AnnaAnthro<p>How <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Korea</span></a>’s kimbap went from comfort food to global sensation </p><p>“…Trader Joe’s introduced a frozen veg kimbap in the US in early August 2023, its nearly 600 stores nationwide reportedly sold out within weeks. </p><p>Costco released its own version last April, entering a bustling worldwide market for prepackaged <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kimbap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kimbap</span></a> that Korea Economic Daily recently characterized as a “new K-food battlefield.” <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kpop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kdrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kdrama</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/03/17/kimbap-korean-cuisine-globally-popular/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/food/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/17/kimbap-korean-cuisine-globally-popular/</span></a></p>