The real Spain is in the countryside
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Book Introduction
Understanding Spain through its food culture
The wanderings of two men, Moon Jeong-hoon and Jang Jun-woo.
“To find Spanishness, you have to go to the countryside.”
"The Real Spain is in the Countryside" is a travelogue by Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and Chef Jang Jun-woo to discover the true essence of Spain.
But it's a far cry from the trips people typically take to find famous tourist attractions.
Their journey has a clear theme.
The goal is to find the ‘real Spain’ and understand Spain through its ‘food culture’.
That's why the trip of Seoul National University's Department of Agricultural Economics Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and journalist-turned-chef Jang Jun-woo is somewhat unique and special.
This book contains the lives of the Spanish people.
You can get a glimpse into the lives of Spanish people, which are different from ours, such as the siesta, which is a rest period after lunch until the sun sets due to the hot climate, and the typical Spanish eating pattern of eating five meals a day.
There are also many interesting stories, such as why a rice dish like paella came to exist in the European country of Spain, what the connection is between the Spanish apple cider Sidra and the French apple cider Cider and Cider, and why the Spanish ham, Jamon, is called Jamon in Korea.
The humorous banter of Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and the beautiful photos of Chef Jang Jun-woo bring out the true face of Spain.
There is a saying that goes, 'Don't trust a skinny Italian chef or a white-faced agricultural professor,' but Professor Moon Jeong-hoon's face is dark enough and Chef Jang Jun-woo's isn't skinny, so you can trust him.
The two men's extensive knowledge provides a foundation for a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of Spain.
The wanderings of two men, Moon Jeong-hoon and Jang Jun-woo.
“To find Spanishness, you have to go to the countryside.”
"The Real Spain is in the Countryside" is a travelogue by Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and Chef Jang Jun-woo to discover the true essence of Spain.
But it's a far cry from the trips people typically take to find famous tourist attractions.
Their journey has a clear theme.
The goal is to find the ‘real Spain’ and understand Spain through its ‘food culture’.
That's why the trip of Seoul National University's Department of Agricultural Economics Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and journalist-turned-chef Jang Jun-woo is somewhat unique and special.
This book contains the lives of the Spanish people.
You can get a glimpse into the lives of Spanish people, which are different from ours, such as the siesta, which is a rest period after lunch until the sun sets due to the hot climate, and the typical Spanish eating pattern of eating five meals a day.
There are also many interesting stories, such as why a rice dish like paella came to exist in the European country of Spain, what the connection is between the Spanish apple cider Sidra and the French apple cider Cider and Cider, and why the Spanish ham, Jamon, is called Jamon in Korea.
The humorous banter of Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and the beautiful photos of Chef Jang Jun-woo bring out the true face of Spain.
There is a saying that goes, 'Don't trust a skinny Italian chef or a white-faced agricultural professor,' but Professor Moon Jeong-hoon's face is dark enough and Chef Jang Jun-woo's isn't skinny, so you can trust him.
The two men's extensive knowledge provides a foundation for a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of Spain.
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index
Prologue: Beginning a Country Journey
Part 1 North Spain Atlantic
Spanish and un-Spanish things
1.
Basque
Departing from Durango
Pinchos
Basque native pig
Mascara is a dimple
Lecunberry Village
Assurmendi Restaurant
Eneko Restaurant
Choco
San Sebastian: Going for Chocolate
2.
Cantabria
Port of Santoña
Anchoa of Santoña
3.
Asturias
Poo Village
Lighthouse of the Sea: Maxine Hotel and Restaurant
Vidiago village
Sidra
Go to Sidra Brewery
Ribadesella village
Grandma Buri's Restaurant
Grandma Dorita's Ranch
Part 2: Leon-Extremadura
4.
Leon
Jimenez Village
Jose's Ranch
El Capricho, a mecca of slow-growing flavors
Remembering the taste that has been slowly cultivated for a long time
5.
Extremadura
La Vera
Pimenton
La Vera-style gazpacho
E-90 Highway
Deesa
Mr. Sosa's Goose Farm
Payares Village Festival
Part 3 Andalusia
6.
Andalusia
Aracena Village
Iberico pork and ham
Orange wine from Habugo
Vasilipo Olive Farm
Hotels in Ronda: Cortijo Salinas
Sunflowers of Andalusia
Bodegas Ramos-Paul
7.
Mediterranean
Andalusia's Mediterranean: Espeto
The Sun of Andalusia
Epilogue: Concluding the Country Trip
Part 1 North Spain Atlantic
Spanish and un-Spanish things
1.
Basque
Departing from Durango
Pinchos
Basque native pig
Mascara is a dimple
Lecunberry Village
Assurmendi Restaurant
Eneko Restaurant
Choco
San Sebastian: Going for Chocolate
2.
Cantabria
Port of Santoña
Anchoa of Santoña
3.
Asturias
Poo Village
Lighthouse of the Sea: Maxine Hotel and Restaurant
Vidiago village
Sidra
Go to Sidra Brewery
Ribadesella village
Grandma Buri's Restaurant
Grandma Dorita's Ranch
Part 2: Leon-Extremadura
4.
Leon
Jimenez Village
Jose's Ranch
El Capricho, a mecca of slow-growing flavors
Remembering the taste that has been slowly cultivated for a long time
5.
Extremadura
La Vera
Pimenton
La Vera-style gazpacho
E-90 Highway
Deesa
Mr. Sosa's Goose Farm
Payares Village Festival
Part 3 Andalusia
6.
Andalusia
Aracena Village
Iberico pork and ham
Orange wine from Habugo
Vasilipo Olive Farm
Hotels in Ronda: Cortijo Salinas
Sunflowers of Andalusia
Bodegas Ramos-Paul
7.
Mediterranean
Andalusia's Mediterranean: Espeto
The Sun of Andalusia
Epilogue: Concluding the Country Trip
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Most Spaniards eat a light breakfast around 7 a.m.
I go to work and eat breakfast around 10:30.
At 2:00 PM, they eat lunch, and lunch is usually the most lavish meal they eat.
The meal is usually a three-course meal including appetizer, main course, dessert, and coffee.
At 6-7pm we have lunch, light drinks and tapas, and then we prepare for dinner.
After finishing the lunch, the real dinner begins at 9 PM.
Eating five meals a day is a common eating habit in Spain.
--- p.32, from "Pinchos"
The choices given to humans in the ecosystem are close to absolute.
Crops may regard humans as 'gods'.
The best thing humans can do for the future of the Earth, as we approach the realm of the divine infinitely, is to maintain diversity.
If they survive, humanity can survive.
--- p.48, from "Mascara Da Denda"
Choco is a unique culture of the Basque region in northern Spain.
As a members-only social club, like-minded friends and comrades form a club and pool their money to build their own hideout.
We rent or collectively purchase the basement of a building near the city center and set up facilities where members can cook and eat together.
This kind of club is called Choco.
--- p.64, from "Choco"
Due to climatic factors, Asturias has grown a lot of apples since ancient times, and a culture of fermenting apples to make alcohol has developed.
In Spain, this drink is called cidra.
The Normandy region in northwestern France also has similar climatic characteristics and produces a lot of apple cider, which is called cider in French.
In England it is also called cider.
Huh? Cider? Is that somehow related to the cider we drink?
--- p.110, from "Sidra"
The centuries-long Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula ironically created a Spanish culture characterized by a unique blend of races, setting it apart from other European nations.
Spain is influenced by the Moors of North Africa in every aspect, including language, agriculture, food culture, music, dance, and architecture, and is therefore different.
And it's beautiful.
--- p.151, from “The Village of Jimenez”
Siesta, one of the Spanish cultural practices, means eating lunch and resting or taking a nap until the sun sets.
It is also a long-standing Spanish tradition that is now difficult to find in the city.
But if you go to the countryside, you can still feel the siesta.
Especially in La Vera, you can clearly see what a siesta is and why it is so important to the Spaniards (because the heat can be life-threatening).
I go to work and eat breakfast around 10:30.
At 2:00 PM, they eat lunch, and lunch is usually the most lavish meal they eat.
The meal is usually a three-course meal including appetizer, main course, dessert, and coffee.
At 6-7pm we have lunch, light drinks and tapas, and then we prepare for dinner.
