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Korean Chef Jaha Koo Turns Ghent Show Into Pojangmacha

8/23/2026

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Jaha Koo stages a one-man show in Ghent, Belgium that blends live music with cooking.
He invites two audience volunteers to his pojangmacha and prepares cucumber starter, kimchi pancake, soup, and seagrass-mint-lime pudding.
Animated snail and eel characters sing in Korean about location-less homes during the performance.
Koo left South Korea for Europe 15 years ago feeling rootless.
The show runs at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre Studio until 24 August.

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Story summary

Jaha Koo stages a one-man show in Ghent, Belgium that blends live music with cooking.
He invites two audience volunteers to his pojangmacha and prepares cucumber starter, kimchi pancake, soup, and seagrass-mint-lime pudding.
Animated snail and eel characters sing in Korean about location-less homes during the performance.
Koo left South Korea for Europe 15 years ago feeling rootless.
The show runs at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre Studio until 24 August.