TheKoreanpeoplehaveaculinaryhistorythatisaslongandcolorfulasthehistoryofthenation,recordednotonlyindocumentsbutvividlycapturedinthepaintingsofthetime.
Thisbook,KoreanFoodinArt,comprisesaselectionofimportantgenrepaintingsanddocumentarypaintingsofJoseonaccompaniedbycommentaryexplainingthefoodfeaturedintheworks.ItgivesavividaccountoftheeverydayfoodandculinarycultureoftheJoseonpeople,thefoodsetontablesforspecialoccasionssuchasritesofpassageandbanquetsintheroyalcourt,andtheprocessofproducingfoodingredientsandcookingdishestoeat.
