[MANNAM] Korean Culture: What Do Koreans Eat on a Rainy Day?

Hi, MANNAM International friends! It rained a lot today. Did you bring your umbrella with you? In Korea, people eat a kind of food on a rainy day and do you know what it is? You may have heard about it several times. The name of the food is “Jeon” —Korean pancake.

There are several kinds of “Jeon” in Korea, such as “Nokdu Jeon (mung bean pancake)”, “Gam-ja Jeon (potato pancake)”, “Pa Jeon (green onion pancake)”, “Bu-chu Jeon (Leek pancake)”, and “Ho-bak Jeon (zuccini pancake)”. You can choose your favorite vegetable and make some yourself.

As the reason why Koreans eat “Jeon” on rainy days, have your heard anything about it? As we know, people lived on a farm in the past, so whenever it rained they could not work outside. Then how to spend time on rainy days? At that time, there must be no cinemas, health clubs, or cafes. Here is the Koreans’ solution. On rainy days, Koreans got together at home and cooked “Jeon”, using materials such as flour and vegetables that they can get easily from their warehouse and farm. While eating “Jeon”, they may have a long talk on family history, farmwork, and life in the city.

                                                                                                

Different cultures, interesting stories. In Korean culture, people eat “Jeon” on rainy days. How about in your culture? Do you eat any special food on rainy days? We don’t know each other’s culture until we share it. Members of MANNAM International want to understand your culture. Join us and share your beautiful culture with us.

[MANNAM] The Five Cardinal Colors of Korean Food

Hi, MANNAM International friends! Do you like Korean Food? How do you describe Korean food using only one word? You may say “delicious”, “spicy”, or “hot”. If I describe Korean Food with one word, I will choose “colorful”.

Look at the photos above. Do they look delicious? They are three different kinds of Korean Food — “Jeon”, “Kim-bab”, and “Bi-bim-bab”. In each photo, you can find yellow, green, white, red and black. Yellow, white, red, black, and blue are called Korean five cardinal colors.

From the three kinds of colorful Korean Food, we can see Koreans ideas of “What looks good tastes good.” By adding different colored vegetables, Koreans improve not only the nutritional value of food, but also the appearance the dishes.

As Korean Food, MANNAM International Volunteer Association is also colorful. Why MANNAM International is colorful? One may say, “Because we have a wide variety of races, nationalities, languages, religions, and cultures.” Yes. That’s the answer. As members of a colorful volunteer association, let’s unite our hearts and efforts to make a more harmonious world through our volunteerism and peace campaign.