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Gimbap sales surge because of Korean drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo

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The drama's protagonist has autism spectrum disorder and eats only gimbap because she can see all the ingredients.

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Since she set up her online business Gold Kimchi two years ago, Ms Cloe Han has been seeing a steady but unremarkable demand for her gimbap.
But in the past two weeks, orders for the seaweed rice rolls - which are also called kimbap - have surged.
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