Wrap-Ups: A Unique Method of Vegetable Usage and Consumption in Korea

摘要

VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION IN KOREA -Traditionally, fresh vegetables are consumed much differently in Korea than in China and Japan, even though these countries are all located in Northeast Asia, In China, most vegetables are prepared by the well-known stir-fry method and in Japan salted vegetables are favored (Inden et al., 1998). Koreans consume vegetables in a number of special ways as listed below. Koreans are very fond of kimchi, a fermented vegetable delicacy, usually made with Chinese cabbage and radish spiced with garlic, hot pepper powder, bunching onion, ginger, and salted or pickled fish or fish sauce (Park, 1998; Lee, 2003), Various types of kimchi are prepared by partial dehydration with salt or soaking in salt solution.