President Park Geun-hye on Thursday tasted French food at a festival in Seoul as South Korea hosted a celebratory event to mark the 130th anniversary of diplomatic ties with its European partner.

In 2010, South Korea and France agreed to designate the period from the latter part of 2015 to the end of 2016 as the "2015-2016 Korea-France Year" to allow their citizens to experience each other's cultures without having to travel.

Park said she is pleased that South Koreans have a chance to share French culture in the form of French food at the "So French Delices" event.

The "So French Delices" food festival is one of many events that mark this year of France celebrations in South Korea.

In June, the two countries are set to formally mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties.

Organizers for the event said about a dozen top-class French chefs plan to showcase the tastes of France at the "So French Delices" food festival at the Shilla Hotel that runs until Saturday.

There will also be an open-air tasting event for French street food at Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul on Friday and Saturday.

Park also said it is very meaningful for the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts in Paris to set up its culinary school in Seoul and to set up a course on Korean food in its school in Paris. (Yonhap)