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South Korea Cuisine and Food
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Kimch'i
Kimch'i is the most famous Korean food. A fermented vegetable
dish highly seasoned with red pepper and garlic, it is served
at virtually all meals, and has become the best known of Korea's
dishes abroad.
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Abalone Gruel
Minced abalone is roasted with sesame oil in a pan and rice
and water are added. After cooking slowly, salt is added to
taste. This gruel is a specialty of Cheju and was much favoured
by Kings, in ancient times as health food.
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Chari mulhoe (Raw Fish)
The "Chari" is a small, dark in color fish from
the bream family. Deboned and cut into pieces, scallion, dropwort,
cucumber and other vegetables are added and spiced with pepper.
Ice cold water is then added at serving time.
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Shiitake Mushrooms cooked with Rice in Stone Pot
Pollution-free natural or cultivated Shiitake mushrooms from
Halla mountain at the level of 600 to 700 meter are selected
for cooking with rice in a Stone Pot. Carrots, spinach and
various edible wild greens as well as minced beef are added
to the pot. When cooked, all ingredients are well mixed in
the pot for serving. The scent of Shiitake on top of local
flavor makes this also a speciality of Cheju.
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Shell Fishes in Earthen Bowl
Fresh vegetables are added on top of various shell fish such
as clams, top shells, oysters and sea urchins plus soyabean
paste to improve taste.
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