Whether you are planning to eat in a Korean restaurant, visit Korea, or cook your own Korean food at home, this quick introduction to Korean cuisine will give you all the basics you need.
The Side Dishes
Korean food stands out from other cuisines with the many side dishes (banchan) that are served during meals. The number of side dishes can range anywhere from 2 to 12, but everyday meals feature at least a few.
So when you eat at a Korean restaurant, your various side dishes will come to you before your meal in small bowls and can be anything from vegetables to meat to seafood prepared in any number of ways. Korean dishes are all served at the same time, so there are no separate courses like in Western cuisines.
The Basics
Rice is the backbone of almost every Korean meal. On rare occasions, noodles will replace the rice, but the vast majority of the time, every person eats a bowl of rice with their meal. Typically, each person will also have their own bowl of soup or stew. The side dishes and main dish or dishes, which can be meat, seafood, or tofu are all be served family-style in the middle of the table. Sometimes a large stew will replace the main dish and will be served family-style at the table.
Common Ingredients
Koreans have perfected the art of preserving food over thousands of years, so many of the side dishes are pickled, salted, or fermented and many are spicy.
Kimchi, Korea's famous spicy cabbage, has over a hundred varieties of different vegetables, including some non-spicy types. Even though Korean stews and soups are served very hot (almost boiling), many of the side dishes are served cold or at room temperature.
Korea is a peninsula, so Koreans eat a lot of seafood although meat has become very popular in the last 50 or so years.
The most common spices and sauces used in Korean cuisine are: sesame oil, chili pepper paste (kochujang), chili pepper flakes (kochukaru), soybean paste (daenjang), soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and scallions. As a result, much of Korean cuisine is intensely flavored, savory, and bold.
The Little Things
Everything, including meat and poultry, is cut into bite-sized pieces so there is no need for a knife. Koreans are also adept at using chopsticks so if the meat is too large or a whole grilled fish is served, it can be split with chopsticks. (Many Korean meat dishes are braised or marinated for a long time for a tender flesh). Korean food is traditionally eaten with stainless steel chopsticks and a long stainless steel spoon and is traditionally served at a low table with people sitting on the floor.
Some Korean Culinary History
Korean cuisine has been affected by its geography (peninsula), climate (hot, humid summers and very cold winters), proximity to neighbors China and Japan, and the Japanese occupation from 1910-1945. European traders also had an impact on the cuisine with the Portuguese introduction of chili peppers to Korea in the 17th century. By the 18th century, chili peppers were already being widely used in the preparation of Korean cuisine.
无论您是计划在韩国餐厅吃饭，还是去韩国，或者在家中烹制自己的韩国料理，韩国料理的简介将为您提供所需的所有基础知识。
副菜
韩国料理与其他菜肴脱颖而出，并配有多种餐点。配菜的数量可以在2到12之间，但每天的餐点至少有几个。
所以当您在韩国餐厅吃饭时，您的各种配菜将会在您的小碗饭之前到达您面前，可以从蔬菜到肉类以及以任何方式准备的海鲜。韩式菜肴同时供应，所以没有西餐的单独课程。
主菜
米饭是几乎每个韩国料理的骨干。在极少数情况下，面条会取代米饭，但绝大多数时候，每个人都用一顿饭吃饭。通常，每个人也会有自己的碗汤或炖汤。可以在肉中，海鲜或豆腐的配菜和主菜或菜肴都在桌子的中间供应家庭风味。有时候大炖菜会取代主菜，并在桌子上供应家庭风味。
常用成分
韩国人已经完善了数千年来保存食物的艺术，所以很多配菜都是腌制，腌制或发酵的，许多都是辣的。
韩国着名的辣白菜泡菜有不同种类的不同蔬菜，包括一些非辣类。尽管韩国炖汤和汤汤很热（几乎沸腾），但许多配菜都是冷的或室温的。
韩国是一个半岛，所以韩国人吃了很多海鲜，虽然肉已经在过去的50多年里变得非常受欢迎了。
韩国料理中最常用的香料和调味酱是：芝麻油，辣椒酱（kochujang），辣椒片（kochukaru），大豆酱（daenjang），酱油，大蒜，姜和。葱。因此，韩国料理的味道很浓，味道鲜美，大胆。
其他
所有的东西，包括肉和家禽，都被切成小块，所以不需要一把刀。韩国人也擅长使用筷子，如果肉太大或者一整条烤鱼都可以用筷子分开。 （许多韩国肉类菜肴长期炖或腌制肉嫩）。传统上，用不锈钢筷子和长不锈钢勺子吃韩国料理，传统上是坐在地板上的低桌子上。
一些韩国烹饪史
韩国料理的地理（半岛），气候（炎热，潮湿的夏天和非常寒冷的冬天），邻近的中国和日本以及日本的占领从1910年至1945年受到影响。欧洲贸易商也在17世纪与葡萄牙向韩国引进辣椒对美食产生了影响。到十八世纪，辣椒已经被广泛用于制作韩国料理。
有没有一种一种美食介绍的，每种几句话就行。