Choi Yun-ho had never been to Poland despite dating his Polish girlfriend Pola for a year. On Saturday, this year’s Seoul Friendship Festival brought a taste of her homeland to him. “It’s difficult to find a restaurant in Korea that serves proper Polish food,” the 30-year-old told The Korea Times after biting into kielbasa, a Polish smoked sausage, at one of the festival’s food booths. For Pola, 30, the festival was more than a taste of home. “It’s not just food. There are embassy booths where you can learn about different countries. We did a quiz about Poland and won some postcards,” she said. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, this year’s Seoul Friendship Festival took place Saturday and Sunday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul, bringing together embassies from 74 countries under the slogan “30 Years with the World, Bridging Cultures Together.” First held in 1996, the festival promotes cultural exchange between Seoul and cities worldwide, drawing about 160,000 visitors last year to DDP, one of Seoul’s most visited landmarks. “When the festival first took root in
