The climate and local conditions in Korea are suitable for developing agriculture. As early as the Neolithic age, the cultivation of miscellaneous grains began, and then the cultivation of rice was popularized. Since then, grain has become the center of Korean food culture, and in the late Three Kingdoms period, an inherent Korean home-cooked meal with rice and vegetables as the main non-staple food was formed. Later, cereal diets such as rice, porridge, cakes, noodles, jiaozi, sliced soup and wine were developed, which also brought the development of fermented diets based on soy sauce and then yellow sauce. There are not only cultivated vegetables, but also a wide variety of wild vegetables naturally grown in Shan Ye, which can be used to make cold dishes, rice balls, vegetarian dishes, pickles and so on. Decorate the dining table with seasons.

Traditionally, ginger, cinnamon, Artemisia argyi, Schisandra chinensis, Lycium barbarum, Adenophora adenophora, Platycodon grandiflorum, papaya, pomegranate, grapefruit, ginseng and other medicinal materials have been widely used in cooking. Prepare various foods such as ginseng chicken soup, wormwood cake, Radix Adenophorae, cold salad and various teas such as ginger tea, ginseng tea, papaya tea, citron tea, wolfberry tea and cassia seed tea. Seasonings and spices are also used as medicines in Korea, and onions, garlic, ginger, peppers, sesame oil and sesame seeds are considered to have medicinal value. The daily life of Koreans is mainly rice with several dishes. The staple food is mainly rice, mixed with miscellaneous grains such as millet, barley, soybean and adzuki bean.

Non-staple foods are mainly soup, miso soup, pickles, sauces, and foods made of meat, flat fish, vegetables and seaweed. This way of eating can not only eat all kinds of foods in a balanced way, but also achieve the goal of balanced nutrition.

The staple food is rice, porridge, noodles, jiaozi, rice cake soup and sliced soup, while the non-staple food is miso soup, barbecue, miso meat, fried meat, wild vegetables, vegetables, miso fish, dried fish, miso vegetables, stews, hot pot and pickles. In addition to these daily diets, the Korean diet also includes various cakes, snacks, tea, wine and so on. And various fermented foods.

Korean diet includes: daily diet that is repeated every day, food prepared by major ceremonies that must be passed in a lifetime, harvest festivals and fish festivals prepared when praying for a good harvest, tribal sacrificial diet that prays for tribal peace, and sacrificial food that mourns the dead, etc. At the same time, with the change of seasons, make some seasonal snacks. South Korea's seasonal food custom is the crystallization of human and natural wisdom, and it is very scientific in nutrition. For example, eating walnuts on the fifteenth day of the first month will not cause sores all year round. This is based on scientific theory, which can supplement the deficiency of fatty acids and effectively prevent skin rot, tinea and eczema. And beginning of spring eats wild vegetables in spring, which not only has the feeling of welcoming spring, but also can supplement the vitamins lacking in winter.

It can be said that local food is a local specialty produced according to local geography and climate characteristics, and it is an authentic folk food made by ancestral cooking methods. From this point of view, the custom of Chinese New Year, passed down in various places through rituals and living customs, not only has the characteristics of local culture, but also has great significance in nutrition.

At present, the popular trend in the world lies in health. People attach importance to health and naturally focus on diet. As a representative of South Korea, kimchi has become a worldwide healthy diet, which has attracted everyone's attention. This paper introduces ten representative diets and the best restaurants in Korea. The selection criteria are based on the questionnaire survey of foreigners conducted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the most popular menu survey of overseas Korean restaurants. Kimchi, bibimbap, Kung Pao food (advanced Korean set meal), ribs, barbecue, pork belly, ginseng chicken soup, cold noodles, seafood dishes and fried rice cakes are listed as the top ten representative diets.

1. Kimchi

Kimchi, one of the representative foods in Korea, is an essential fermented food on the Korean table. Today, people pay attention to healthy diet. Kimchi has become a popular diet not only in Korea, but also in many other countries. The most well-known kimchi is spicy cabbage made of red pepper, but there are actually dozens of kimchi. In addition, there are sauerkraut soup, sauerkraut cake, sauerkraut fried rice and other dishes.

