Friday, May 29, 2015

Things To Know About Korean Seafood

By Ericka Marsh


Most of Korea is a very small peninsula, so all of their cuisines has a wealth of seafood dishes, prepared in different ways such as braised, boiled, grilled, roasted, fermented, dried and raw. If were to name something that came immediately to mind when hearing about Korean food, you probably think on spicy food, barbecued meat, and maybe kimchi would also come to mind.

Korean dishes are also considered as the best defining elements for many cultures especially for the Korean culture. One of that is that, food can be directly related to the environment, climate, location and to its geography. Most of the locals usually love to Korean seafood because of its benefits/ They also seek out for other specialties of each region.

However, Koreans eat 3 types of seafood all the time. One is the small dried sardine. They are used not as the main dish but as condiments to be eaten with others. Bowls of these usually appear during meal time especially during breakfast. On the other hand, dried cuttlefish is another recipe they can't live without. Typically, Dried cuttlefish is the Korea's most popular snack food and sold in most vending machines.

One of the best dishes is the seaweed. Seaweeds are nutritious and useful that endures a very long winter season. Babies care usually fed with seafood soups. Traditional birthday occasions also include seaweed soup in their menu. Typically, there are hundreds of reasons why most people love to eat healthy food especially the seafoods.

For many centuries, people in Redondo Beach CA have eaten different products of the mountain, field and sea of the most distinguish climate which makes most Korean dishes abundant. Their foods are also special, exotic and particular. Its spiciness is the most distinguishing feature of these dishes. There are different seasonings included such as beans, red pepper, soy sauce and many more combined in several ways in enhancing the taste of their cuisine.

Aside from seafood dishes, they also love to eat meat dishes and one of the famous dish to many Westerners. They usually love marinated meat. It is marinated in a sauce made with garlic, sugar, soy sauce and other seasonings and cooked over a fire in front of a table. They also love short ribs of pork or beef.

Vegetable dish is another dish popular in the country. Traditionally, people eat more vegetables with rice in their main meal than meat products. Vegetable recipes come in a variety of tastes and kinds. So, if you include any kind of seafood in a healthy diet, heart diseases are likely to occur. Crabs, prawns, octopus and squid are packed with minerals and vitamins found in different kinds of fish such as tuna contains Omega 3 good for the heart.

Although most of the seafoods may contain higher level of cholesterol, but these are in the form of saturated fats. They mostly believe that eating red meats can increase the possibility of having heart diseases and other health problems., Therefore, eating seafoods are likely to have positive effects to your health.

Finally, research has shown that eating seafoods on a regular basis is quite beneficial to your healthy in different ways. Evidence suggests that a diet rich in fish oils can also help to protect you against serious diseases and can help to improve you life.




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