So, how did Korean food culture develop? Come and have a look with me!
Korean food refers to the traditional Korean diet. The royal diet combines local characteristics with modern materials and recipes. So, there are many kinds. Traditional Korean cuisine includes rice, kimchi and soup. In Korean diet, sesame oil, soy sauce, salt, garlic, ginger and pepper are usually used as condiments. In addition, the diet in Korea changes with the seasons. Koreans also have the custom of pickling and storing kimchi in winter.
According to the difference of climate and soil and water, Koreans began agricultural cultivation as early as the Three Kingdoms period. After that, South Korea began to grow rice. Therefore, South Korea takes grain as the center as the diet representative. Since the late Three Kingdoms period, rice and kimchi have been the staple foods in Korea. Non-staple food is mainly Korean food. Cereal diet, such as rice, noodles, jiaozi, cakes, etc. It's all fermented. Soybeans will ferment into soy sauce after being dipped in soy sauce. There are many kinds of vegetables in Korea, including cultivated vegetables and wild vegetables. Make different kinds of pickles according to different climate changes. Since ancient times, there has been a theory of homology between medicine and food in Korea. Therefore, some medicinal materials are occasionally added when cooking food. This will have the effect of keeping in good health.
Korea used to be an agricultural country in history, and rice has been its staple food since ancient times. Nowadays, Korean cuisine includes all kinds of vegetables, meat and seafood, and fermented foods such as kimchi (fermented spicy cabbage), seafood sauce (pickled fish) and soy sauce (fermented bean products) have become the most representative and nutritious foods in Korea. The biggest feature of Korean table culture is that all dishes are served at one time. Traditionally, the number of side dishes varies from the next three dishes to the emperor's 12 dishes according to different grades. The placement and layout of the dining table also vary greatly due to the type of cooking. Because Koreans attach importance to form, table decoration etiquette has also been greatly developed. Besides, compared with neighboring China and Japan, spoons are used more frequently in Korea, especially when soup appears on the dining table.
Whether it's barbecue, kimchi or cake, colorful visual enjoyment is the biggest feature of Korean cuisine. On the one hand, it keeps the original fresh color of food, on the other hand, it shows the different forms of food through cooking, so that when you taste Xia Zimen's dishes, it not only feels delicious, but also looks good!
Korean cuisine has unique flavor and characteristics. Spicy is one of the main flavors of Korean food, but it is different from other spicy foods. Some people describe the spicy taste of Sichuan cuisine as spicy and delicious. The spicy taste of Hunan cuisine is spicy and blunt, without any disguise; Spicy Korean food is mellow and full of stamina, which will make you sweat thoroughly. If you want to feel it, go to Xiazimen and try it yourself.
Korean ginseng, chicken, fresh beef, seafood, vegetables, stew, steam and roast ... just hearing these words, I think they are very healthy and nutritious raw materials and practices. Porphyra yezoensis is made of natural materials. In practice, we choose cooking methods that do not destroy nutrition. Vegetarian ingredients are reasonably matched, and the pursuit of production is small and refined, ensuring adequate nutrition and not making people overeat.
There are many kinds of etiquette foods in Korea since ancient times, such as wedding gifts, witchcraft foods, etiquette foods and temple etiquette foods. Its cooking methods spread from temple to temple. In addition, China people always have fish and shrimp paste, pickles, dried meat, dried fish and other appetizers before meals, and the various food processing technologies developed from this have also enriched their food culture. In Xiazimen, beef is the main barbecue food. Beef tenderloin, steak, beef tongue, beef tenderloin, seafood and sashimi are all delicious barbecue foods, especially roast beef tenderloin and steak. Its meat is delicious and tender.
Having said that, I believe you already know something about Korean food. What are you hesitating about? Ask your friends to go with you!