After finishing the lunch, the real dinner begins at 9 PM.
Eating five meals a day is a common eating habit in Spain.
--- p.32, from "Pinchos"
The choices given to humans in the ecosystem are close to absolute.
Crops may regard humans as 'gods'.
The best thing humans can do for the future of the Earth, as we approach the realm of the divine infinitely, is to maintain diversity.
If they survive, humanity can survive.
--- p.48, from "Mascara Da Denda"
Choco is a unique culture of the Basque region in northern Spain.
As a members-only social club, like-minded friends and comrades form a club and pool their money to build their own hideout.
We rent or collectively purchase the basement of a building near the city center and set up facilities where members can cook and eat together.
This kind of club is called Choco.
--- p.64, from "Choco"
Due to climatic factors, Asturias has grown a lot of apples since ancient times, and a culture of fermenting apples to make alcohol has developed.
In Spain, this drink is called cidra.
The Normandy region in northwestern France also has similar climatic characteristics and produces a lot of apple cider, which is called cider in French.
In England it is also called cider.
Huh? Cider? Is that somehow related to the cider we drink?
--- p.110, from "Sidra"
The centuries-long Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula ironically created a Spanish culture characterized by a unique blend of races, setting it apart from other European nations.
Spain is influenced by the Moors of North Africa in every aspect, including language, agriculture, food culture, music, dance, and architecture, and is therefore different.
And it's beautiful.
--- p.151, from “The Village of Jimenez”
Siesta, one of the Spanish cultural practices, means eating lunch and resting or taking a nap until the sun sets.
It is also a long-standing Spanish tradition that is now difficult to find in the city.
But if you go to the countryside, you can still feel the siesta.
Especially in La Vera, you can clearly see what a siesta is and why it is so important to the Spaniards (because the heat can be life-threatening).
--- p.187, from "La Vera"
Publisher's Review
Selected as an excellent published content in 2021!
A Strange European Travelogue for City-Worn People
Following "The Real France is in the Countryside"
Seoul National University professor Moon Jeong-hoon and chef Jang Jun-woo team up again.
How Spain is Adapting to a Changing Modern Society
Part 1, North Spain Atlantic, focuses on the Basque Country, Cantabria, and Asturias, providing readers with a foundation for a more easily understandable understanding of Spain.
If you know the food culture, you can see the country.
Spain is a country of gluttons comparable to Korea, but unlike Korea, where people only eat three meals a day, people in Spain generally eat five meals a day.
Perhaps due to the influence of this food culture, Spain has a developed nightlife, unlike other European countries where most activities end at night.
In this way, Part 1 begins the full-fledged journey to Spain, opening the door to an unfamiliar Spain for readers.
Part 2: Leon-Extremadura reveals that Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and Chef Jang Jun-woo's trip to Spain is part of a process of meeting people.
Travel is the process of meeting people and going to meet people.
It illuminates the lives and changes of the Spanish people through the people they meet.
As times change, our thinking tends to change, and we are faced with choices at every moment.
What will the Spaniards choose and also give up?
In Part 2, we will meet the Spain they seek and want to preserve.
Part 3 Andalusia is the area most influenced by the Moors and shows a different color from Parts 1 and 2.
There is also a more specific exploration of Iberico pork, ham, orange wine, and olive oil.
It explains in an easy-to-understand way information that you may have heard of or encountered at least once but did not know exactly.
It also contains useful tips for readers who know what olive oil is, but don't know which olive oil is good.
"The Real Spain is in the Countryside" is divided into three chapters and takes you into the Spanish countryside.
You can have a unique experience getting to know Spain through its food culture.
Why do they go to the countryside in search of Spanishness?
Just as the old saying goes, "If you want to catch a tiger, you have to go into the tiger's den," Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and Chef Jang Jun-woo venture deeper into Spain in search of "what's Spanish" and "what's not Spanish."
Some people might question it.
Spain is a country with so many beautiful sights to see, so why do we insist on calling the countryside the 'real' place?
Cities are the first to witness and simultaneously absorb change.
Cities and change are inseparable, so cities are also the places that most actively embrace change.
