characteristics of korean food

Characteristics of Korean food

Korean food has various side dish. Favorite side dishes are bean-taste soup, Boiled beef, fish, cabbage, kimchee, and steamed vegetables.

Kimchee is the best know Korean food. It is vegetable dish, highly seasoned with pepper, garlic, etc. It is served with every kind of Korean meals and it stimulate the appetite like pickles. Kimchee contains amount of good nutritions such as vitamin C and Fiber

Koreans also like meat dishes. Koreans have Bulgoki which is Korean barbaeque. It is marinated in a sauce made with soy sauce, galic, suger sesame oil and other seasonings, and cooked over a fire in front of table. For the other special food, Galbi, the short ribs of beef or pork is also good.

Soups, guk and cchigae in Korean vary in taste and potency.

Through the history, the soup culture was developed because of the famine or cold weather. When our ancestors were short of food, they made sup with small amount of vegetables and beef bones.

Also the hot soup could play a role in protecting the cold.

Vegetable dish is also popular in Korea. Korean traditionally

Eat more vegetable with rice in main meal than meats and the

Vegetable dishes are various in kinds and taste. Korean call dishes made with only vegetables “Namool”.

Generally, the Korean diet uses much grains and vegetables which add fiber and protein from both vegetables and meats. Korean food has moderate calories and low fat and sweet taste-very healthy

And well-balanced. The Korean diet is changing and the Korean

Food industry is developing as fast as the speed of train.