An Analytical Study on the Youngjeob Dogam Youn-hyangsek Euigwae of Choson Dynasty-(1609, 1634, 1643 year)-
To analyze reception dishes of Choson Dynasty, studied historic book ‘Youngjeob Dogam Younhyangsek Euigwae’ (1609, 1634, 1643 year) described feast dishes for Chinese envoy in Choson Dynasty. The results obtained from this study are as follows. 1. The feast dishes consisted of the first main feast dishes (下馬宴, 上馬宴), the second main feast dishes (翌日宴, 請宴 and etc) and the third main feast dishes (別茶啖). 2. 下馬宴, 上馬宴 were arranged in four kinds of tale, the first one called the main table, the second the right side table, the third the left side table, the fourth the confronting side table. Dishes of main table were oil and honey pastry and fruits. Dishes of the second table and the third table were oil and honey pastry, and small cake made of honey and rice with patterns pressed in it. Dishes of the fourth table were cooked vegetable, dried slices of meat seasoned with spices, cooked meat, and fried fish. In feast, Chinese envoy drank 11 cups (1609 year) and 5 cups (1634 year) of liquor. At the first cup they abalones soup, others in a small round table (初味), a small boiled meet (小膳) and a large boiled meat (大膳), at a second cup eat (二味), at third cup eat (三味)..., at eleventh cup, they eat (十一味) and fruits.