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Andong, a city that was once the center of Korea's Confucianist traditions, has a wide variety of local delicacies. Along with Andong jjimdak , [ 66 ] it is the birthplace of heotjesabap (fake jesa food), [ 67 ] Andong soju , [ 68 ] salted mackerel , [ 69 ] and a spicy variety of sikhye (a fermented rice drink).
Piquant, red gochujang-based tteokbokki is one of Korea's most popular snacks. While both soup-style gungmul-tteokbokki (국물떡볶이; lit. soup tteokbokki) and dry gireum-tteokbokki (기름떡볶이; lit. oil tteokbokki) are commonly enjoyed, the former is considered the de facto standard style.
South Korea is a country in East Asia constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It is bordered to the north by North Korea, and the two countries are separated by the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Some dishes are shared by the two Koreas. Historically, Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change.
A recreation of a royal kitchen in which gungnyeo (court ladies) worked, displayed in the Dae Jang Geum Theme Park. Collectively known as gungjung eumsik during the pre-modern era, the foods of the royal palace reflected the opulent nature of the past rulers of the Korean peninsula.
In Japan, North Korea is called Kita-Chōsen (北朝鮮) and South Korea Kankoku (韓国). However, Japan-based North Koreans claim the name Kita-Chōsen is derogatory, as it only refers to the northern part of Korean Peninsula, whereas the government claims sovereignty over its whole territory. [21]
Korean architecture (Korean: 한국건축) refers to an architectural style that developed over centuries in Korea.Throughout the history of Korea, various kingdoms and royal dynasties have developed a unique style of architecture with influences from Buddhism and Korean Confucianism.
Hope (Korean: 소원; RR: Sowon), also known as Wish, is a 2013 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik, starring Sul Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won and Lee Re. [2] It won Best Film at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
South Korea Korean traditional Bark shingled house, Neowajip or Gulpijip ( 굴피집 ) in Gangwon Province Interior of a traditional house at Jeongseon County , Gangwon Province After the devastation of the Korean War there was a need for cheap, suitable housing for people displaced by the war.