Traditionally, ginger, cinnamon, mugwort leaf, Schisandra chinensis, medlar, adenophora adenophora, platycodon grandiflorum, papaya, pomegranate, grapefruit, ginseng and other medicinal materials have been widely used in Korean food cooking, and various foods such as ginseng chicken soup, mugwort leaf, adenophora adenophora, cold salad, ginger tea, ginseng tea, papaya tea, citron tea tea, wolfberry tea and so on. It's ready. Seasonings and spices are also used as medicines in Korea, and onions, garlic, ginger, peppers, sesame oil and sesame seeds are considered to have medicinal value.

The daily life of Koreans is mainly rice with several dishes. The staple food is mainly rice, mixed with miscellaneous grains such as millet, barley, soybean and adzuki bean.

Non-staple foods are mainly soup, miso soup, pickles, sauces, and foods made of meat, flat fish, vegetables and seaweed. This way of eating can not only eat all kinds of foods in a balanced way, but also achieve the goal of balanced nutrition.

The staple foods are rice, porridge, noodles, jiaozi, rice cake soup and sliced soup, and the non-staple foods are sauce soup, barbecue, sauce meat, fried meat, wild vegetables, vegetables, sauce fish, dried fish, pickles, stews, hot pot and pickles. In addition to these daily diets, the Korean diet also includes various cakes, snacks, tea, wine and so on. And various fermented foods.

Korean diet includes: daily diet repeated every day, food prepared for major ceremonies that must be passed in one's life, harvest festivals and fish festivals prepared when praying for harvest and fishing, tribal sacrificial diet for praying for tribal safety, and sacrificial food for mourning the dead, etc. At the same time, with the change of seasons, make some seasonal snacks. South Korea's seasonal food custom is the crystallization of human and natural wisdom, and it is very scientific in nutrition. For example, eating walnuts on the fifteenth day of the first month will not cause sores all year round. This is based on scientific theory that supplementing fatty acids can effectively prevent skin rot, tinea and eczema. And beginning of spring eats wild vegetables in spring, which not only has the feeling of welcoming spring, but also can supplement the vitamins lacking in winter.

It can be said that South Korea's local diet is a regional feature based on local geography and climate characteristics, and it is an authentic folk diet cooked by ancestors. The customs, etiquette and living habits adopted in various places not only have the characteristics of local culture, but also have great significance in nutrition.