The Secret of Korean Foods

by dave Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:41 pm

THE SECRET OF KOREAN FOODS

by Dondave Jabay (Published on SULYAPINOY July Issue)

1st Row (Left to Right): brown rice, sweet potato, soybean paste, fava bean, and seaweed. 2nd Row (Left to Right): wild grapes, kimchi, garlic, Korean leek, and ginseng.

As a foreigner in the land of �kimchi�, many of us cannot avoid of eating those spicy, hot, uncomfortably odorous, and vegetative types of foods in Korea.

During my first month of work and for being a lone foreign worker in the company, I can still remember the tough experience I had while eating three times a day those regularly served Korean foods in the canteen. I was even counting the days in a week just to feel the excitement when Sundays are approaching hoping to eat chicken and burger at KFC, Lotteria or McDonald in Hyehwadong, the meeting place of Filipino migrant workers in Seoul.

Two months later, I tried to change my appetite and learned to love Korean foods. I was inspired to do it when one of my officemates recommended me to search about the secret of Korean foods.

Now, let me share you what I have learned and hopefully it will help you love Korean foods too.

Came from intensive study and research; the National Cancer Research Institute of Korea recommended 54 Korean foods that have strong cancer fighting agents. In the book �54 Foods that Help people Fight Cancer�, 27 medical, physics, pharmacology and dietetics experts and three researchers from Korean food manufacturing firms selected healthful food that retard development of cancer based on scientific evidence.

Published by the Korean Society for Cancer Prevention, the book introduces the nutritional benefits of traditional Korean food.

According to the book, �kimchi� is full of nutritious ingredients like chilies, cabbage, garlic, green onion, ginger and radish. It contains capsaicin, the source of the hot taste and cancer fighting ability. Another food recommended is wild grapes. The book says wild grapes have ten times stronger anti-cancer effects than cultivated grapes. The book also highlighted the benefit of brown rice, which is more nutritious than white rice, saying its fiber improves digestion.

Knowing the secret of Korean foods hopefully provides an inspiration to all of us to learn to love �kimchi� and other Korean foods. So what are you waiting for? Let us grab this opportunity while we are still working in South Korea.

More so, it�s also better to learn on how to prepare these foods and share with our respective families way back home.

�Prevention is better than cure, therefore eat Korean foods now!�

The table below shows some of the foods from the book and their benefits:

by Elizer Penaranda Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:45 pm

Now I got the reasons why should Korean food be included on my diet.

Thanks Sir Dave for the health info.

by Cielo Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:41 pm

kita mo namn hahaba ng buhay ng mga korean
may kapitbahay me d2 99 yrs. old na cia pero every sunday nakikita ko pa rin sa church
at take note nakakapaglakad pa cia,napaka healthy kc namn talaga ng mga kinakain nila. Smile

by amie sison Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:31 pm

korean foor have a lot of ingredients but it is so easy to cook...yummy!

by goodheart Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:56 pm

I love korean food:) really! Very Happy

by jeonna Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:24 pm

totoo po lahat yan kabayan. noon nong bago palang ako dito kumakain na talaga ako kasi sapinas palang mahilig na ako sa maanghang. mga ilang buwan na ako dito ang dami kung naririning na cancer fifhting daw ang mga pagkain nila dito lalo na pagkumain ka ng kimchi at daenjang na may sabaw kahit anong luto basta may daenjang. hindi ako makontento sa mga naririnig ko nagresearch nga ako sa computer totoo nga! mga sinasabi at sa tuwing may nakakausap akong korean maganda raw pagkain ng hanguk kaya tuwang tuwa sila sa akin na kumakain talaga ng korean foods.yong may kulay na rice yon po lagi ang kanin namin minsan nagsasawa ako. lahat nalang ata klase ng bigas ay hinahalo na namin. asawa ko bawal sa kanya ang rice na puti dapat kainin yong may halo talaga na kanin ang twag ko ay makulay na kanin..hindi na ako makakain pag wla angkimichi.. meyok paborito ko. at ska hindi ako makagawa ng sabaw paghindi muna pakuluan ng tashima at melchi ang tubig.kasi yong ang pangpalasa sa sabaw tashima at melchi..

by chayen Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:13 pm

sabi ng mga korean kumain daw ng gulay para hahaba ang buhay totoo po yan
kc meron kamag anak si koreano my husb.115 age niya ng namatay

ako korean na food na rin yong gusto ko lang kainin Very Happy

at marami din di ko nakakain sa pagkain nila kc iba lasa at amoy Crying or Very sad

by Elizer Penaranda Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:18 pm

thanks for sharing Cielo, Amie, Goodheart, Chayen and Jeonna! bounce

by angel Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:08 pm

dapat talaga eat more vegetables and fruits...para maging healthy body... thanks sa pag share ng tips... halik

by jhunex Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:48 pm

thanx ng sangkatutak bro. very nutritious tlga korean foods.look at their senior citizens here still working hard that becoz of their discipline also.

by airlinehunk24 Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:43 pm

wow tahts great info..tnx sir dave..
even in philippines also kumakain na ako ng kimchi since we have a korean
teacher a volunteer from KOV in the University...

one info i apreaciate a lot when i atended a seminar and they ask why korean have a lots of Banchan?

answer--- kc daw noong korean war, koreans noon kunti lang ang pagkain at mahirap maghanap nito...karamihan sa knila kumakain lang ng kahit ano...like mga edible na mga dahon dahon and made a lot of diferent banchan..AND also from those edible fod they mixed with korean style way of makin side dishes......

lahat pala ng banchan and fud na hinahain sa hapag kainan have history...

tahts cool info....