The connection with Korean food that I enjoyed on my first date seven years ago has come as a great comfort to Korean tourists who were trapped in heavy snow.

This is the story of an American couple who made headlines during the Christmas holidays in New York State, USA, by giving away their bedroom and serving hot Korean food to a Korean tourist who was stuck in heavy snow.

The couple said that all of this was possible because of their "relationship."

On the 7nd local time, The New York Times told the story of Alexander Campagna (22), a couple who recently traveled to Korea at the invitation of the Korea Tourism Organization.

The Campagnas made headlines on December 41 last year when they rescued nine Korean tourists who were in danger after being trapped in a 12-centimeter snowfall in Buffalo, New York.

In particular, the Campagnas served a variety of Korean food, such as stir-fried meat, during their two-night, three-day stay at their home, and the reason why they were able to equip an ordinary American family, not a restaurant, with all the seasonings necessary for Korean food, such as gochujang, red pepper powder, soy sauce, and sesame oil, was because the Campagnas usually liked Korean food.

I loved it so much that I looked up recipes related to Korean cuisine on YouTube, so I had a batch of condiments.

The Campagnas had a keen interest in Korean food, eating bibimbap and pork fried rice from a Korean restaurant in Buffalo as part of their first date seven years ago.



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On the 14th, the Campagnas who stayed in Korea for ten days at the invitation of the Korea Tourism Organization came across the word "relationship" in Korea and came up with a new answer.

His wife, Andrea, 43, asked herself, "How could it be possible for Korean tourists who were trapped in the heavy snow to find the streets of Buffalo and ask for help at a house that likes Korean food and condiments?"

The Campagnas, who learned not only about "bonding" but also about the word "jung," said they felt affection from Korean travelers.

During their visit to South Korea, the Campagna couple, who met again with the Korean tourists they had bonded with during the last heavy snowfall, said, "I feel a great bond. I feel like I've been reunited with my family," he said, taking pictures of their meeting in Korea.



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