Korean Wines & Spirits: Drinks That Warm the Soul (Korea Essentials Book 18)
Korean Wines & Spirits: Drinks That Warm the Soul (Korea Essentials No. 18) by Robert Koehler
English | Dec. 12, 2014 | ISBN: 8997639528 | 100 Pages | AZW3/PDF (conv) | 11.53 MB
English | Dec. 12, 2014 | ISBN: 8997639528 | 100 Pages | AZW3/PDF (conv) | 11.53 MB
Literary Nonfiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. Koreans have been producing—and drinking—alcohol for centuries. Along with song and dance, alcohol has always been an essential part of the Korean joie de vivre. Koreans drink a lot, but they don't drink just to get drunk. Of course, Koreans enjoy alcohol as a means to make merry and build cohesion between family, friends and coworkers. But alcohol's place in Korean culture goes far beyond that. Alcohol has historically also been a medicine and a means to preserve perishable ingredients. It even has a place in the sacred rites of Korea's Confucian society, including the all-important ancestral remembrance rites. Because of the important role alcohol has played in their society, Koreans have developed sophisticated brewing techniques to produce a wide range of alcoholic tipples.