Provenance · Volume X
The Korean Canon
Two hundred and forty-six entries
Contents
I15
II12
III30
IV25
V109
VI22
VII14
VIII7
IX12
Xopening
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.
The Thread
Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Korean · II The Land & Sea
The Land & Sea
Twelve entries
Haenyeo — Jeju's Women Free-Divers (해녀 문화)Geumsan and Punggi, the Ginseng CountryGeumsan, South Chungcheong, and Punggi, Yeongju, North GyeongsangJeju Island and Its Volcanic LarderJeju Island, South SeaSquid and the East Coast CatchEast Sea coast, Gangwon Province and North GyeongsangThe East Sea and Walleye PollockEast Sea coast, Gangwon ProvinceThe Gangwon Highlands: Potato and BuckwheatGangwon Province, north-eastern KoreaThe Geographical Indications of the Korean TableThe Korean peninsula: Jeolla, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Jeju and the three seasThe Rice Plains of Jeolla and GyeonggiJeolla and Gyeonggi, south-western and north-western lowlands of the Korean peninsulaThe Salt Pans of SinanSinan County, South Jeolla Province, West SeaThe South Sea Islands and the AnchovySouth Sea (Namhae), southern coast of the Korean peninsulaThe Upland Peninsula and the Mountain TableThe Korean peninsula: Gangwon, Jeolla, Gyeonggi, Jeju and the three coastsThe West Sea Tidal FlatsWest Sea coast (Yellow Sea), Incheon to Sinan and Jeolla
II · The Land & SeaNext chapter → The Pantry
12 entries
Elsewhere
Geumsan, South Chungcheong, and Punggi, Yeongju, North Gyeongsang
Jeju Island, South Sea
East Sea coast, Gangwon Province and North Gyeongsang
East Sea coast, Gangwon Province
Gangwon Province, north-eastern Korea
The Korean peninsula: Jeolla, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Jeju and the three seas
Jeolla and Gyeonggi, south-western and north-western lowlands of the Korean peninsula
Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, West Sea
South Sea (Namhae), southern coast of the Korean peninsula
The Korean peninsula: Gangwon, Jeolla, Gyeonggi, Jeju and the three coasts
West Sea coast (Yellow Sea), Incheon to Sinan and Jeolla