Korean soul food, pork belly
Why are Koreans crazy about pork belly? Why pork belly became the ‘national meat’ What meat do Koreans eat the most? After all, you’re a chi god? Eating beef on a nice day? Or soju’s companion pork? The correct answer is pork. In a survey of meat consumption per capita in 2018, pork ranked first, beating chicken and beef. Pork is Koreans’ favorite meat. My favorite part of pork is, without a doubt, pork belly. Pork belly is the belly part of a pig. This part is called ‘Pork Belly’ in English. This part is given the name samgyeopsal because it has multiple layers of fat and meat. But since when did Koreans start liking pork belly so much? And why do I like pork belly so much? Source_Snob ‘Why Koreans like samgyeopsal, the history of samgyeopsal’ 출처_스노브 ‘한국인이 삼겹살을 좋아하는 이유, 삼겹살의 역사 It is said that people did not like pork very much during the Joseon Dynasty. However, ancient Koreans often ate pork, which we know as ‘maekjeok’. It is a food made by marinating pork in soy sauce or soyb...
