Using Special Ingredients, 'The Ark Of Taste' Promotion By Park Haytt Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - April 11, 2018 - PRLog -- Park Hyatt Seoul's The Lounge presents a special dinner with the theme of 'The Ark of Taste,' a global project of preserving valuable specialties and cultural cuisines at risk of being forgotten.Park Hyatt Seoul has chosen five ingredients registered on 'The Ark of Taste' – Jeju green soybeans (Doenjang, Ganjang), Jeju traditional pork, blue abalone, agar-agar weed and pheasant yeot – to create this high-quality dinner menu.Starting from 20 April and continuing to 5 June, this exclusive coursed menu can be enjoyed for dinner every day 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM, and is priced at KRW 90,000 including tax. No service charge applies.

'The Ark of Taste' is a worldwide campaign begun in 1996 by Italy's Slow Food Foundation, which identifies traditional ingredients and heritage cuisine, helping regional agricultures by drawing attention to the risks of extinction.Out of 4,748 items, from 2013 to 2018, South Korea has registered a total of 93 foods such as Jeju green soybean, Jinju Anjeunbaengi wheat cannelloni,Ulleung Chick-so beef, red potato, Gamhongno, Hongseong patjang and so on. Moreover, in Jeju, green soybean, agar-agar, blue abalone, bundle, traditional pork, and Daengyuji were presented through 'The Ark of Taste' promotion.

As an appetizer, geladium jelly will be served. Geladium jelly is made of agar-agar and soft bundle leaves with Cheonhyehyang dressing. The next dish iscooked blue abalone that matches perfectly with espuma, citrus and sesame sauces. Before guests start their main dishes, Jeju's pheasant yeot will be served, which is made ofnatural ingredients in a traditional way. Also, pine needle-flavoured tea, Granitta, will be provided to refresh their palates. The main dish isroasted traditional pork, which tastes plain due to the margination in green soybean sauce and being cooked fora long time at a low temperature. Moreover, The Lounge presents nutritious rice, Daengyuji, bracken Jangajji salad and green soybean soup to stimulate the appetite. Green soybeans are fermented native bean seeds from Jeju that create a soft and sweet taste. For dessert, Itakuja ripened chocolate cream with green soybean espuma and black pepper vanilla ice-cream are provided.

Apart from all this, at The Lounge guests can enjoy Gimhae Jang-gun teaand Hadong Jacksal tea, which are registered in the Ark of Taste, while they enjoy the beautiful night view.

For quite a while now, The Lounge has promoted Korean traditional food such as fresh seafood from Haenyeo and temple food by monk Sunjae. Park Hyatt Seoul is continuing to work for the development of food reserves and Korean dishes.

<Park Hyatt Seoul, 'The Ark of Taste' Promotion>

■ Venue: The Lounge (Park Hyatt Seoul, 24^th floor)

■ Period: April 20 – June 5, 2018

■ Price: KRW 90,000 per person (10% VAT included, no service charge)

■ Inclusions: 5- course dinner includes valuable specialties and cultural cuisines at the risk of being forgotten

■ Time: Daily, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM (The Lounge 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM midnight)

■ Reservations: The Lounge 02 2016 1205 * 1206 or Park Hyatt Seoul 02 2016 1234

■ Website: http://www.parkhyattseoul.com