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Admit one · No. 04 of 07

Temple food cooking class

사찰음식

Cook two temple dishes with a Buddhist monk, with an English interpreter at your side.

Temple food is the everyday cooking of Korea's Buddhist monasteries: seasonal vegetables, grains, wild greens and fermented sauces, with no meat or fish. The Korean Temple Food Culture Center by Anguk Station, run by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, teaches it in a working kitchen.

Its classes for international visitors run on Friday and Saturday mornings. A monk teaches in Korean while an interpreter puts each step into English, and you cook two dishes in a small team. Each class has its own date and menu on the centre's booking page.

Before you go

  • Book early: classes take about 20 people and fill up.
  • Arrive on time; late arrivals cannot join the class.
  • Jogyesa and Insadong are close by for the rest of the morning.

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