Jongka, the traditional Korean family: Exploring jongka food in the context of Korean food categories

Jongson and jongbu have protected the jongtaek (noble house), and inherited their family's foods by living by bongjesa (奉祭祀) and jeopbinkaek (接賓客). It is important to continuously discover and record of jongka and ancestral ritual foods used in bulcheonwi. This study aims to allow society to perceive jongka as a unique Korean cultural heritage that all of society protects and shares, instead of regarding them as families with old histories. (For further clarification on the terms mentioned in this article, please see “Supplementary file”.)