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Samgyetang leaves Korea for Europe

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By Ko Dong-hwan
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Korea's first shipment to Europe of 'samgyetang,' or Korean boiled ginseng chicken soup, is getting a send-off by government officials and representatives of related companies at the Busan Port Coastal Passenger Terminal on Thursday. Among the attendees were Maniker F&G CEO Choi Jang-ho, left, the Korea Broiler Council President Kim Sang-geun, third from left, the food ministry's director general of its international cooperation bureau, Chong Hai-ryon, sixth from left, and Park Joon-ho, right, head of Harim's manufactured food business division. The shipment of precooked samgyetang weighing 8.4 tons combined is heading to Germany. Courtesy of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Korea's first shipment to Europe of "samgyetang," or Korean boiled ginseng chicken soup, is getting a send-off by government officials and representatives of related companies at the Busan Port Coastal Passenger Terminal on Thursday. Among the attendees were Maniker F&G CEO Choi Jang-ho, left, the Korea Broiler Council President Kim Sang-geun, third from left, the food ministry's director general of its international cooperation bureau, Chong Hai-ryon, sixth from left, and Park Joon-ho, right, head of Harim's manufactured food business division. The shipment of precooked samgyetang weighing 8.4 tons combined is heading to Germany. Courtesy of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs