One of the most prominent of Korea's distinguishing dishes is sul long tang, a broth made of beef bones to which slices of beef brisket, rice and noodles are added. Sol lung tang is the specialty of a restaurant called Gam Mee Ok, at 43 West 32nd Street in Manhattan. Other dishes include raw beef, cut into a julienne and served with the typical tangy sauce, cooked brisket, tongue, liver, tripe, sliced calves feet and an interesting looking dish made of snails. Fermented kimchi is served with everything. Fresh raw vegetables garnish the various platters, served plain and crisp - not smothered in vegetable oils.
Rice is served as a side dish as well as a fermented beverage.
Sugary desserts don't figure on the menu. Conspicuously lacking are sugar and vegetable oils - and for that matter soy. The one legume dish is a delicious pancake made from mung bean sprouts. In general, Koreans have good teeth, at least compared to the Japanese. But Koreans have the highest rate of stomach cancer in the world.