The main characteristics of Korean diet are: high protein, more vegetables, light taste, not greasy, cold and spicy. Koreans have been living on rice since ancient times. The dishes are mainly stewed and roasted, and basically no cooking is done. Koreans prefer noodles, beef, chicken and dog meat to steamed bread, mutton and duck.

Koreans generally like to eat cold salad. Cold salad is made by cutting vegetables directly or blanching them with boiling water and adding seasonings. There are also raw fish, fish and shrimp sauce and other dishes. Raw fish is made by slicing raw meat, raw fish and so on. Add seasoning, shredded radish, pears, etc. , and pour with vinegar sauce or hot sauce. Soup is also an essential part of eating. Usually cooked with vegetables, wild vegetables, meat, soy sauce, salt, miso and other raw materials.

Koreans love to eat Chili peppers, and almost all of them are put in home cooking. Koreans have the habit of eating four meals a day, which are arranged in the morning, noon and evening respectively. Koreans eat with spoons and chopsticks. Everyone has his own rice bowl and soup bowl, and other dishes are placed in the middle of the table for everyone to enjoy. Koreans are also very particular about the use of rice bowls, which are divided into men, women and children. Koreans pay attention to frugality, and try to eat all the food, whether they eat by themselves or entertain the poor.