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Kochujang
''Gochujang'' or red chili paste * is a savory, sweet, and spicy fermented condiment popular in Korean cooking. It is made from ''gochugaru'' (red chili powder), glutinous rice, ''meju'' (fermented soybean) powder, ''yeotgireum'' (barley malt powder), and salt. The sweetness comes from the starch of cooked glutinous rice, cultured with saccharifying enzymes during the fermentation process. Traditionally, it would be naturally fermented over years in ''jangdok'' (earthenware) on an elevated stone platform called ''jangdokdae'' in the backyard. History ''Shiyi xinjian'' (), a mid-9th century Chinese document, recorded the Korean pepper paste as (). The second-oldest documentation of pepper paste is found in the 1433 Korean book '' Collected Prescriptions of Native Korean Medicines''. Pepper paste is again mentioned in a 1445 medical encyclopedia named '' Compendia of Medical Prescriptions''. However, all these sources are from the time before the actual chilli peppers were int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 38th parallel between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK). Both countries proclaimed independence in 1948, and the two countries fought the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The region is bordered by China to the north and Russia to the northeast, across the Yalu River, Amnok (Yalu) and Tumen River, Duman (Tumen) rivers, and is separated from Japan to the southeast by the Korea Strait. Known human habitation of the Korean peninsula dates to 40,000 BC. The kingdom of Gojoseon, which according to tradition was founded in 2333 BC, fell to the Han dynasty in 108 BC. It was followed by the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms period, in which Korea was divided into Goguryeo, Baekje, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doosan Corporation
Doosan Corporation () is a corporate holding company headquartered in Euljiro 6-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. History * 1896 Park Seung-jik opened Korea's first modern dry goods store, selling cloth. * 1925 Changed the name of Park Seung-Jik Store Limited to Doosan Store * 1953 Established the Oriental Brewery and began producing OB beer. * 1960 Established Dongsan Construction and Engineering (currently Doosan Engineering & Construction)/Acquired Hapdong News Agency (currently Yonhap News) * 1966 Founded Hanyang Food * 1967 Founded Yoonhan Machinery (currently Doosan Mecatec) * 1969 Founded Hankook Bottle and Glass * 1979 Established Doosan CCK Can Manufacturing * 1980 Founded OB Seagram * 1982 Formed OB Bears (currently Doosan Bears) * 1996 Celebrated 100th anniversary. Announced Doosan Group's new Certificate of Incorporation. * 1998 Incorporated nine affiliates and re-launched the company as Doosan Corporation in September. * 2008 Acquired the Chung-Ang University Founda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Dekker
Marcel Dekker was a journal and encyclopedia publishing company with editorial boards found in New York City. Dekker encyclopedias are now published by CRC Press, part of the Taylor and Francis publishing group. History Initially a textbook publisher, the company added journal publishing in the 1970s, and encyclopedia publishing in the early 1980s. Serving mathematics, it published a series of ''Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics''. The company was purchased by Taylor and Francis in 2003. At that time, it published 78 journals and 300 new books annually. The imprint closed in 2005. As of 2008, they have a total of 26 encyclopedias available. These encyclopedias deal with scientific issues such as agricult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chibong Yusŏl
''Chibong yusŏl'' () is a Korean encyclopedia written by Yi Sugwang. It was published in 1614 during the reign of King Gwanghaegun. The author was a silhak scholar and a military officer of the mid- Joseon period of Korea. The title came from his pen name, ''Chibong'' and ''yusŏl'' which literally means "topical discourses" in Korean. Overview Parts of the book are drawn from Yi's experiences in the Ming Dynasty, meeting people from modern day Italy, Thailand, Vietnam, Okinawa. After the Imjin wars from 1592 to 1598, Yi Sugwang worked in the Ming Dynasty. In China, he acquired several books written on Catholicism by an Italian priest, Matteo Ricci, who was living in China. He brought them back to Korea, which was the first time European literature had been brought into the country. He took great interest in Catholicism. From the information he obtained from the trips, he wrote a 20-volume encyclopedia, with the title ''Chibong yusŏl''. ''Chibong yusŏl'' contained not onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chili Pepper
Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli ( ), are varieties of fruit#Berries, berry-fruit plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. They are used as a spice to add pungency (spicy heat) in many cuisines. Capsaicin and the related Capsaicin#Capsaicinoids, capsaicinoids give chili peppers their intensity when ingested or topical application, applied topically. Chili peppers exhibit a range of heat and flavors. This diversity is the reason behind the availability of different types of chili powder, each offering its own taste and heat level. Chili peppers originated in Central or South America and were first cultivated in Mexico. European explorers brought chili peppers back to the Old World in the late 16th century as part of the Columbian Exchange, which led to the cultivation of List of Capsicum cultivars, multiple varieties across the world for food and traditional medicine. Five ''Capsicum'' sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile Pepper Institute
The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is an international research-based and non-profit organization specializing in research, education and archiving information related to ''Capsicum'' or chile peppers. The institute was established in 1992 and is devoted to research and education about chile peppers. Its research facility is named for Fabián García, a Mexican-American horticulturalist dubbed "the father of the U.S. chile pepper industry", who began standardizing varieties of chile pepper in 1888. Overview The Chile Pepper Institute is a research institute and is the only international organization that is devoted to the research, resource, and education of chile peppers. The institute promotes chile peppers. CPI is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on the campus of New Mexico State University, and research is conducted at the Fabian Garcia Horticultural Center, where it also showcases 100–200 varieties of chile pepper from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Culture, Sports And Tourism (South Korea)
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST; ) is a central government agency of South Korea responsible for the areas of tourism, culture, art, religion, and sports. It has two vice ministers, three assistant ministers, one commission, and over 60 divisions. The first Minister of Culture was novelist Lee O-young. Subsidiary entities such as the National Museum, the National Theater, and the National Library are under the Ministry. The headquarters are located in the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City. The headquarters were previously in Jongno District, Seoul. History The Ministry of Culture and Tourism was originally a sub-organization of the Ministry of Education created in 1948. Later, the Ministry of Transportation set up a tourism department. The Ministry of Information was set up in 1961 for administration of art and cultural affairs. The Ministry of Culture and Information became the Ministry of Culture in 1990. In 1993, the Ministry of Culture was int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Culture And Information Service
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS; ) is an affiliated organization of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Government of South Korea, South Korean government and runs 32 Korean cultural centers in 27 countries. The goal of the organization is to further enhance the image of Korea's national brand by promoting Korean heritage and arts through these cultural centers. It was announced in January 2024 that the service would shut down and become a part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Main missions ¤ To upgrade the country's nation brand and to publicize government policies * Carrying out projects to boost the nation brand * Providing support for summit diplomacy by organizing cultural events and operating press centers during presidential visits abroad * Promoting Korea's key administrative priorities and major government policie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyangyak Jipseongbang
The ''hyangyak'' () was a contractual arrangement that allowed for a degree of local government in the history of Korea and Vietnam. In Korea During the rule of Jungjong (1506–1544), the contract was enforced by the local level officials. Specific details were circulated in text and operated as an informal common law. The ''hyangyak'' became the core of Korea's social law and the vehicle of a degree of local autonomy for its villages. It was a stepping stone for the Joseon Dynasty in implementing government at the local level. Local ''yangban'', or Korean scholar-officials were lifted in importance because of the role that they played. The implementation of the ''hyangyak'' opened the way for schools and shrines and tied the ''yangban'' to the community as instrumental in strengthening the government at all levels. In Vietnam Throughout Vietnam thousands of villages had their own independent legal codes known as the ''Hương ước'' (鄉約) that governed the soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
