subclass_of jatguksu
Gyeonggi - do ( Hangul :  ) is the most populous ___MASK55___ in South Korea . Its name , " Gyeonggi " means " the area surrounding ___MASK45___ ". Thus " Gyeonggi - do " can be translated as " ___MASK55___ surrounding Seoul ". The provincial ___MASK45___ is Suwon . Seoul  South Korea ' s largest city and national ___MASK45___  is in the heart of the ___MASK55___ but has been separately administered as a provincial - level " special city " since 1946 . Incheon  South Korea ' s third largest city  is on the coast of the ___MASK55___ and has been similarly administered as a provincial - level " metropolitan city " since 1981 . The three jurisdictions collectively cover 11 , 730 km , with a combined population of 25 . 6 million  amounting to over half of the entire population of South Korea . Glycine max , commonly known as soybean in North America or soya ___MASK44___ , is a species of legume native to East Asia , widely grown for its edible ___MASK44___ which has numerous uses . The plant , classed as an oilseed rather than a pulse by the UN ___MASK57___ and Agriculture Organization , produces significantly more protein per acre than most other uses of land . South Korea , officially the ___MASK35___ of Korea ( ROK ), is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . Buckwheat (" Fagopyrum esculentum ") is a ___MASK47___ cultivated for its grain - like seeds and as a ___MASK17___ ___MASK30___ . To distinguish it from a related species , " Fagopyrum tataricum ", it is also known as Japanese buckwheat and silverhull buckwheat . Soy ___MASK19___ is a ___MASK47___ based ___MASK20___ produced by soaking dried soybeans and grinding them in ___MASK100___ . Suwon ( Hangul :  , Hanja :  ) is the ___MASK45___ and largest metropolis of Gyeonggi - do , South Korea ' s most populous province which surrounds Seoul , the national ___MASK45___ . Suwon lies about south of Seoul . It is traditionally known as " The City of Filial Piety ". With a population close to 1 . 2 million , it is larger than Ulsan , although it is not governed as a metropolitan city . A cookbook ( sometimes cookery ___MASK52___ in Commonwealth ___MASK60___ or ___MASK8___ ___MASK52___ ) is a kitchen ___MASK14___ publication that typically contains a collection of recipes . Incheon ( formerly romanized as Inchon ; literally " kind ___MASK91___ "), officially the Incheon Metropolitan ___MASK5___ (  ), is a ___MASK5___ located in northwestern South Korea , bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east . Inhabited since the New ___MASK34___ ___MASK21___ , Incheon was home to just 4 , 700 people when it became an international port in 1883 . Today , about 3 million people live in the ___MASK5___ , making it Korea  s third most populous ___MASK5___ after Seoul and Busan . The ___MASK5___ ' s growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal ___MASK5___ and its proximity to the South Korean capital . It is part of the Seoul Capital Area , along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province , forming the world ' s second largest metropolitan area by population . Sesame (" Sesamum indicum ") is a flowering ___MASK47___ in the genus " Sesamum ", also called " benne ". Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller ___MASK64___ in India . It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the ___MASK69___ and is cultivated for its edible seeds , which grow in pods or " buns ". The ___MASK69___ harvested 4 . 2 million metric tonnes of sesame seeds in 2013 , with India and China as the largest producers . Kongguksu is a seasonal ___MASK29___ noodle dish served in a cold soy milk broth . It comprises noodles made with wheat flour and soup made from ground soybeans . It is unknown when ___MASK29___ ___MASK10___ started eating " kongguksu "; however , in accordance with the mention of the dish along with " kkaeguksu " (  , sesame noodle soup ) in " Siui jeonseo ", a Joseon cookbook published around the late 19th century , it is presumed to have originated at least as early as the 19th century . Japan (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " ___MASK85___ of Japan ") is a sovereign ___MASK77___ nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the ___MASK15___ of Okhotsk in the north to the East China ___MASK15___ and near Taiwan in the southwest . Wheat (" Triticum " spp ., most commonly " T . aestivum ") is a ___MASK31___ grain ( botanically , a type of fruit called a ___MASK66___ ), originally from the Levant region but now cultivated worldwide . In 2016 , world production of wheat was 749 million tonnes , making it the second most - produced ___MASK31___ after maize ( 1 . 