Hamgyeong Province
Hamgyeong is mainly a mountainous region and only has poor farming of minor cereals.
For example, in the southern region, the ratio of cultivation is barely above 10%.
The region's deok is made mainly from Indian millet. Other common types include injulmi, dal-deok,
ogorang-deok, chapsal gubi, gujul-deok, gomyeong-deok, gojang-deok,
kamja-deok (made from potatoes), yunkamja-deok, karan-deok,
k'ong-deok, maemiju-deok, chajo injulmi, and gulir julp'yeon (made from oats).
chajo injulmi |
memil juak |
gojang-deok |
P'yeongyang Province
P'yeongan Province is mostly mountainous except for the western side. Rice fields account
for only 20% of the land in the west, while the rest are dry fields. Considering the small proportion
of rice fields, production is relatively good. The wide ranges across the West Sea and Chungchung river
in North P'yeongyang Province are well known for their good irrigation facilities.
The region's deok tend to be very large and funny-looking, representing its people
who are continental and full of enterprising spirits.
Common types include songki julp'yeon, golmi-deok, gojang-deok, bong-deok,
mujigae-deok (rainbow), kamja-deok, siru-deok (steamed), nidoraemi,
chalbuchimi, notti, gangnaneui golmu-deok
(made from corn), nokdu (made with mung beans), and jijim (pan fried).
notti |
mujigae-deok |
golmi-deok |
songki julp'yeon |
chogae songp'yeon |
Hwanghae Provinces
Hwanghae Province was well known for granary with numerous fertile plains.
Rice form Jaeryong and Yunbaek was famous for its quality and was even supplied as Royal rice.
Other than rice, non-glutinous millet, Chinese millet, wheat, beans, and red beans were produced here.
With the production of various crops, different kinds of deok were well developed.
Reflecting the region's hospitality, deok were served in large quantities and huge portions.
Common type include ojangi-deok, chapsal-deok (from hulled millet), kun songp'yeon,
yunhan (coast) injulmi, honin (wedding) julp'yeon,
dakal (egg) bumbuk, janchi (party) mesiru-deok,
museolki-deok, julp'yeon, wuki, japkok buchiki (pan fried cereals),
chang-deok, gulmul (honey water) kyeongdan, dakal-deok,
and sujebi-deok.
ojangi-deok |
honin injulmi |
ojangi-deok |
kun songp'yeon |
chang-deok |
susupot deok |
Cheju Island
Although Cheju Island has a fair amount of rainfall, irrigation water is scarce.
Because of its poor soil quality, the island has few fertile rice fields.
This caused the widespread planting of dry-field rice called samdo (Mountain Rice) or yukdo (land rice).
Also, from the dry fields, foxtail, barley, buck wheat, beans, red beans, mung beans, sesame, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes are produced. As minor cereals are more abundant than rice, deok
are usually made from minor cereals and such dry field crops as sweet potato, potato,
foxtail, and buckwheat. However, for ancestor-memorial rites, the main ingredients for deok is rice.
Deok made from potato starch has particular taste and bing-deok (stuffed with radishes,
rolled and pan-fried) is also tasty. Common types include julp'yeon, dodom-deok, chim-deok,
chajobssal-deok (made from hulled millet), jobssalsyru-deok (steamed), ohmaeki-deok,
dolrae-deok, sok-deok, kamjae-deok, sangae-deok, chochim-deok,
kamjaechim-deok, panchakggeon-deok, chunggwae, uggik, baeksuru,
chossalsuru, and eunchulmi.
ohmaeki-deok |
injulmi (eunchulmi) |
Cholla Provinces
Cholla province embraces Honam Plain, the biggest granary in Korea and has plenty of herbs
such as San Su Yu, Tangui, Omija and a motherwort.
The region also produces wild edible greens such as day lily and bracket and mushrooms.
Affluent region traditionally houses the rich and their tasty, abundant and Deok are
well passed down to the present. Common types include kamgoji-deok, kamdanja,
cheon-hu kyungdan, haenam kyungdan, got (Flower) songpyun, bibi-deok,
mosi-deok, mosa-songpyeon, hobak (pumpkin) mesiri, puthobak-deok,
bokryong-deok, suri-chui, songpi-deok, bori-deok, gochi-deok,
chaljoki-deok, and juak.
bokryong-deok |
gochi-deok |
got (flower) songp'yeon |
bongchi-deok |
got (Flower) songp'yeon |
chaljoki-deok |
Kangwon Province
Kangwon provinces to the contrary consists main ?. Dry field crops such as potato,
corn, bean, and wild as a result, Deok made of various dry-field crops potato and
wild edible are well in this region. As such minor cereals and wild arrowroot, corn,
and buck, whear are the main ingredients, tastes are native and service.
Common types include kamja-songp'yeon, chaloksusu (Cron) siru-Deok,
memil (buckwheat), chong-deok, kamja buchim, kurum-deok,
dotori-songp'yeon, hobak siru-deok.
gurum-deok |
chal bukumi |
got julp'yeon |
mulhobak-deok |
kaksaek kyongdan |
Ch'ungch'ong Provinces
Ch'ungch'ong Provinces are abundant in such crops as
rice and barley. That makes the region the home of various deok with many ingreslients.
shoimeri-deok (cow head) is especially well known. Pumpkin are used not only for the
pumpkin porridge and hobak-gulhanji (pumpkin honey pot), but also the deok makings.
Common types include shoimeri-deok, gotsan-deok, gon-deok, yak-p'yeon,
mak-p'yeon, hobak-deok, chang-deok, kamja-deok, kamja-songp'yeon.
got injulmi |
hobak-deok |
kongseolgi |
potso injulmi |
Yakshik |
Kyongsang Procinve
Mairi agricultural produces of Kyung Sang Province are rice, barky, bean,
sweet potato corn, and potato, not to mention fruits such as chestnut jujube,
apple, persimmon, and pear, consequently the region's Deok uses these ingredients
in addition to arrowroot, China grass, Chungmirae and vine leaf from the mountain regions.
"Deok" using these local specialties are well known as the region's delicacies.
Common types include bup'yeon, kamtanza, songju seokki, songpyun gulp'yeon,
misi yip (China grass leaf) songp'yeon, kamsa-songp'yeon (potato),
keo-chang songp'yeon, ssuk kul rae,manggae-deok, milyang kyeongdan,
kongkomul-deok, chanochi, hobak beom-beok.
kamtanza |
kongkomul-deok |
bupyun |
ssuk kul rae |
eunhaeng juak |
jugeok-deok |
ssuk beomuri |
got julp'yeon |
jat guri |
Kyunggi Province
Southern Han River flower into the West sea through Kyunggi Province. On the way it creates
fertile plaints such as Kyunggi Kimpo and Pyung Taek plains where top quality crops are produced.
Rice and Indian millets are especially famous and naturally, in this region Deok using
those ingredients are popular in addition, Deok using mugwort from the field and oyster
from the West Sea are also made ? Deok has a delicate flavor served in fait amount with
one exception which is rather luxurious.
Common types include baep'y-deok, kae-song kyeongdan, kae-song ja hak, susubyungkoji,
ssukkaen-deok, ssaek-deok, yoju shin byung, kaksaek kyeongdan,
kaesong cho raeng yi, ssuk-bomury, and milbeombeok-deok.
kaesong juak |
kaksaek kyeongdan |
kaesong juak |
kaesong cho raeng yi |
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