There are many kinds of diets in Korea, because Korea used to be an agricultural society. Therefore, rice has been the staple food since ancient times. Recently, the Korean diet consists of various vegetables, meat and fish. Fermented pickled foods such as kimchi (fermented spicy cabbage), seafood sauce (pickled seafood) and soybean sauce (fermented soybean) are famous for their nutritional value and special taste. The characteristic of Korean table setting is that all food is set at the same time. The number of traditional dishes is three for the poor and twelve for the royal family. The placement of the table varies according to the noodles or meat. Compared with China and Japan, Korean food provides soup, and rice spoons are used more frequently in Korea.

Types of traditional Korean diet

1. Rice and porridge

Rice is the main food in Korean diet, and most people eat cabbage rice. In order to increase nutrition, beans, chestnuts, sorghum, red beans, barley and grains are sometimes added. Porridge is a diet with high nutritional value. There are many kinds, including rice, red beans, pumpkins, abalone, ginseng, vegetables, chicken, mushrooms and soybean teeth.

2. soup

Soup is an essential meal. The types of soup vary according to vegetables, meat, shellfish, seaweed, beef bones and so on.

3. casserole

Casserole is similar to soup, but thicker than soup. The most diverse casserole, the biggest sauce casserole. Casserole tastes very spicy. Cook it in a casserole and serve it while it is hot.

Smoked and stewed food

Smoked and stewed foods are similar to vegetables seasoned with soy sauce. Smoked and stewed food is made with small fire.

Mixed vegetables

Pickled vegetables are added with salt, soy sauce, salt and pepper, sesame oil, garlic and onion, and then blanched or slightly fried.

6. Pickled seafood (salted seafood)

Salty seafood is a special salty food, which is fermented from fish, oysters, shrimp, roe and fish offal. Marinated seafood can be eaten as a dish. Pickled pickles can also be used as seasoning.

7. Baked food

Barbecue food is made by grilling meat with ingredients in advance on a charcoal fire. The representative food of baked goods is barbecue and ribs. You can also fish in this way.

thin pancake made of flour

Pancakes include mushrooms, cantaloupes, dried fish, oysters, green peppers, salted meat and so on. Stir in flour and eggs and fry them into food similar to fried cakes.