03 billion tonnes ), with more than rice ( 499 million tonnes ). Since 1960 , world production of wheat and other grain crops has tripled and is expected to grow further through the middle of the 21st Century . ___MASK25___ is a form of sweet ___MASK18___ that is typically baked . In its oldest forms , cakes were modifications of breads , but cakes now ___MASK17___ a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate , and that share features with other desserts such as pastries , meringues , custards , and pies . A ___MASK17___ ___MASK30___ is a ___MASK30___ planted primarily to manage soil erosion , soil fertility , soil quality , water , weeds , pests , diseases , biodiversity and wildlife in an " agroecosystem " ( Lu " et al ." 2000 ), an ecological system managed and largely shaped by humans across a range of intensities to produce ___MASK57___ , feed , or fiber . Currently , not many countries are known for using the ___MASK17___ ___MASK30___ method . ___MASK4___ is a ___MASK96___ made by grinding raw grains or roots and used to make many different foods . ___MASK31___ flour is the main ingredient of bread , which is a staple ___MASK57___ for many cultures , making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history . Wheat flour is one of the most important ingredients in Oceanic , European , South American , North American , Middle Eastern , North Indian and North African cultures , and is the defining ingredient in their styles of breads and pastries . Seoul (  )  officially the Seoul Special ___MASK5___  is the ___MASK45___ and largest metropolis of the Republic of Korea ( commonly known as South Korea ), ___MASK78___ the heart of the Seoul Capital Area , which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province , the world ' s 16th largest city . It is home to over half of all South Koreans along with 678 , 102 international residents . Gluten ( from ___MASK50___ " gluten ", " ___MASK97___ ") is a mixture of proteins found in wheat and related grains , including barley , rye , oat ( depending on cultivar and processing ), and all their ___MASK89___ and hybrids ( such as spelt , kamut , and triticale ). Gluten is appreciated for its viscoelastic properties . It gives elasticity to ___MASK73___ , helping it rise and keep its shape and often gives the final product a chewy texture . Jatguksu is a ___MASK29___ noodle dish consisting of wheat flour or buckwheat noodles in a bowl of cold broth made from ground pine nuts . It is a local specialty of Gapyeong , Gyeonggi ___MASK55___ where a great deal of pine nuts are harvested in South Korea . The recipe is quite similar to another summer dish , kongguksu , which is a noodle dish with a soy milk broth , but jatguksu has a cleaner and more savory taste . Fagopyrum tataricum , also known as Tartary buckwheat , duckwheat , India buckwheat , India wheat , ___MASK92___ buckwheat , ku qiao , or bitter buckwheat , is a domesticated ___MASK57___ plant in the genus " Fagopyrum " in the family Polygonaceae . With another species in the same genus , common buckwheat , it is often counted as a cereal , but unlike the true cereals the buckwheats are not members of the grass family . Thus they are not related to true wheat . Tartary buckwheat is bitterer , but contains more rutin than common buckwheat . It also contains quercitrin . ___MASK46___ is a ___MASK96___ made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption . More wheat flour is produced than any other flour . Wheat varieties are called " soft " or " weak " if gluten content is low , and are called " hard " or " strong " if they have high gluten content . Hard flour , or " ___MASK9___ flour ", is high in gluten , with 12 % to 14 % gluten content , its ___MASK73___ has elastic toughness that holds its shape well once baked . Soft flour is comparatively low in gluten and thus results in a loaf with a finer , crumbly texture . Soft flour is usually divided into cake flour , which is the lowest in gluten , and pastry flour , which has slightly more gluten than cake flour .