Sales of South Korean Ramen Up By 37% this Year

According to the article ramen sales up this year because of the hit Korean movie “Parasite”. I think it probably has more to do with people eating out less or facing quarantine because of the coronavirus:

Exports of Korean instant ramyeon have sharply increased this year.

According to industry data and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, ramyeon exports in the first eight months jumped 36-point-seven percent year-on-year to 405 million dollars.

The figure has more than doubled over five years between 2014 and last year.

By country, shipments to China, the biggest importer, increased 45 percent from January to August to top 105 million dollars.

During the same period, exports to the U.S. also rose 56 percent and to Japan by 48 percent.

Ramyeon exports to Southeast Asia are also on a rapid rise thanks to the Korean Wave phenomenon known as Hallyu.

KBS World Radio

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