Okay, I will continue my rambling during the moment spent in Korea.
In
3rd August 2012, we went to our third field trip at Andong. The
first place we stopped by during this trip was the Andong Souju museum. Andong
is particularly famous for high alcoholic content Souju, which is a kind of 45%
distilled fold liquor. These soujus are said to be handed down from Shilla
Dynasty. A visit to Andong Souju Museum exposed us to the history and cultural
importance of Andong Souju. In the
museum, we could see the origin and manufacturing process of Andong Souju and a
display of liquor bottles in chronological order. What matter the most was that
we were given chances to try the souju for free. The taste was really strong
compared to normal soujus selling in the convenient stores around Korea.
Besides that, this museum has also exhibited many Korean traditional food and
ceremonies rites.
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| Korean Traditional Food in display! |
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| All of them look yummy and unique! |
And this Korean traditional food is called Kujeolpan. It is somewhat quick similar to our Chinese traditional cookies served during Chinese New Year.
You may wonder what actually make up this Korea dishes named Kujeolpan. Well, Kujeolpan consists of wrapped vegetables and meat, abalone, sea cucumber which arranged evenly around the edge of 9 sections woodenware dish with jeonbyeong (thin fried wheat cake) placed in the center section. The exact content may vary according tpo the ocassion and table setting.
So, when does it normally served?
It is an offering of friendships between family who eats together and a chance to savor rare delicacies.
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| Kujeolpan |
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| The Local Food in Andong |
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| Serena and Grace trying out Soju! |
A drinking table should be set according to the liquor being offered and the tastes of your guest. Liquor may be served with dried meat, dried slices of fish or spawn (often seasoned with spices), pan-fried food, slices of boiled beef, steamed dishes, bazier-cooked food, meat and vegetable casseroles, hot stew, raw vegetables, kimchi, fruits or traditional Korea sweets.
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| Drinking Table |
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| Caleb and me with the drinking table in display! |
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| Everybody is trying out the free souju!xD |
Next destination: Andong Folk Museum in which I will share in the next post! =)
