KOREAN FOOD>

Korean food is one of the most varied and unique cuisines in Asia. The modern Korean housewife cooks with a repertoire of vegetables and spices, using age-old recipes handed down from the tables of Korean kings and Buddhist monks.

Korea has four distinct seasons with winter being particularly cold. This climate, in combination with the mountainous interior, has given Koreans an appetite for hearty stimulating food. Soups and meats are cooked with chillies, garlic, ginseng and many medicinal vegetables, berries and nuts.

The four distinct seasons have guaranteed the Koreans a steady flow of seasonal produce. Korea is famous for its kimchi. This is served with every meal. On first impressions partially rotting cabbage may seem unappetising, however it does become very addictive.