Also, the hot soup could play a role in protecting the cold . Vegetable dishes are also popular in Korea. We Koreans traditionally eat more vegetables with rice with the main meal than meats, and the vegetable dishes vary in kinds and tastes. The average family takes three or four side dishes. When a family holds celebrations or a party ,a dozon or more delightful dishes are served.
Korean food is shared by diners in one table,except rice and soup.
All the dishes but hot soups are set at one time on a low table at which diners sit to eat. Chopstick and spoons are used for eating. Different from Japanese and Chinese,Korean use more thin chopstick made from metal, not wood. The Korean diet is changing and the Korean food industry is developing as fast as the speed of train. Even though the Western style and fast food diet are more and more popular in Korea in terms of curiosity and conveinence, the basic diet remains.