Whenever you order food in a korean restaurant they will bring you many side dishes. In Korea there are not appetizers, main dishes or that kind of dishes western restaurants have. Some restaurants, however, have adapted this western way of serving food, but there are still many that keep the korean way. It all comes at once! The basics of korean dishes are rice, soup, and kimchi. In early times, during the Joseon Era, sometimes food was described by the number of side dishes, for example: samcheop (three side dishes), chilcheop (seven side dishes). The king's table had twelve side dishes (sibicheop bansang) !!!!!!! Rice and soup are served in individual plates, while the other side dishes are placed in the center of the table so that they can be shared. Hundreds of side dishes can be found in Korea, different regions offer unique side dishes.
As delicious as these side dishes might be, koreans meals are mostly based on rice. On the dramas I have seen, when the characters are eating rice is always present. On special occasions, instead of serving rice people serve noodles, porridge, or tteokguk. The trend of eating bread, sandwiches, or noodles for breakfast or lunch is becoming very usual, but still rice is eaten a lot in Korea. There are many cooking techniques. Soup dishes are categorized in two groups, the ones that have clear broth with some solid ingredients, which are jjigae, and the ones that are like stew with more solid ingredients, which are jeongol. Food can be boiled, pan-fried, grilled, or steamed
I don't think that I would be able to eat so much, I'm not used to that, but it's worth the try!
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