healty food in korea

A handful of couples dance to upbeat Korean tunes as scores of Korean elders sit at dining tables, chatting in their native tongue. Friends haven’t seen each other for a week and they want to catch up. Suddenly, the lunchroom at the Korean Women Association grows quiet with anticipation. Volunteers pass out lunch trays heaping with steaming seasoned bean sprouts, seaweed soup and other dishes traditional to Korea – with a twist. It’s time to chow down the healthful way at the Korean senior lunch program. On a recent Wednesday at the program, cooks reduced the salt in the kimchi, the fiery Korean staple of spicy, pickled vegetables. Instead of serving white rice, they prepared a more healthful dish called five-grain rice incorporating sweet rice, red beans, millet, black beans and kidney beans.