K FOOD: Secrets of Korean Flavors Part 4
Description
〈K FOOD: Secrets of Korean Flavors: Part 4, Pickling, Digging, Plucking 〉
Koreans dig up, pick, and pluck almost all parts of plants, like mountain herbs, wild vegetables, and garden vegetables, to make them a meal. The culture of enjoying marine plants such as seaweed and laver, and the culture of collecting and enjoying root plants and tree fruits are also old traditions. It examines the gathering culture of Koreans, which can be called the 'namul nation,' and includes everyday recipes.
Table of Contents:
〈K FOOD: Secrets of Korean Flavors: Part 4, Pickling, Digging, Plucking 〉
Prologue
Picking, Digging and Plucking
Descendants of Gatherers: The Dietary Lives of the Koreans
Picking Greens
Namul Nation
Korea’s Favorite Namul (Greens)
Folk Songs about Gathering Namul
Koreans Are Sweet on Bitter Tastes
Year-Old Namul on the First Full Moon
Koreans and Kongnamul
Ready-Made Seasonings for Convenient Cooking
Ready-Made Namul Seasoning Products
Magical Mushrooms
Korean Mushrooms
A Baguni on Every Arm
Digging Up Roots
Deep-Rooted Root Vegetables
Root Vegetables in Korean Cuisine
The Place of Root Vegetables in Holiday Foods
Homi, the Tool of the Korean Woman
Plucking Fruits
Tree Nuts and Fruits in the Lives of Koreans
For Celebration and Remembrance: Jujubes, Chestnuts, Persimmons and Pine Nuts
Making Jelly out of Grain
Gathering Seaweed
A Watery Harvest
Marine Plants on the Korean Table
Varieties of Gim (Laver)
Seaweed, Koreans’ Lifelong Companion
Everyday Korean Food Made by Digging, Picking and Plucking