Noodles, meats, tofu, rice, and vegetables are the base for Korean cuisine, but there are some well-known fish recipes as well. Korean traditional meal includes short grain rice that is steamed with many varieties of side dishes. Usual ingredients used in this cuisine are garlic, salt, sesame oil, soy sauce, pepper, ginger, fermented bean paste and fermented red chili paste. The recipes differ depending on the province and many regional recipes now have a national recognition.
