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Buchimgae, also Korean pancake, [8] in a narrower sense is a dish made by pan-frying in oil a thick batter with various ingredients into a thin flat pancake. [9] In a wider sense it refers to food made by panfrying an ingredient soaked in egg or a batter mixed with various ingredients.
On the other hand, royal court cuisine is closely related to Korean temple cuisine. In the past, when the royal court maids called sanggung , who were assigned to Suragan ( 수라간 ; 水剌間 ; the name of the royal kitchen), where they prepared the king's meals, became old, they had to leave the royal palace.
One of the earliest stone pagodas built is the Mireuksa stone pagoda from Paekche kingdom in 639 A.D. When the idea of pagodas was first introduced from neighboring Buddhist countries China and India, the influence of pagodas was largely based on plans from wooden pagodas, which eventually led to a widespread use of wood for the construction of pagodas in the early centuries of the three ...
Although it no longer stands, the tallest pre-modern pagoda in Chinese history was the 100-metre-tall wooden pagoda (330 ft) of Chang'an, built by Emperor Yang of Sui, [11] and possibly the short-lived 6th century Yongning Pagoda (永宁宝塔) of Luoyang at roughly 137 metres. The tallest pre-modern pagoda still standing is the Liaodi Pagoda.
In the Western context, there is no clear distinction between a stupa and a pagoda. In general, however, "stupa" is the term used for a Buddhist structure in India or Southeast Asia, while "pagoda" refers to a building in East Asia that can be entered and that may be used for secular purposes. However, use of the term varies by region.
Mandu. Gukbap, soup with rice; Heukimjajuk, black sesame porridge; Jatjuk, pine nut porridge; Memil mandu, dumpling with a buckwheat covering [1]; Pyeonsu, square-shaped mandu (dumpling) with vegetable filling.
Various South Korean dishes and foods. 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.
Bulguksa (Korean: 불국사) is a Buddhist temple on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the Dabotap and Seokgatap stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo (Blue Cloud Bridge), and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha.