About the Author 16
Prologue 20
Prologue - Philosophy on the Table, The Story of Doenjang 22
Part 1.
Doenjang is a philosophy that consumes time 26
Lessons Learned from the Sea and the Table 28
The Wisdom of Waiting Taught by Doenjang 31
The Taste of Waiting, The Life of Waiting 35
The philosophy of eating time, soybean paste
〈Appendix 1.
Benefits of Doenjang
[Poetry] Poetry of Fermentation
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[Poem] Mother's Jangdokdae 46
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Part 2.
The dining table is a conversation between nature and humans. 48
50 Conversations Between Humans and Nature on the Dining Table
Slow Food in the Fast Food Age 52
Doenjang, a superfood shaped by time 54
Fermented foods help maintain body balance
〈Appendix 2.
Doenjang Tea and Soy Sauce Tea〉 60
[Poem] Like a Chapter, I Ripen 62
[Poem] Soybean Paste
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Part 3.
Korean memories engraved on Jangdokdae
Doenjang, Korean Identity
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The History of Doenjang from the Three Kingdoms to Joseon: 77
Doenjang, the heart of the Korean table
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Mother's Jangdokdae: A Memory Connected Through Generations 84
〈Appendix 3.
How to Make Soybean Paste〉 87
[Poem] Boyeomjang, a healing dish like home cooking
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Poem: Doenjang, Korean Identity 94
Part 4.
The time of fermentation used by microorganisms
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From Soybeans to Amino Acids: The Miracle of Waiting
A savory miracle created by microorganisms
Invisible Collaboration, Miracle of the Jang 105
Gift of Bacillus, Music of Enzymes 108
Doenjang, a work of nature and time
The Savory Miracle: The Nutritional Science of Doenjang 113
Living Gift, Doenjang 116
The Two Paths: Traditional Breeding and GMOs 118
A Taste Made by Time: Fermentation 121
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Greatness Created by Smallness: The Philosophy of Microbes
From Rice to Makgeolli: The Path of Fermentation 127
Food that resembles the heart, soybean paste
A Drop of Philosophy, Soy Sauce 132
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〈Appendix 4.
Gochujang, the Red Fermentation of Koreans〉 135
[Poem] Doenjang, Mother's Heart
[Poem] The Great Dance Step 140
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Part 5.
Fermentation is a chorus of humans and nature.
One Meal's Philosophy: Slow Food
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Science without a laboratory, the wisdom of our ancestors
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Fermented relatives: soybean paste, miso, doubanjang, and cheese 149
Fermentation is a dialogue between nature and humans.
Song of Fermentation 155
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Four Flavors of Time Created by Fermentation 157
Doenjang, a superfood made with time
Doenjang is a mirror of the Korean people 163
The Road to Rice and Wine 166
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Doenjang, wine, cheese, yogurt: Same path, different faces 169
〈Appendix 5.
Tofu Boy Doenjang Jjaguri〉 172
[Poetry] From Tea to Jang, Containing My Life 175
[Poetry] The Breath That Awakens Our Lives 177
Part 6.
The comfort of a bowl of soybean paste stew
The Comfort of a Bowl of Doenjang Jjigae 182
Food for all seasons: Doenjang 185
On the day of pickling, the village became a festival 188
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The City's Jangdokdae: Where Tradition and Technology Meet 191
Resilience: The Life Attitude Taught by Doenjang 194
Doenjang, the oldest local food 199
Doenjang: When Traditional Fermentation Becomes a Modern Brand 202
From the Table to the Globe: The New Journey of Doenjang 206
〈Appendix 6.
Medicinal Herbal Table 209
[Poetry] Reciting poetry while stirring soybean paste
[Poem] Yellow Gold Flower Blooming Soybean Paste 216
Part 7.
Hometown in a Spoonful of Soybean Paste 218
Hometown in a Spoonful of Doenjang 220
The chapter is made by time, not by hands. 222
Doenjang makes people
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The Secret of Doenjang and the Microbiome 227
The power of fermentation to slow down aging: soybean paste
The Third Taste: The Wisdom of Fermentation
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Food that Saves the Heart: The Wisdom of Doenjang 235
〈Appendix 7.
Boy Doenjang Tea〉
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[Poem] Swoosh, that's how Mom's morning begins
[Poem] Doenjang, Mother's Heart
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Part 8.
Fermentation is not the future, it's an old solution.
Fermentation Growing in the City's Time 248
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Doenjang is not a future alternative, but an old solution. 250
The Future of K-Food: Doenjang
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Doenjang, a record of the five senses that awakens memories 256
Doenjang in Literature: A Metaphor for Life 259
Doenjang is Art: A Metaphor of Waiting 261
Doenjang, the Invisible Heart of Korean Culture 263
〈Appendix 8.
How to Make Soybean Paste〉 266
[Poem] Consistently, on the Road 268
[Poem] Healing like home-cooked soybean paste stew
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Part 9.
A Man Born of Waiting, A Life Ripening Like Soybean Paste 274
A Man Born of Waiting - A Life Ripening Like Soybean Paste
The Story of Pu-erh Tea and Doenjang 278
Enzyme-Protecting Meals, Life-Protecting Habits 280
The taste of time ripened in a jar, soy sauce 282
A Taste that Connects Generations, Wisdom that Connects Humanity 287
〈Appendix 9.
How to Manage Soybean Paste
[Poem] Seeds of Today 292
Epilogue 294
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Epilogue - The Essence of Life Discovered in the Time of Fermentation 296

- Doenjang is the art of time.
Just as waiting and observation accumulate to create a deeper flavor, so too does a person's life become complete.
- Fermentation is a metaphor for relationships.
Different beings meet, collide, compromise, and ultimately create new life.
- Restore the pace of nature.
For modern people who are tired of the fast pace, ‘Doenjang Time’ is a new language of healing.