2. bibimbap

Bibimbap, together with kimchi, is listed as a representative diet in Korea, which is the highest traditional diet in Korea. Stir-fried meat and various vegetables are mixed with white rice and eaten with Chili sauce or seasoning. It is not only delicious and healthy, but also easy to make and eat. It is the best diet on the plane. There are many famous snack bars in Quanzhou, the hometown of bibimbap, and there are also many famous bibimbap restaurants in Seoul.

3. Palace food (high-end Ding Han food)

Palace diet is the highest summary of Korean food culture, which is made by first-class chefs through secret repeated research for dozens of generations, integrating health and delicacy. Palace food was passed on to nobles at the banquet in the palace, and then passed on to ordinary people by nobles, which brought great influence to Korean food culture. You can experience most of the traditional Korean food culture by tasting the palace cuisine, that is, the advanced Korean dinner. If you are a little richer, you can suggest a try.

4. ribs

Among the meat diets popular among Koreans-barbecue, pork belly and ribs, ribs are the most advanced cuisine. That is, cut the beef or pork with a length of about 1cm and a spacing of about 1cm on both sides, add green onions, garlic, sesame oil and soy sauce, and bake it with medium and strong fire, which is crispy and delicious. Because the price is more expensive and the production is more troublesome, it is usually eaten at home only on birthdays or special festivals, and most of them are eaten in restaurants outside.

5. Outdoor barbecue

Barbecue is a dish in which beef or pork is soaked in seasonings made of soy sauce, honey (or sugar), green onions, garlic, sesame seeds, salt and pepper. Delicious and sweet, it is one of the children's favorite Korean meat dishes. Cooking at home is also easy, and it is a very popular family diet.

6. pork belly

Pork belly refers to the pork in which the meat and fat overlap three times. As South Korea, which consumes the most pork belly in the world, the consumption of pork belly has reached the point where domestic demand exceeds supply and a large number of overseas imports are needed. Pork belly is the most common meat dish in Korea. Raw meat is roasted on an iron plate and then wrapped with raw vegetables. Especially when boys and friends get together and shochu goes with food.

7. Ginseng chicken soup

Ginseng chicken soup is a healthy summer diet. Wash the chicken, laparotomy, and add ginseng, jujube, glutinous rice, etc. Season with salt and boil in water. Koreans have a tradition of eating ginseng chicken soup to supplement their physical strength in the hot summer when they are sweating and weak, and in the early, middle and late July and August. Therefore, on such a special day, ginseng chicken soup shops are often packed.

8. Cold Noodles

Cold noodles are noodles made by mixing a small amount of mung bean flour and wheat flour, adding vegetables and eggs such as thin-skinned meat, cucumbers and pears as a foil, and pouring beef soup cooked for a long time on ice. In addition to the cold noodles mentioned above, there are also representative slightly spicy noodles made of Chili sauce and various materials. On the basis of dough mixing, it becomes cold noodles. If the soup of cold noodles is changed into radish pickle soup, it becomes radish pickle cold noodles. In the past, people used to eat cold noodles in winter, but now they mainly eat them in summer.

9. seafood cuisine

South Korea is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is rich in seafood dishes. Among them, the most popular among Koreans is the seafood scallion cake made of green onions, vegetables and seafood. Mix flour and eggs, put oil in the pan, slice the fresh fish directly, and the slightly spicy fish soup made of finished fish. As a snack for children and adults, seafood scallion cake is very popular, especially pass the parcel wine and seafood scallion cake.

10. Dagao

Caking is similar to western-style cakes, and it is a snack that Koreans often eat. It is made of rice as the main raw material, and various miscellaneous grains, chestnuts, dates or fruits, wormwood, pumpkins and other materials can be added to make various cakes. Sweet and delicious cakes made of various materials have different tastes. It is also a pleasure to choose from more than 100. In the past, making cakes was an indispensable food for banquets, birthdays and sacrifices. Recently, there have been some cake shops such as bakeries, which can be bought in small supermarkets. When you enter the rice cake shop, there are exquisite cakes you don't want to eat, which can be enjoyed with traditional drinks. If you travel to Korea, you might as well try this delicious traditional Korean snack.

In today's society, which emphasizes healthy diet, Korean food is deeply loved by more and more people because of its simple and nutritious characteristics. I believe that in the near future, a healthy Korean food culture will certainly shine more brightly.