Napa cabbage
Jeju Island is the southernmost and largest island isolated from the Korean peninsula. Due to its lack of fresh water, paddy farming is only done on a small scale, with the cultivation of cereal crops such as millet, barnyard millet, buckwheat, and barley being the main feature of agriculture. Therefore, the traditional Jeju meal generally consists of "japgokbap", which is a bowl of steamed multiple grains as a main dish, with salted dried fish called "jaban" as banchan (side dishes), and a soup based on "doenjang" (soybean paste) such as "baechuguk" made with Napa cabbage, "kongnipguk" made with soybean leaves, or "muguk" made with radish. Jeju dishes are made with simple ingredients, and the taste is generally salty