In the heart of Yeonhui-dong, a neighborhood in northwestern Seoul where traditional red-brick residences sit alongside Chinese restaurants and the long-standing Seoul Chinese High School, food has served as an enduring bridge between cultures for generations. That shared culinary history took center stage at the Seodaemun Happy Eeroom Center earlier this week as Seodaemun District hosted the "2026 Taiwan Gourmet Promotion International Tour." Organized by the Hanseong Overseas Chinese Association, the event brought together over 60 guests, including local residents, diplomats and prominent Taiwanese and Korean chefs, to celebrate the neighborhood's vibrant Chinese community through food. The gathering featured live cooking demonstrations by Taiwanese guest chefs Kang Shin-yi and Yeo Wi-sung alongside local chef Dam So-ryong. Together, they prepared traditional dishes such as beef noodle soup, fried shrimp and vegetables, shrimp pancakes and Taiwanese-style cucumber salad, sharing recipes and culinary history with attendees. Participants sampled the freshly prepared meals while discuss