01350nas a2200121 4500000000100000008004100001100001600042245012800058300001200186490000700198520100900205022001401214 d1 aIn-hak Choi00aThe Sustenance and Variation of Korean Food Culture from the Period of Enlightenment to the Period of Japanese Colonization a311-3320 v203 aThis paper aimed to verify its sustenance and variation of Korean food culture during the Japanese colonization (1912\textasciitilde1945).Under the domination of Japanese imperialism not only the use of Korean language was prohibited in speaking as well as writing, but also food culture was enforced to assimilate into that of Japan.Reviewing the history of developing utensils of cooking, there are lots of them eventually settled in Japan, which were introduced from the ancient Korea.However, some considerable variations of Korean food culture have given rise to since Japanese colonization in 1910.It is necessary to note what and why made it changed. It is also necessary to examine deliberately what made it possible to sustain Korean traditional and indigenous food without assimilation into the style of Japanese food in such circumstance. With regard to the characteristics and tastes and flavors of Korean food, this study attempted to learn the differences by comparison with those of Japan. a1975-4728