Domundaejak

Domundaejak (hangul: 도문대작; hanja: 屠門大嚼) is a book of food criticism written by Heo Gyun in 1611. It is included in the Seongseobubugo (hangul: 성서부부고; hanja: 惺所覆覆藁) (a collection of 26 books and 12 volumes). This book was written during Heo Gyun's exile. He was exiled to Hamyel (now Iksan), a seaside district in Jeollabuk-do. While eating the coarse food there, he started to describe the delicious food that he ate before. Domun (hangul: 도문; hanja: 屠門) means the door of the butcher's, and daejak (hangul: 대작; hanja: 大嚼) means chewing something loudly. So the title Domundaejak means licking one's lips by the butcher's door, thinking of the meat that one cannot now eat.

Domundaejak

Domundaejak (hangul: 도문대작; hanja: 屠門大嚼) is a book of food criticism written by Heo Gyun in 1611. It is included in the Seongseobubugo (hangul: 성서부부고; hanja: 惺所覆覆藁) (a collection of 26 books and 12 volumes). This book was written during Heo Gyun's exile. He was exiled to Hamyel (now Iksan), a seaside district in Jeollabuk-do. While eating the coarse food there, he started to describe the delicious food that he ate before. Domun (hangul: 도문; hanja: 屠門) means the door of the butcher's, and daejak (hangul: 대작; hanja: 大嚼) means chewing something loudly. So the title Domundaejak means licking one's lips by the butcher's door, thinking of the meat that one cannot now eat.