‘The Korean Table’ serves up more than food

In Korea, "Have you eaten?" has long served as a greeting, while countless expressions — from "sikgu," meaning family and derived from the phrase "people who share meals," to idioms built around the dining table — reveal how deeply food is woven into everyday language and relationships.

The new exhibition "The Korean Table: Food, Nature, and Life" at the National Museum of Korea explores the history of Korean dining culture and food through some 450 artifacts, paintings and immersive installatio ...