seoul, Daniel meets food stylist Ellie Lee who recreates a dish she ready for Squid Game, explaining the outsized position the media has performed in the worldwide proliferation of Korea’s culinary tradition.
Kim then explores Gyeongdong Market, a hub for Korean avenue food the place each chunk takes him again to his childhood. He accompanies chef Corey Lee, the primary Korean chef to obtain three Michelin stars for his San Francisco restaurant Benu, to one in all his favourite eating places in Seoul: a small mom-and-pop that solely serves uncooked, soy-marinated crab.
In Korea, assembly up for a drink is not an easy affair, the place it’s coded with strict guidelines of etiquette and performs an vital position in socializing. Three legendary cooks and restauranteurs, Corey Lee, Mingoo Kang and Lucia Cho, present Kim with a refresher course on the protocol of alcohol, however not earlier than Kim goes on a visit to GS25, Korea’s reply to 7-Eleven and residential to nearly each snack possible.
Kim reconnects with Corey Lee for a meal at a restaurant specializing in kimchi jjigae, or kimchi stew, a preferred and resourceful dish that has endured via the nation’s occupation, widespread poverty and two wars.
At a mountainside retreat in Pyeongchang, Kim learns from Chef Cho Hee-sook, often known as the ‘Godmother of Korean delicacies’, who teaches him in regards to the basic ‘mom sauces’ that give Korean delicacies its daring, distinct flavors. And again in Seoul, Kim and Corey Lee have dinner at Mingoo Kang’s three Michelin-starred restaurant Mingles, discovering how tremendous eating in Korea is extra than simply luxurious – reflecting the nation’s fast transformation over the previous half century.
Finally, witness how food turns into an emotional anchor throughout generations and a strategy to converse when phrases alone cannot, as Daniel Dae Kim and his dad and mom get the quintessential Korean takeout – jjajangmyeon, or black bean noodles – and reminisce about life in Seventies rural Pennsylvania.
K-Everything continues the legacy of NCS Original Series’ host-led storytelling that examines international tradition and the human expertise, becoming a member of an award-winning library of premium programming streaming on the NCS app.
The NCS Original Series is sponsored by one in all South Korea’s largest corporations, Hyundai Motor Company, a world model deeply rooted in Korean heritage whose progress has mirrored the nation’s personal journey of innovation and progress.
Ok-Everything episode 3 (Ok-food) premieres Saturday, May 23 at 8pm HKT and replays on Sunday, May 24 at 8am and 11pm HKT and Monday, May 25 at 3am HKT on NCS International. The 4-episode sequence will stream stay for NCS International pay TV subscribers through NCS.com, NCS related TV and cellular apps weekly. It can be obtainable on demand starting Saturday, May 9 to NCS’s streaming subscribers in the US through NCS.com and NCS related TV and cellular apps. The sequence will even be obtainable to stream on HBO Max, the place obtainable.
Kim is repped by UTA, Linden Entertainment, Narrative PR and Gang Tyre.
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Airtimes for Ok-Everything (Ok-food) Episode
Saturday, twenty third May at 8pm HKT
Sunday, twenty fourth May at 8am and 11pm HKT
Monday, twenty fifth May at 3am HKT
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