Colourful Korean Rice Cake.
Tteok (Korean Rice Cake) Museum.
Next up is the Tteok Museum at the Institute of Traditional Korean Food. Here on display are various types of rice cakes along with the different methods that go into making these dishes. The museum was originated to preserve traditional kitchen tools and utensils passed down through generations. The floor plan consists of two rooms, one that showcases seasonal rice cakes that are enjoyed during Korea’s holidays and festivities, and the utensils required in making them. I’m guided to the next room, where the rice cakes are shown in a ritualistic setting to help visitors have a peek at the importance of rituals many years ago. There is also a class where visitors can make their own rice cakes using traditional ingredients. To cap off my tour through time, I finish off at a cozy makgeolli bar along the increasingly popular Sejong Village
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Food Culture Street. Situated steps away from Gyeongbokgung Station it has become a favourite among students and office workers over the years and has a great selection of makgeolli together with a tasty variety of traditional Korean dishes. It doesn’t take much before I’m feeling comfortable. I am reminded at just how fascinating and insightful food can be in understanding culture. In the case of Korea, although I’ve only sampled three very unique and enormously satisfying traditional delicacies, I am much more aware at the strict attention to detail and presentation of food in Korean culture. It only makes me want to explore Korean cuisine even further for I sense that I have only scratched the surface of what there is yet to sample.
Fresh kimchi and makgeolli at Sejong Village Food Culture Street.