The effects of pressure and number of passes upon Biji paste properties using a high-pressure homogenizer (HPH)were investigated. A hydrocolloid of Biji was processed with a HPH at 15,000 or 25,000 psi and with 1 or 2 passes.The hydrocolloid was assessed for dietary fiber, protein, sugar content, water absorption index (WAI), water solu-bility index (WSI), rheological character, and distribution stability. As pass number and pressure increased, solubledietary fiber, sugar content, WAI, and distribution stability also increased, whereas particle size decreased. As aresult, processing at 25,000 psi and 2 passes is considered as a proper treatment for processing quality. In breadmaking with HPH treated Biji, volume, hardness, and cohesiveness of bread increased, while density decreased. Theoptimum processing condition for bread with HPH treated Biji was determined by a design expert program. Nineexperimental points were selected, and wheat flour (91-95%) and HPH Biji (5-9%) were chosen as the independentvariables. The optimum formulation of bread using the numerical analysis was set at 94.2% wheat flour and 5.8%HPH Biji with a 0.725 desirability value.

Oral folk tale, which are organized stories that have been handed down to each district, includes a lot of mention about local specialties related to food. In folk tales consisting of linguistic signs, food plays a role in expressing not only instinct and desire but also order, exclusion and communication of human beings. Understanding the matters of concern or consciousness that community members of the time have put an emphasis on through food included in folk tales can be useful for better understanding the culture of the time and the food in folk tales can be a symbolic code. In this study, food mentioned in folk tales were classified into six groups, medicine, love, god, livelihood, provision and power focused on both inland and coastal regions that are referred to in most of the sixteen volumes of Korean Oral Folk Tales. In addition, the symbolic meanings of these groups were examined. This study can contribute to establishing the foundation of the globalization of the Korean food by determining the way Korea food can become a world class food. This study aims to reinterpret and combine culture and art with the food of Korea based on six symbolic meanings of food expressed in Korean Oral Folk Tales.