Hwang Hye-seong (; July 5, 1920 – December 14, 2006) was a professor and researcher of

Korean royal court cuisine Korean royal court cuisine was the style of cookery within Korean cuisine traditionally consumed at the court of the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897. There has been a revival of this cookery style in the 21st century. It is sa ...

. After studying in

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

, she learned Korean royal court cuisine from the last kitchen court lady, Han Hui-sun. She was a professor at

Sookmyung Women's University Sookmyung Women's University () is a private women's research university in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1906, Sookmyung is Korea’s first royal private educational institution for women. Sookmyung is one of the world's largest ...

Hanyang University Hanyang University (HYU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul and Ansan (ERICA campus), South Korea. ''Hanyang'' () derives from the Names of Seoul, former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon period. The u ...

and

Myongji University Myongji University () is a Private university, private, Christianity in Korea, Christian university founded in 1948 in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses: the Socia ...

, and she was the Dean of the School of Home Economics at

Sungkyunkwan University Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or ''Seongdae'', ) is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 in central Seoul.Important Intangible Cultural Property No.38: the Second Artisan. She was also awarded an Order of Civil Merit in 1986, as well as an Order of Cultural Merit in 1990 for providing and modernizing Korean royal court cuisine. Hwang Hye-seong was registered as a Korean Royal Court Cuisine Possessor of Honor.

Life

Hwang Hye-seong was born in 1920 in

Cheonan Cheonan (; ) is the largest and most densely populated city of South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, and the third largest city in the Hoseo region after Daejeon and Cheongju. Cheonan borders Gyeonggi Province ( Pyeongtaek and Anseong) i ...

South Chungcheong Province South Chungcheong Province (), informally called Chungnam, is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, province of South Korea in the Hoseo region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. South Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi to ...

Korea, Empire of Japan From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under polic ...

. She studied in Japan and graduated from

Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...

Chukja Girls' High School, and she studied

Japanese Cuisine Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan (Japanese language, Japanese: ) is based on rice with m ...

and Western

Nutrition Nutrition is the biochemistry, biochemical and physiology, physiological process by which an organism uses food and water to support its life. The intake of these substances provides organisms with nutrients (divided into Macronutrient, macro- ...

in the Department of Domestic Studies at

Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

Seminary for Young Ladies. In 1941, she was nominated as an assistant professor in Domestic Studies at

, and she started teaching Nutritional Science. At the same time, she visited Han Hui-sun who lived at

Changdeokgung Changdeokgung () is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Sites (South Korea), Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces. It and its neighboring palace Cha ...

's Nakseonjae. Han Hui-sun was the last kitchen court lady in

Joseon Dynasty Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

, and Hye-seong learned Korean royal court cuisine from her for 30 years. In 1972, she was the Technical Expert of Cultural Properties in the Office of Cultural Properties. She measured ingredients for Korean royal court cuisine, and organized

food preparation {{catexp, articles about specific foodstuffs. See :Food and drink for more general topics relating to food. Food watchlist articles ...

systematically. When she was a professor, she worked to solidify her scholarly background in the culture of Korean royal court cuisine. She founded the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine in Kahyaedong,

Jongno District upright=1, Bosingak bell pavilion Jongno District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It is the historic center of Seoul that contains Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and the Blue House, the for ...

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

in 1971, and she contributed to the practical passing down and propagating of Korean royal court cuisine. She exhibited and gave courses on Korean royal court cuisine several times in

America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

and so on. Hwang is familiar to many South Koreans because she introduced Korean royal court cuisine via mass media. She has one son and three daughters, all of whom work in a job related to Korean royal court cuisine. Han Bok-ryeo, the oldest daughter, is director of the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine and she was registered as a Third Generation Korean Royal Court Cuisine Artisan. Han Bok-sun, the second daughter, manages the Han Bok-sun Food Culture Laboratory, and

Han Bok-jin Han may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * "Han", a fifth season episode of ''The West Wing'' * Han (musician), born Han Ji-sung, a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer, member of Stray Kids * Han Lue, a characte ...

, the third daughter, works as a Dean of the Culture and Tourism at

Jeonju University Jeonju University (JJ) is a private Christian university in South Korea. The campus is located in 1200 Hyoja-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. History Jeonju University was founded on January 9, 1964, as Jeonju Youngsaeng College (an eve ...

. Hwang died of old age at the age of 86, at 12:30 PM, December 14, 2006.

Bibliography

Hwang Hye-seong wrote ''Ijogungjeongyoritonggo'' joint work with her teacher,

Han Hie-sun Han may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * "Han", a fifth season episode of ''The West Wing'' * Han (musician), born Han Ji-sung, a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer, member of Stray Kids * Han Lue, a characte ...

, at the first onset. She left a lot of theis and 10

and traditional food specialty publications. * 1957, ''Ijogungjeongyoritonggo'' (hanja: 李朝宮廷料理通考) * 1976, ''Encyclopedias of Korean Traditional Cuisine'' * 1982, ''Cuisine of Korea'' (hanja: 韓國의 料理) * 1997, ''Overall View of Korean Cuisine - 6th Food Life of the Court'' * 1998, ''Our Cuisine 100'' * ''Royal Court Cuisine'' * ''Esthetics of Korea'' (hanja: 韓國의 味覺) * ''Taste of the Tradition'' * ''The Time I Prepared 12 Dishes of Surasang'' * ''A Review Study of the Royal Banquet Menu on the 24th of King Kojong in Chosun Dynasty''

References

Nate - Personal Information
*
HWKS - Personal History
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hwang, Hye-seong Academic staff of Sookmyung Women's University 1920 births 2006 deaths Academic staff of Hanyang University Academic staff of Myongji University Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea) Recipients of the Order of Civil Merit (Korea) Chefs of Korean cuisine Korean expatriates in Japan Academic staff of Sungkyunkwan University Hye-seong People from Cheonan

Life

Bibliography

See also

References