List of sources of Korean culinary history
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This is a list of sources of Korean culinary history

Joseon Dynasty

Title Korean name Author Date Present location Description
Sanga yorok
Sanga yorok
Sanga Yorok is a Korean cookery book written in about 1459 by royal family doctor, Jeon soon. The work also incorporates the description of farming as an oldest Korean cookery book. The terminology means "records for farming villages", a menuscript in Hanja.The writing work precedes 80 years from...

산가요록
山家要錄終
Jeon Sun 1459 63 alcoholic beverages, 38 kimchi, 200 recipes and preservation methods of 27 different vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, greenhouse
Greenhouse
A greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings...

Suun japbang 수운잡방
需雲雜方
Kim Yu circa 1540 detailed descriptions on alcoholic beverages and nuruk. Kimchi is referred to as "chimjeo", or chimchae in the book.
Domun daejak 도문대작
屠門大嚼
Heo Gyun
Heo Gyun
Heo Gyun was a prominent Korean politician, scholar, and writer of the Joseon dynasty. He was born of a noble family and passed the nation's highest civil services exams in 1594...

circa 1611
Jibong yuseol
Jibong yuseol
Jibong yuseol is the first Korean encyclopedia published in 1614 during the reigns of King Gwanghaegun. The author, Yi Su-gwang was a prominent silhak scholar and a military officer of the mid Joseon period of Korea...

지봉유설
芝峰類說
Yi Su-gwang
Yi Su-gwang
Yi Su-gwang , also known as Lee Sugwang, was a Korean sarim, a military official, and a diplomat of the Joseon Dynasty. He was also an academic and an encyclopedist who created Jibong yuseol, the earliest Korean encyclopedia.-Early life:...

1613 an encyclopedia. First mention about chili pepper
Chili pepper
Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...

 in Korean history
Gosa chwallyo 고사촬요
攷事撮要
Eo Suk-gwon 1638 descriptions on making alcoholic beverages, and vinegar.
Eumsik dimibang
Eumsik dimibang
The Eumsik dimibang or Gyugon siuibang is a Korean cookbook written around 1670 by Lady Jang from Andong Clan, Gyeongsang Province during the Joseon Dynasty. The author was in the noble yangban class and the book is a manuscript written in hangul...

음식디미방
飮食知味方
Lady Jang of 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...

circa 1670 Kyungpook National University
Kyungpook National University
Kyungpook National University , abbreviated as Kyungdae, is a leading national university in Daegu, South Korea. The university is one of 10 Flagship Korean National Universities. It is one of the three best recognized and oldest national universities with Seoul National University and Pusan...

The oldest and detailed cooking recipe book written in hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...

Yurok
Yurok
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요록
要錄
Unknown 1680
Chisaeng yoram 치생요람
治生要覽
Unknown 1691
Jubangmun 주방문
酒方文
Ha Saeongwon? late 1600s Kyujanggak
Kyujanggak
The Kyujanggak was the royal library of the Joseon Dynasty, and functions today as a key repository of Korean historical records. It was founded in 1776 during the reign of Jeongjo, at which time it was located on the palace grounds of Changdeokgung...

Eumsikbo 음식보
飮食譜
Unknown early 1700s Hwang Hye-seong
Hwang Hye-seong
Hwang Hye-seong was a researcher of Korean royal court cuisine, and she was a professor. After studying in Japan, she learned Korean royal court cuisine from the last kitchen court lady, Han Hui-sun...

Sallim gyeongje
Farm Management
산림경제
山林經濟
Hong Man-seon 1715
Sul mandeuneun beop 술만드는법 Unknown 1700s? Korea University
Korea University
Korea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...

Onjubeop 온주법 Unknown late 1700s? 김시우 소장
Sumun saseol 수문사설 Yi Pyo 1700s Written in hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...

 by a person in Jungin class.
Gyugon yoram 규곤요람 Unknown 1795 Korea University
Korea University
Korea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...

Imwon sipyukji 임원십육지 Seo Yu-gyu 19th century
Sikgyeong 식경 Sim Je 19th century
Gyuhap chongseo
Gyuhap chongseo
Gyuhap chongseo, roughly translated as "Women's Encyclopedia" is a compendium of advice for women, written by Lady Bingheogak Yi in 1809 during the Korean Joseon Dynasty.-Composition:...


Women's Encyclopedia
규합총서
閨閤叢書
Bingheogak Yi 1809 a compendium
Compendium
A compendium is a concise, yet comprehensive compilation of a body of knowledge. A compendium may summarize a larger work. In most cases the body of knowledge will concern some delimited field of human interest or endeavour , while a "universal" encyclopedia can be referred to as a compendium of...

 written in hangul of advice for women, containing various cooking recipes
Jubang 주방 Unknown early 19th century 이씨 소장
Yeokjapnok 역잡록 Unknown circa 1830s
Ojuyeon munjang jeonsango 오주연문장전산고
五洲衍文長箋散稿
Yi Gyu-gyeong 1850s Extensive books consisting of 60 volumes. Foods are described in the chapters of Sangu juyeo (산구준여), and Hangju eumseon (행주음선)
Eumsikbeop 음식법 Unknown 1854 relatively extensive recipe books written in hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...

Eumsik yuchwi 음식유취 Unknown 1858 a small book focusing on making alcoholic beverages
Bangseo 방서 Shin Seok-geun 1867년 several recipes
Jeolildang japsik 정일당잡식 Unknown circa 1856
Eumsikchaek 음식책 A lady of Danyang circa between 1838 and 1898
Eumsik bangmun 음식방문
Unknown mid-19th century Dongguk University
Dongguk University
Dongguk University is a private, coeducational university in South Korea. It operates campuses in Seoul, in Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province and in Los Angeles, United States...

Yunchi eumsikbeop 윤씨음식법 or 찬법 Unknown circa 1854 윤서석 소장
Kim Seung-jidaek jumbangmun 김승지댁주방문
金承旨宅酒方文
Unknown 1860 Hwang Hye-seong
Hwang Hye-seong
Hwang Hye-seong was a researcher of Korean royal court cuisine, and she was a professor. After studying in Japan, she learned Korean royal court cuisine from the last kitchen court lady, Han Hui-sun...

 사본
Sulbitneun beop 술빚는 법 Unknown late 19th century
Ichi eumsikbeop 이씨음식법 Unknown end of the 19th century a Lee family
Siui jeonseo 시의전서
是議全書
Unknown end of the 19th century Ms. Hong Jeong 17 different ways of making traditional alcoholic beverages
Korean wine
Korean culture has a great variety of traditional alcoholic beverages, most of which are called by the Sino-Korean term ju .-Origin:...

, diverse dried preserved foods, and vegetables. The book also contains the first known mention in print of the term bibimbap
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...

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