This study was to investigate firstly a way of promoting health through increasing kimchi ingestion by means of analyzing the points to be improved on the state of taking kimchi, the traditional Korean food, the degree of kimchi likings and the problems of the kimchi on the market, and secondly the other way of having our favorite age-old kimchi quality improved as well as making kimchi inherited by means of collecting useful related materials via questionnaire survey intended for 316 housewives of 20~50 years old who lived in Seoul. In the degree of preferences, 92% of them liked kimchi, being considered that higher the age, higher the nostalgia with perception of traditional food. On the problems to be improved of the kimchi on the market, the most answers, 48.73%, said that the hygiene was worrying, indicating that the most overriding problem to be improved in the kimchi on the market was all-out sanitary management. On the thinking of kimchi, the feeling of that the kimchi was the most Korean-like was predominant.

This study was to investigate the perception of Korean traditional festival/holiday foods among the housewives in their 20's, 30's, 40's, and 50's residing in Seoul. Out of 350 questionnaires, 282 respondents were results The results were summarized as fellows: The most familial traditional holiday was Seollal on the New Year's Day(100%), and the most favored foods for respective traditional holidays are as fellows: tteokguk, rice paste soup, (98.23%) for Seollal on the New Year's Day; ogokbap, cooked rice mixed with five cereals (98.23%) for Daeboreum on the New Moon's Day of January 15; neuttitteok, zelkova ricecake, (20.64%) for Chopail on Buddha's Birthday; charyunbyeong cake (20.21%) for Dano on May 5; gyesamttang, chicken broth with ginseng, (89.72%) for Sambok, the hottest period of summer; songpyeon, pine cake, (96.45%) for Chuseok on August Moon Festival; patjuk, redbean stew, (98.94%) for Dongji on the winter solstice; and mandu, bun, (16.37%) for Seotdalgeumeum on the year-end day. Most of the respondents said that they ate traditional festival foods in compliance with the traditional manners and customs and that they made such traditional foods at home. They added that they wanted to team more about various recipes of the traditional foods and pointed out that traditional holiday foods had to be modernized in some way.

A self completed survey of 250 housewivies living in the Seoul. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions and preferences of 20's, 50s housewives to Korean traditional cookies. The result is as follows. As to the preference of Korean traditional cookies, 86.0% answered they liked it. The frequency rate or eating Korean traditional cookies showed that 2 times a year reached the highest 45.6%. They usually purchase Korean cookies on the market rather than making them by themselves. The study showed that 50s housewives preferred Korean cookies are yakwa(74.3%), maejackwa(35.7%) and kangjung(34.3%) otherwise 20s housewives preferred Korean traditional cookies are yakwa(79.4%), hanging(60.0%) and yeat gangiung(39.4%) This survey study may contribute to the improvement of Korean traditional cookies.

본 연구는 서울 지역의 주부를 대상으로 하여 혼례음식(폐백과 이바지 음식)의 인식상황과 실태를 파악함으로써 혼례음식 발전의 기초자료를 제공하고자 얻은 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 폐백음식의 인식에 대해서는 '결혼 후 시댁에 인사를 드리는 것'이라는 응답이 55.2%, '옛날부터 내려오는 하나의 풍습'이 35.8%로 나타나 상당히 정확하게 알고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 폐백음식에 대한 중요도 인식수준은 전체 응답자의 10.2%가 '매우 중요하다'라고 응답하였으며, '중요하다' 48.5%, '중요하지 않다'는 11.9%로 나타나 폐백음식의 중요성에 대하여 공감하는 비율이 높게 나타났다. 특히 주부의 연령별로 20대 집단에서 30대 이상의 집단에 비해 '중요하지 않다'는 응답율이 높게 나타났다(p〈0.05). 둘째, 폐백음식 준비방법으로는 '가정에서 직접마련'한다와 '시장이나 떡집에서 마련'하겠다는 응답이 비슷한 비율을 보였으며, 연령별 교육수준별(p〈0.05)로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 폐백음식 장만시 드는 비용으로는 '30-50만원'이라고 응답한 비율이 50%로 가장 높게 나타났고, '10-30만원'29%〉'50-100만원'18% 순으로 나타났다. 셋째, 선호하는 폐백음식으로는 '밤 대추고임'을 준비한다는 의견이 77.5%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그 다음으로 '떡류'〉'육포'〉'술'〉'한과'등의 순으로 나타났다. 넷째, 이바지음식에 대한 의미로는 48.2%가 '신부측에서 마련한 음식을 시댁에 보내는것'이라고 응답하였으며, 이바지 음식의 필요성에 대해서는 '반드시 준비해야한다'라는 의견이 15.5%, '형편에 맞추어 준비한다'는 78.7%, '준비할 필요가 없다'5.8%로 나타나 전반적으로 이바지 음식의 필요성에대해서 공감대를 형성하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 취업주부가 '필요하다'라는 응답이 높게 나타났고, 종교적으로도 불교를 믿는 주부보다 기독교를 믿는 주부들에게서 유의적인 차이를 보였다(p〈0.01). 다섯 번째, 혼례음식의 개선점으로 메뉴의 간소화〉 가격을 저렴하게 하는 문제〉 폐백음식 선택의 다양화 순으로 나타났다. 연령별로 40대 주부집단에서 '메뉴의 간소화' 응답율이 높게 나타났다(p〈0.01). 이상의 같은 연구 결과로 보아 우리나라의 모범이 되는 혼례음식의 계승을 위해서 꾸준한 노력과 관심이 필요하다고 사료된다. 과거와 다른 신식혼례를 치르면서도 폐백을 드리고 이바지 음식 보내는 풍습은 계속 이어지고 있다. 이러한 혼례 풍습은 계속 이어질 것이기에 혼례음식이 가지고 있는 기복과 주술적인 의미를 되살리면서 저렴한 가격으로 누구나 손쉽게 장만할 수 있는 간편한 방법이 모색되어 전통을 살리면서 모범이 되는 혼례음식문화를 계승 발전시켜 나가야 하겠다.

