Heotjesabap
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Heotjesa bap a traditional Korean dish, is a variety of bibimbap
, served with soy sauce
(ganjang) instead of the gochujang
(hot pepper paste) that is more commonly used. Hutjesa bab consists of mainly several types of namul
(young sprouted vegetables) over white rice. It is also served with grilled fish and some jeon
(Korean pancake).
The dish originated in Andong
, Gyeongsangbuk-do
, a famous place where scholars, called seonbi
, lived and studied during the Joseon Dynasty
. The term, Heotjesa bap literally means "dishes for fake jesa" that are ceremonies for death anniversary
and ancestor veneration held in Korea. It is said that as there was insufficient foods during the period, some seonbi scholars of the yangban
class living in the region prepared ceremonial foods for fake jesa and enjoyed the dishes as well as commoners did. These dishes were considered "fake" because they were consumed rather than used in a jesa ceremony, in which they would be covered with incense ash and rendered inedible. It was commonly eaten as a late-night snack as the scholars kept late hours due to their studies.
Bibimbap
Bibimbap is a signature Korean dish. The word literally means "mixed meal." Bibimbap is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with namul and gochujang . A raw or fried egg and sliced meat are common additions. The ingredients are stirred together thoroughly just before eating...
, served with soy sauce
Soy sauce
Soy sauce is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds, along with water and salt...
(ganjang) instead of the gochujang
Gochujang
Gochujang is a savory and pungent fermented Korean condiment. Traditionally, it has been naturally fermented over years in large earthen pots outdoors, more often on an elevated stone platform, called jangdokdae in the backyard...
(hot pepper paste) that is more commonly used. Hutjesa bab consists of mainly several types of namul
Namul
Namul is a general term for a Korean seasoned vegetable dish. The name of the dish may vary slightly depending on what vegetables are used and how they are prepared, but they will nonetheless still be a type of namul....
(young sprouted vegetables) over white rice. It is also served with grilled fish and some jeon
Jeon (food)
Jeon , buchimgae, jijimgae, or jijim refer to many pancake-like dishes in Korean cuisine. It has been also called jeonyueo or jeonyuhwa, especially in Korean royal court cuisine. Sometimes, jeonya is used as an abbreviated term for the two...
(Korean pancake).
The dish originated in Andong
Andong
Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 in October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city...
, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongsangbuk-do or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is...
, a famous place where scholars, called seonbi
Seonbi
Seonbi means "virtuous scholar" in Korean and typically denotes young nobleman who was preparing for the gwageo examination or passed it but did not take on government position during Joseon Dynasty...
, lived and studied during the Joseon Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
. The term, Heotjesa bap literally means "dishes for fake jesa" that are ceremonies for death anniversary
Death anniversary
A death anniversary is a custom observed in several Asian cultures including China, Pakistan, Israel, Georgia, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Russia and Vietnam, as well as in other nations with significant overseas Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Jewish, and Vietnamese populations...
and ancestor veneration held in Korea. It is said that as there was insufficient foods during the period, some seonbi scholars of the yangban
Yangban
The yangban were part of the traditional ruling class or nobles of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The yangban were either landed or unlanded aristocracy who comprised the Korean Confucian idea of a "scholarly official." In reality, they were basically administrators and bureaucrats who...
class living in the region prepared ceremonial foods for fake jesa and enjoyed the dishes as well as commoners did. These dishes were considered "fake" because they were consumed rather than used in a jesa ceremony, in which they would be covered with incense ash and rendered inedible. It was commonly eaten as a late-night snack as the scholars kept late hours due to their studies.
External links
- Origin of Hutjesa bap at helloandong.go.kr
- Galler about Hutjesa bap at helloandong.go.kr
- Recipe of Hutjesa bap (in Korean) at Korean Tourism Organization
- Info of Hutjesa bap (in Korean) at Andong folk restaurant (안동민속민속의 집)
- Info of Hutjesa bap (in Korean) at What's on Korea
- Info of Hutjesa bap (in Korean)[칼럼-박진환의 음식이야기] 헛제사밥