Koreans also like meat dishes. It is marinated in a sauce made with soysauce, garlic, sugar, sesame oil and other seasonings, and cooked over a small barbecue at the table. The Korean soup culture developed because of famine and cold weather. When our ancestors were short of food, they made soup with small amounts of vegetables and beef bones. 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.