Ovearseas grains are getting the eye from
many Korean people in thesedays, renowed for healthy diets because of various
nutritents. However, it is ture that the overseas grains are high cost and
imported at a distance. There are several KOREAN grains that are
every bit as healthy as overseas grains. Let's compared OVERSEAS grains with KOREAN grains
and see what is better point of KOREAN FOOD.
ROUND1 LENTILS VS. BLACK BEAN

Lentil has become the talk of the town since one celebrity introduced this bean in her blog. It looks like camera lens and is also called 'Lens bean'. Lentil is good for losing weight due to rich protein and fiber. However, KOREAN Black Bean also has a great deal of good nutrients.
Especially, black bean has more protein than lentil and lower carbohydrate so that black bean can be major source of protein for Korean people whose diet pattern is occupied mainly by carbohydrate. Furthermore, since black bean has plenty of female hormones and vitamin E, black bean is really good for perimenopausal(climacteric) women.
COOKING METHOD
- boiling rice with black beans.(called black bean rice)
- boiling black beans down in soy sauce.
- after soaking or roasting enough, using diverse dishes.
ROUND2 QUINOA SEED VS. ADLAY
Quinoa seed is unfamiliar with Korea
but it is famous for health food in Europe, U.S., Japan and other countries.
Quinoa seed mainly grows in a valley in the Andean highlands like Peru, and
Chile. It is round-shape, smaller than rise, and contains abundant proteins.
Among Korean grains, there is one which
contains abundant proteins, Adlay. It is moist and very good for losing weight and skin. As a number of K(potassium) of adlay help reduce edema(bloating and fluid retention)
and discharge waste from the body.
COOKING METHOD
- tea(roasted adlay)
※CAUTION
- NOT RECOMMENDED TO PREGNANT WOMEN & KIDNEY DISEASE
(Adlay has factor that help uterine
contractions.)
ROUND3 Chick Pea VS. MUNG BEAN
India is the largest chick pea
producing country and Chick Pea, also called 'gram', is cultivated in Australia,
Pakistan, and Turkey. Chick pea is full of fiber and calcium, and often used
for soup and curry.
In Korea, Mung bean is very useful
ingredient of many different dishes. Mung bean has a lot of protein and vitamin
B1 so that mung bean quickens the working of the brain. In particular, mung
bean is good for growing child. This is because mung bean has plentiful essential
amino acids and is easy to digest.
COOKING METHOD
- using with rice porridge
- mung bean pancake(called Bindaetteok
in Korea)
- boiling rice with mung bean
Tip : There are a lot of nutrients in
zest so it is best to eat whole mung bean.
※CAUTION
- NOT ROCOMMEND TO LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
PEOPLE.