Traditional Dessert

Korean Rice Cakes

(Deok)

   As a traditional delicacy in Korea, rice cakes are made for many rituals and ceremonies. It is also a symbol of the many walks through life, since rice cakes are always eaten during both happy and sad occasions and accompany Korean people on their journies through life. Rice cakes plays a significant role in the lifestyle of the Korean.

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Traditional Cuisine

Kongguksu

   Konggukusu is wheat flour noodles in soy milk broth.

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Traditional Snack or Light Meal

Kimbap

   Kimbap consists of steamed white rice along with other ingredients which vary, and is rolled with dried seaweed sheets. They're very popular among Koreans, especially during picnics and anything else outdoors.

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Kimchi

   Kimchi is fermented raw vegetables, a part of the daily lives of Korean families. Cabbage and chili is a common form of kimchi. It's mostly spicy and pickled, and accompanies other dishes. It can also be mixed with other foods to create kimchi stew and kimchi fried rice. It's a traditional food that is eaten since 5600-8000 years ago. In the beginning, kimchi simply consisted of cabbage and salt water.

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Bi Bim Bab

    Bi Bim Bab, translated, means "mixed meal." It is a bowl of rice, usually  topped with an egg, sliced meat and sauteed vegetables.

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Mordern Korean Diet

   Nowadays, many Koreans, especially young people, choos to eat Western foods as part of their diet.

Korean Pizza

   Even though many Western fastfood chain and restaurants has appeared in Korea in the last few decades, they are often changed and adjusted to appease the tastes of the Korean people.

  These pizzas are unique because of their very "Korean" toppings. You won't see these in any pizzahut in the United States.

Korean Fried Chicken

   Although adopted from the West, Korean-style fried chicken has its own specialty. Using mostly chicken wings, it is first fried and then seasoned, with sweet garlic-soy or red-pepper sauce.

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   Korea's food culture is not strikingly original, since it is very similar to the foods of its neighboring countries. Kimbap is about the same as the traditional Japanese roll sushi, and noodle dishes and rice cakes are fairly common in China. Therefore, I come to the conclusion that Korean's cultural identity is not well expressed by its cuisine, since it is extremely similar to other Asian countries.