Sakhalin Korean cuisine
Sakhalin Koreans are a group of ethnic Koreans on the island of Sakhalin, Russia. They are often considered distinct from Koryo-saram: Koreans of the former Soviet Union.[1] Sakhalin Koreans have a distinct style of cuisine that descends from Korean cuisine and Russian cuisine.
The seas and mountains of Sakhalin have significant biodiversity, from which they drew materials for their cooking.[2] Several first generation Sakhalin Koreans reportedly believed that food was so plentiful on Sakhalin that one can live anywhere, as long as one is diligent.[2]
While the Korean language and other Korean cultural elements have dwindled since they first arrived, they have still maintained distinct elements of Korean cuisine. Rice is still eaten as a staple food. According to a September 2012 survey of Sakhalin Koreans, 90% reported to often eating Korean food, 80% were proud of their cuisine, and over 80% of young people knew how to cook it. Kimchi, miyeok-guk (seaweed soup), sundae, gosari-namul (고사리나물), manari-namul (마나리나물), and ueong-namul (우엉나물) were reported to be eaten.[2] Other traditions surrounding eating, including which foods are consumed on which holidays and special occasions, letting adults eat first before children, and having soup placed to the right of rice were also reportedly widely observed.[2]
Pyanse, a Sakhalin Korean dish, has been popular in Vladivostok since the 1990s. In 2014, Russian entrepreneurs brought the dish to Moscow, and in 2016, there were 10 stores in the central district that sold it.[3]
List of dishes
- Pyanse – steamed buns invented in the early 1980s as an adaptation of wang-mandu[4][5]
- Paporotnik – dried and boiled ferns, seasoned with sesame oil, pepper, and garlic[5]
- Lopukh – burdock that is boiled, fried, and seasoned[5]
- Morskaya kapusta – boiled seaweed salad[5]
- Khe – a marinated raw fish dish descended from hoe[6]
- Hemultan – spicy seafood stew descended from haemultang[5]
- Shyupaltsa – name meaning "tentacle", contains squid, carrots, apples, egg, and onion[5]
References
- ^ "Sakhalin's Koreans". The Sakhalin Times. 20 January 2004. Archived from the original on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
- ^ a b c d "사할린한인의 식문화 특징과 미치는 영향". 통일뉴스 (in Korean). 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Rossiyskaya Gazeta (25 June 2016). "What's hot about pyanse, Vladivostok's most popular street food". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Rossiyskaya Gazeta (25 June 2016). "What's hot about pyanse, Vladivostok's most popular street food". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f RBTH, Ajay Kamalakaran (2016-07-01). "Russo-Korean cuisine: 7 delicacies from the Russian Far East". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Mishan, Ligaya (16 February 2017). "At Cafe Lily, the Korean-Uzbek Menu Evokes a Past Exodus". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.