Sunday, May 31, 2015

The Significance Of Korean Seafood

By Ericka Marsh


Korea is a small peninsula, so most of their cuisines has a very wealthy seafood dishes. They are often prepared in various ways like being fermented, roasted, grilled, braised, boiled, raw and dried. If you are going to name something that came quickly to mind when you hear about Korean food, you will probably think on their barbecued meat, spicy foods and perhaps their kimchi.

Korean cuisines are considered as a defining element of their culture for many reasons. One is that, food is related to the overall environment of the country, the location and its climate as well as its geography. Most of the locals eat a lot of Korean seafood. Koreans are sea food lovers and seek out the best specialties of each region.

Most Koreans love to eat three types of seafood at a time. One of these is the small dried sardine. They are considered as condiments and not as a main dish. It can be eaten with other dishes. Bowls of these may also appear every meal especially during breakfast. Dried cuttlefish on the other hand is a recipe most people can't eat without. Dried cuttlefish is also one of the most popular snack foods and can be sold in different vending machine.

There are various kinds that most people in Korea eat. Seaweeds are useful and nutritious in a country that can survive long winters. Babies are also fed with seaweed soups and traditional birthday events include seaweed soup on their menu. Actually, there are thousands of reasons why most Korean foods are very healthy.

For the past few centuries, people in Redondo Beach CA have eaten products of the sea, mountain and field due to its distinguish climate making most Korean dishes to become abundant. Their foods are special, particular and exotic. One of the best distinguishing features of their cuisine is its spiciness. Some of the basic seasonings include red pepper, green onion, soy sauce, paste and combined in several ways to enhance their recipes.

Moreover, individuals also love to eat red meat recipes and the most famous dish to Westerners. Usually, they like to marinate meats with soy sauce garlic, onion, and other seasonings. The marinated meats will then cooked for minutes over a fire in front of the table. Mostly, they love to eat short ribs of beef and pork.

Vegetable dish is also popular. Traditionally, individuals are eating more vegetables than red meats. This is because, it can halve the chances of getting heart diseases and to avoid heart attack. Once this is included to your daily diet, it will also help you a lot. Prawns, crabs, squid and octopus are mostly packed with vitamins and minerals which are good for the heart health.

Although any seafood has higher level of cholesterol, but saturated fats can also be found which can be commonly found in red meat, fast food and cheese that increases levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Thus, sea food is unlikely to have major effects to the levels of your cholesterol.

Finally, studies show that eating seafoods regularly is beneficial to your health in many ways. Evidence also suggests that a diet with fish oils can help protect you from major diseases and help to improve your overall well being.




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