/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>10971198
Because Koreans were until very recently, poor. Their entire cuisine is based on boiled one-pot stews that consist of fermented vegetables, chili paste, and tofu; some of the cheapest ingredients that never go bad.

The heavy spices have the added benefit of masking the taste whatever rotten meat they include. If you want good East Asian food eat some Japanese or some Manchurian cuisine.