Looking at the Seasoning Sauce Crocks Near the Monks’ Resident Place in Whaeom-sa Temple

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After passing through the 4 Heaven Kings Gate, I saw the gate which I’ve never heard before.
The name of the gate was Sangwang-mun, which meant ‘Elephant King Gate”.
The appearance was not special, but the name itself looked special.
Entering into the gate, I noticed that this was the resident place for the monks.
Usually this private spaces were forbidden to ordinary people. But when the gate is opened, it is as same as the permission of entering into.

There was a monk spreading his washing cloths to dry under the sunlight.
Near his household, there were the traditional Seasoning Sauce Crocks.
It must be soy sauce. It is very difficult to make good soy sauce. It needs a time and the patience with a true heart.
This soy sauce making process is the symbol of Korean way of slow life.
But now it was changed too much in Korea. Everything goes fast.

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Now this traditional sauce making process is being disappeared in Korea.
It seems troublesome way of living in city life.
Now my mom’s generation keeps this tradition, so people would forget how to make the traditional soy sauce after my mom’s generation.

Only the temples are preserving the traditional way of life.
So it was so glad to see those traditional sauce crocks.

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Very nice Photo and they make me wonder a lot

Interesting description of Korean life, I am amazed to see this kind of life style still exists. Enjoyed reading and the lovely photos.

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Wow..this elephant gate looking difference.. really also nice place also al.pots for soya souce they make soya souce in outside.sir...that's time.its really new thing for us..Thanks sir.for sharing with us....also upset now these things are disappeared . But time also changed.People use many new machine for making many things.But in old style cooking I feel that so tasty.But its okk.people need to change also. ok.Sir thanks again for sharing
have a nice day...

Awww.....lovely post 📪
......awesome photography📷
...my dear friend @slowwalker

Quiet, there is always someone who preserves these traditional recipes

All types of traditional food do require a complicated process for making, but it tastes very delicious compared to the modern way of making. So does the sauce you mean ... So the trouble in making it will pay off with the delicious taste ..

Gorgeous photos. I did not know that soy sauce can be associated with the king of elephants.

That is really cool! It is kind of sad how so many of the old traditions are slowly dying out. I am worried that at some point no one will no how to do anything properly; be it soy sauce, cheese making or any number of skills requiring a good amount of patience.

Thanks again for sharing some great photos.

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oh yes, good soy sauce is hard to find here in germany.