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First lady serves homemade dish to Korean-American elders

By Park Ju-young

Published : Sept. 21, 2017 - 15:30

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First lady Kim Jung-sook treated Korean-American elders to lunch with homemade dishes during her visit to New York with President Moon Jae-in Wednesday.

First lady kim Jung-sook visits the Korean American Senior Center of Flushing (Yonhap) First lady kim Jung-sook visits the Korean American Senior Center of Flushing (Yonhap)

According to the local media reports, Kim visited the Korean American Senior Center of Flushing, the senior center run by the Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, and set the table for the first-generation immigrants.

For the event, Kim made kimchi and soy sauce marinated crabs in Korea on her own and brought the food to New York via the presidential plane.

(Yonhap) (Yonhap)

The soy sauce marinated crab was chosen for the menu as it’s one of the favorite dishes among the Korean-Americans, Cheong Wa Dae said.

Kim said she wanted to visit the community center first to show her appreciation the role they have played in Korea and US relations.

By Park Ju-young (jupark@heraldcorp.com)