''Sanga Yorok'' (

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n cook book written in

in about 1459 by the royal family doctor, Jeon soon. The work also incorporates descriptions of farming. The terminology means "records for farming villages". ''Sanga Yorok'' precedes by 80 years the book from Kim Yoo's Suwoon Jipbang. It deals with 239 kinds of cooking methods for

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tteok ''Tteok'' ( ko, 떡) is a class of Korean rice cakes made with steamed flour made of various grains, including glutinous or non-glutinous rice. Steamed flour can also be pounded, shaped, or pan-fried to make ''tteok''. In some cases, ''tteok'' ...

, desserts and

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-related dishes. The writer, Jeon soon worked for medical care of royal family during Munjong and Sejo of Joseon to record another book, ''Sikryo Chanyo'', the first-ever recorded Korean book for dietary treatment. The importance of the writing can be found from numerous methodologies of dishes of 38 kinds of

kimchi ''Kimchi'' (; ko, 김치, gimchi, ), is a traditional Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including '' gochugaru'' (Korean chili powder), ...

and 63 traditional breweries. For shikhye, 7 kinds were written using various ingredients like fish, pork rinds, bamboo shoots, bellflower and even pheasant. The writing work is valued for appreciating 15th century culinary culture, additionally for description of designing greenhouse.

References

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Design of greenhouse by Jeon soon 2001-11-23
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Sanga Yorok - Korean rural economy Institute
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