Food & Cuisine Korean Stories
Read 11 food & cuisine Korean stories across A0, A1, A2, B1, B2.
사과 두 개
A story about a mother and child eating two apples.
빵과 우유
A story about a mother giving bread and milk to a child.
겨울이 오기 전에 너무 일찍 봉한 막걸리 항아리
Suah tries to help her grandmother by making makgeolli before winter, but learns an important lesson about the process.
추석에 먹기엔 덜 달았던 송편
A young girl named Jisu learns the secret to making delicious Songpyeon for the Chuseok holiday.
광장시장 빈대떡집의 마지막 맷돌
At a busy market festival, Jisu helps her grandmother repair an old millstone and make delicious mung bean pancakes.
엉뚱한 손님에게 내준 꿀유자차
A story about a café employee who accidentally serves a honey citron tea to the wrong customer.
해녀의 마지막 전복
An elderly female diver named Kim Sun-hee fulfills a heartfelt promise to her granddaughter by catching one last abalone for her wedding porridge.
안동 헛제삿밥에 제사가 없던 날
This story follows Sujin as she learns how Andong's traditional heotjesapsap carries old food traditions and warm community feelings into the present.
끝내 차려지지 않은 밥상에 지은 보리밥
A grandmother cooks barley rice every Sunday for her daughter who left home three years ago, hoping for a reunion.
엉뚱한 절의 지붕에 숨겨진 간장독
A woman discovers that her late grandmother's secret soy sauce crocks were accidentally delivered to the wrong temple three years ago.
북녘에서만 기억하는 냉면
An elderly woman reflects on her memories of Pyongyang and her longing for her lost home through the taste of cold noodles during the 2018 Inter-Korean summit.