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Korean cuisine is the set of foods and culinary styles which are associated with Korean culture.This cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in Korea and southern Manchuria, Korean cuisine reflects a complex interaction of the natural environment and different cultural trend
Korea is the birthplace of Goryeo Insam (Korean ginseng), and the ginseng from Geumsan is specially well known for its quality with over a thousand years of history. Every year a ginseng festival is held in Geumsan in South Chungcheong province around Chuseok (Autumn harvest day; August 15 by the lunar calendar ).
Historically, Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in southern Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula, it has gone through a complex interaction of the natural environment and different cultural trends. [1] Rice dishes and kimchi are staple Korean
Korean royal court cuisine, Surasang. During the Joseon Dynasty, Confucianism had a strong influence in all aspects of life, and food was no exception. Confucian culture still influences Korean cuisine today. [1] The court food of the Joseon Dynasty was prepared by selected chefs with local specialties and fresh seasonal foods from all over the ...
The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, South Korea has split on its own path of cultural development away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1949. The ...
"(Korean Food Culture Series - Part 7) Local Foods". Korea Tourism Organization. 2008-02-05. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31; 닮은 듯 색다른 매력을 간직한 북한의 음식 문화 (in Korean). Korea Knowledge Portal. 2009-06-19. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09.
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.
As Korean society became Confucianized, the four family ceremonies of Confucian culture (coming-of-age ceremony, wedding, funeral, and ancestral rite; known collectively as 관혼상제; 冠婚喪祭; gwan hon sang je) have developed elaborately, and continue to influence Korean life to the present day. Ceremonial food was an important part of ...