South Korea: Seoul For the Curious

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KIMCHI. A Korean side dish made of vegetables such as cabbage or radishes that are salted, seasoned and fermented.

http://www.answers.com/topic/kimchi

Korean War. The 1950-1953 military conflict between North Korea and South Korea and their respective allies.

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Korean_War

Olympics. The 1988 Summer Olympics, or “Games of the VVIV Olympiad,” were held in Seoul.

http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Summer/Seoul-1988/

North Korea. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the country that occupies the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea

Monkfish. The name for several types of fish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkfish

Joseon Dynasty. The rulers of Korea from 1392 to 1910.

http://asianhistory.about.com/od/southkorea/p/JoseonDynasty.htm

Land of the Morning Calm. An English language title or nickname, derived from the (Chinese) “hanja” script characters, for what is now North Korea and South Korea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea

UNESCO World Heritage Site. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as of special cultural or physical significance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site

Hwangnam Bread. A sweet red-bean-filled pastry that was first made in Gyeongju.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Hwangnam+Bread&ei=UTF-8&fr=clearspringff

Bibimbap. A traditional Korean rice dish.

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/FO/FO_EN_6_5_2_3.jsp

Hanji. A traditional Korean paper made from the bark of the Paper Mulberry tree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_paper

Pansori. A traditional Korean form of music performed by a singer and a drummer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansori

Anyong. A polite greeting in the Korean language.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061128171008AAg7Tf4