south korean cuisine

South Korean CuisineAbbey Hewitt, Deserae Kirchhofer, Chelsea Gentry, Kelsey Mark

Cooking MethodsSteamingStir-fryingBraisingBarbecuingStewing

Food Availabile Picked Vegetables- cabbage, turnips, cucumber Anju- appetizers Kimchi- pickled vegetables Namul- seasoned vegetables or salads Guk or Tang- soup or stew Pab- rice Chongol- one pot stew Pajon- scallion pancakes Bulgogi- barbecued marinated beef strips

Food Available Contd.

Kalbi-jim- soy sauce braised short ribs

Mandoo- steamed dumplings stuffed with meats & vegetables

Sae u jun- fried tempura-battered shrimp

Samgyae Tang- chicken stuffed with rice & ginsing

Chapchae- thin noodles with matchstick pork & vegetables in a savory sauce

Kochojon- stuffed chile peppers, battered and fried

Saengsongui- barbecued whole fish

Tobu- Tofu bean curd Yakkwa- little honey cakes

Etiquette & Serving StylesConversationPace of ConsumptionServing a partyRemoving items from the tableCoverDrinking etiquette

Food Guide PyramidDeserae

History- Food & CookingDivision of North Korea & South KoreaOcean influence on cuisineRice Cultivation- 2000 B.C.

Millet, soybeans, red beans, other grains Cured/pickled fish, wine, bean paste, honey & oil

Chinese & Japanese invasionsEuropean Conquest for AmericasTea vs. other beverages

Customs & Religions Christianity, Buddhism, Shamanism, Confucianism, Chondogyo Half of people practice. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

White rice, Kimchi 5 colors No dessert

Breakfast- biggest meal of the day Cold soup, steamed peppers, saeng son jon, Pulgogi

Lunch kamja guk, mixed vegetables with chap ch’ae

Dinner Kalbi guk, shigumch’I namul, pulgogi, steamed chicken

Customs Contd.Short tablesCushioned seatsLunch BoxesSnacks

Holidays & Feasts Yadu Nal

Mandu, sweet rice cakes, grilled fish or meat, watermelon

Lunar New Year Chap ch-ae, pindaettok,

sujonggwa Anniversary of Death

3 colors of fruits & vegetables, red fruits & fish, white fruits & meat, kujoplpan

Wedding yahshik

Taboo Foods Lack of Monks

Vegetarianism Other taboos

Ritual FoodsRice cakesFresh fruitsRice wineSteamed white riceSoupBarbecued meats

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Ceremonial ProcedureRitual offeringsAncestral spirits

Weather and Geography38,023 square miles in size

Terrain- partially forested mountain ranges, narrow valleys, cultivated plains at coasts

East Asian region- 4 seasonsMovement of air masses

Climate- temperateLong, cold, dry wintersShort, hot, humid summers

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Weather & Geography Contd.Droughts- 1 in 8 years

Rice-producing regions

Average precipitation- 100 cm Can vary

Agriculture

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Native Crops & ProductsRiceRoot cropsBarleyVegetablesFruit

Click icon to add pictureCattlePigsChickenMilkEggsFish

FuelNation’s forests

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Beef Most prized Cultural role Servants vs. Consumption Holidays Beasts of burden Preparation

Chicken Protein Parts used Chicken feet Young Chickens

Samgyetang

PorkProteinCombination eatingParts usedPreparation

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Fish and Seafood Part in Korean Cuisine Fresh vs. Saltwater Serving style Mollusks

Octupus, cuttlefish, squid

Dried Yellow corvina, anchovies, croaker

Salted & Fermented Smaller fish, shrimp, squid, mollusks

Grilled Mackeral, hairtail, croaker, Pacific herring

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Spices & HerbsGreen Onion

Red pepper

Ginger

Kkaesogeum

Black pepper

Garlic

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South Korean ExportsSemiconductors

Wireless telecommunications equipment

Cars

Computers

Steel

Ships

petrochemicals

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South Korean Imports

10th largest importer in the world!

Oil FOOD Electronics Machinery Transportation equipment Organic chemicals plastics

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