Source of Korean food

Korean food is often pungent, spicy, with lots of spices. Koreans eat meat and rich dishes from this material attractive. Rice is the staple food in the daily diet of people in Korea. All are refined following the development process of ups and downs of Korean culture for a long time.

Together with the introduction of Chinese culture grows in Korea, rice is also beginning to appear and are planted here about the second century AD. However, at this time, rice is another kind of food is precious and valuable. Even under the Unified Silla dynasty (668-935), rice was used to pay taxes. Steamed rice, thus also becomes a topping, often only present in the diet of the family power and rich. In the families of civilians, rice dishes appear as mixed as Boribap (rice and barley), Kongbap (rice and beans). Mix-style dishes or Meat Soup is very popular in Korea so far . Until the second half of the twentieth century, the rice became the main dish in the lives of their daily activities.

Since ancient times, the meat which is the old favorite Korean residents. But the wide spread of Buddhism in Korean society in the fourth century also make certain changes in the life of Korean food this period, opening the period of fasting during the nine century. When Buddhism became the national religion of Korea is also at the slaughter of animals is almost completely blocked and appeared to have meat in the diet is extremely rare. Almost vegetarian regime is changed by only eating culture of the Mongol Empire invasion. So far, Koreans suddenly realize that the foods that they forget how long now have enough energy supply and make them more conscious. They eventually brought the meat back to their diets.
Not only changes the basic diet, Mongolia also brought to Korea a lot of bold dishes that typically Mandu noodles or dumplings (grilled meat dumplings), has now become characteristic of Korea. Habit of using spices: pepper, onion, garlic .... and reasonable reductions in each dish, flavor and charming novelty than for food.
This period also marked the beginning of the formation and growth of Korean food culture. The return of these foods provide potential material for many food processing by means rich. Korean people have sought to take advantage of all the parts of pigs and cattle, from head to tail, nails ... to approach the steaming, baking, dried, soaked in vinegar ...

Choson dynasty to the mighty (1392 - 1910), when Confucianism replaced Buddhism as the state religion, then eat the provisions completely abandoned. Furthermore, agriculture in South Korea under the reign of the emperor also achieved remarkable progress, thanks to improvements in farming methods and learn from other countries.

Let try a dish of Korean . You will be surprised and impressed about it !