A literature on Korean rice cakes by ingredients and preparation methods was reviewed with published literatures in Korea from 1950 to 1995. The result were as followed; 1. The 46 volumes about preparation of Korean rice cakes were reported. There were 32 steamed (Jeung-byung), 6 pounded (Do-byung), 4 fried (Yu-jeon-byung), and 4 boiled Korean rice cakes (Kyung-Dan). This result showed that steamed Korean rice cake was the most frequently studied among any other kinds of Korean rice cakes. 2. The reports on preparation of Korean rice cakes were rare during 1950's~ 1960's. In 1970's, there were few papers about basic study for Korean rice cakes. And it was reached 8 volumes of steamed, each 1 volume of fried or boiled Korean rice cakes. From 1990's, the more scientific researches were progressed vigorously so reached 11 volumes till 1995 but it was limited to Solgi and Jeungpyun etc. This result shows that the experiment for Korean rice cake was not various. 3. The preceded studies for Korean rice cake were investigated to see texture, sensory, quality characteristic and effect of substitutes added to original ingredients.

This study aims at exploring the nature of the traditional Korean wines brewed throughout the Southern Region of Korea-Chulla-do, Kyungsang-do and Cheju-do describing their varieties and brewing methods and also comparing the similarities and differences of their features. When compared with the wines produced in the Central Region, the Southern varieties are very fastidious and complex in their brewing methods, which in turn show a wide range of diversity. First of all, all the 29 kinds of wines investigated, not a single one shows any resemblance to any one of the remaining, each exhibiting peculiar and particular characteristic features of its own. Especially, the distilling methods demonstrate very complex processes. Secondly, the majority of the Southern spirits are made from grains, added with fragrant flavor of pine tree, wormwood, chrysanthemum leaves and other medicine herbs such as Chinese matrimony vine and tankui. Thirdly, they are brewed with yeast made from wheat into kodupap(steamed rice) type of spirits, emerging as in the form of blended liquor. Fourthly, in brewing, different fermenting temperature and duration are required. Typewise, the temperature required for the basic spirit is 15~20℃ or 25~30℃ : in the case of blended secondarily fermented liquor, from the minimum of 0~5℃ to the maximum of 75~80℃. The brewing duration is 3~5 days for the basic spirits. In some cases, from the minimum of 3 days to the maximum of 100 days are consumed for fermenting. Fifthly, the wine extraction gadgets are yongsu (wine strainer), the sieve, filter paper, Korean traditional paper, the utilization of which implies that the brewers endeavor to observe and preserve the traditional and indigenous methods of wine making.

This study delves into the general characteristics of spirits brewed in the Central Region of Korea-Seoul, Kyonnggi-do, Chungchung-do-paying particular attention to their varieties and fermenting methods and also comparing similarities and differences of their features. It is found first of all that there are a wide range of variety in the kinds of liquors. Among the 21 spirits investigated, not a single one resembles any one of the remaining in terms of the raw material, and the brewing method and process. Secondly, all of them use locally produced grains and can be classifiable as belonging to the common category of yakju (clean spirit) with fragrant elements added for the purpose of enhancing health or decreasing any harmful effects after drink. Thirdly, these traditional folk wines are characterized by the addition of secondarily fermented spirits. The more secondarily fermented spirit a wine has, the more fragrant and palatable it becomes and also the less harmful. Fourthly, all the spirits of this region are fermented by using yeast kodupap (steamed rice). The brewing temperature is usually around 15~20℃ for 5~8 days or 3~4 days for the majority of the cases. Fifthly, purifying is done with the yongsoo (strainer), the sieve, traditional Korean paper, etc. As such, we can say that all the brewers endeavor to maintain Korean traditional methods of wine making.