Of course, the countryside is also experiencing changes accordingly.
But it is slower than the city and makes a stronger effort to preserve what is existing.
This is why in rural areas, there is more integration than complete transformation.
That kind of charm draws us to the countryside.
In the countryside, you can feel the Spanish life especially well.
There is a saying that Spanish people have a fiery temper and that they do things differently from Koreans.
Of course, that's not wrong.
The Spanish people's 'obsession and perfectionism' isn't demonstrated in things like being on time for appointments or not losing luggage.
However, when asked if he could take cheese and wine from the hotel garden to eat, he glared angrily and said, “This is your house.
Eat as much as you want.
“Get out into the garden quickly!” he shouts.
Sometimes passionately, sometimes leisurely.
Even though it may seem rough, it feels affectionate, isn't that what makes Spain unique?
As such, through 『The Real Spain is in the Countryside』, you cannot help but fall in love with Spain.
A Strange European Travelogue for City-Worn People
Following "The Real France is in the Countryside"
Seoul National University professor Moon Jeong-hoon and chef Jang Jun-woo team up again.
How Spain is Adapting to a Changing Modern Society
Part 1, North Spain Atlantic, focuses on the Basque Country, Cantabria, and Asturias, providing readers with a foundation for a more easily understandable understanding of Spain.
If you know the food culture, you can see the country.
Spain is a country of gluttons comparable to Korea, but unlike Korea, where people only eat three meals a day, people in Spain generally eat five meals a day.
Perhaps due to the influence of this food culture, Spain has a developed nightlife, unlike other European countries where most activities end at night.
In this way, Part 1 begins the full-fledged journey to Spain, opening the door to an unfamiliar Spain for readers.
Part 2: Leon-Extremadura reveals that Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and Chef Jang Jun-woo's trip to Spain is part of a process of meeting people.
Travel is the process of meeting people and going to meet people.
It illuminates the lives and changes of the Spanish people through the people they meet.
As times change, our thinking tends to change, and we are faced with choices at every moment.
What will the Spaniards choose and also give up?
In Part 2, we will meet the Spain they seek and want to preserve.
Part 3 Andalusia is the area most influenced by the Moors and shows a different color from Parts 1 and 2.
There is also a more specific exploration of Iberico pork, ham, orange wine, and olive oil.
It explains in an easy-to-understand way information that you may have heard of or encountered at least once but did not know exactly.
It also contains useful tips for readers who know what olive oil is, but don't know which olive oil is good.
"The Real Spain is in the Countryside" is divided into three chapters and takes you into the Spanish countryside.
You can have a unique experience getting to know Spain through its food culture.
Why do they go to the countryside in search of Spanishness?
Just as the old saying goes, "If you want to catch a tiger, you have to go into the tiger's den," Professor Moon Jeong-hoon and Chef Jang Jun-woo venture deeper into Spain in search of "what's Spanish" and "what's not Spanish."
Some people might question it.
Spain is a country with so many beautiful sights to see, so why do we insist on calling the countryside the 'real' place?
Cities are the first to witness and simultaneously absorb change.
Cities and change are inseparable, so cities are also the places that most actively embrace change.
Of course, the countryside is also experiencing changes accordingly.
But it is slower than the city and makes a stronger effort to preserve what is existing.
This is why in rural areas, there is more integration than complete transformation.
That kind of charm draws us to the countryside.
In the countryside, you can feel the Spanish life especially well.
There is a saying that Spanish people have a fiery temper and that they do things differently from Koreans.
Of course, that's not wrong.
The Spanish people's 'obsession and perfectionism' isn't demonstrated in things like being on time for appointments or not losing luggage.
However, when asked if he could take cheese and wine from the hotel garden to eat, he glared angrily and said, “This is your house.
Eat as much as you want.
“Get out into the garden quickly!” he shouts.
Sometimes passionately, sometimes leisurely.
Even though it may seem rough, it feels affectionate, isn't that what makes Spain unique?
As such, through 『The Real Spain is in the Countryside』, you cannot help but fall in love with Spain.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: June 22, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 304 pages | 552g | 152*223*15mm
- ISBN13: 9791190938730
- ISBN10: 1190938731
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