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Bulgogi (Korean Barbecued Beef)

• Korean dish with marinated beef.

• Chicken or pork can be used.

• Started to eat during Goguryeo era (37 BC-668 AD).

• The meat is marinated before cooking—the process makes the beef more tender and delicious.

• Serving with vegetables like lettuce, green peppers, cloves of garlic along with a small dish of sauce adds more taste.

• In modern days, there are Bulgogi flavored fast food are sold in Korea.

Bibimbap (Mixed Rice)

• One of the famous Korean dishes

• First mentioned in the late 19C’s cookbook.

• Since the late 20C, it has been introduced to other countries.

• Commonly includes steamed rice, vegetables, meat, and a raw or fried egg.

• Convenient to prepare. • Can be served cold or hot.• According to ingredients, there can be

many variations. (seafood, vegetables, beef…etc)

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Fan Dance (Buchaechum)

• Believed to have originated with shamans performing nature rites

• Wearing the traditional clothes, Hanbok, when performing.

• Mostly performed by female performers.

• Performers use fans to convey the message of the dance.

• It usually performed during special celebrations, for example, on king’s birthday.

• Nowadays, it is taught in schools and performed often by traditional dance groups.

Mask Dance (Talchum)

• A type of Korean dance drama performed while wearing a mask

• One person or a group of people can perform (even mime, speak, or sing while performing)

• Basic themes include ritual dances, parody of human weakness, and ridiculing upper class

• Performers take roles, such as people, animals and sometimes supernatural beings to reflect the anger felt by lower classes toward the society.

• Many variations of dance styles and terms are applied by different regions.

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Cho-Ga JipThatched-Roof House

• One of traditional Korean house styles

• Roof is thatched with straw or reed

• Made mostly with water, clay, and straw

• Could be seen in farming areas. • Thought to be the house for common

people• Because of straw, it keeps people warm in

winter, but it has a danger of fire.

Han-Ok • One of traditional

Korean house styles—thought to be the house for upper class people

• It is built in relation to its surroundings (a mountain in the back, and a river in the front)

• Made with soil, timber, and rocks

• Roof is tiled with Giwa, traditional tiles.• “On-dol”, a floor–based heating system,

and “Dae-cheong” a wooden-floor hall help Koreans survive the hot summers and cold winters.

• The structure and the shapes of the house are different according to social classes and regions respectively.

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