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South Africa: Ackee: Blighia sapida [citation needed] South Korea: Asian Pear: Pyrus pyrifolia [citation needed] There are other national fruits of South Korea such as Persimmons and Apples. Spain: Grape: Vitis vinifera [28] There are over 400 varietals of grapes that are grown in Spain for wine production. Sri Lanka: Jackfruit: Artocarpus ...
The national symbols of South Korea are official and unofficial flags, icons, ... National fruit: Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) National currency: South Korean won:
Category for fruit species native to Korea and fruit cultivars originating in Korea. Pages in category "Korean fruit" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Pyrus pyrifolia is a species of pear tree native to southern China and northern Indochina that has been introduced to Korea, Japan and other parts of the world. [1] The tree's edible fruit is known by many names, including Asian pear, [2] Persian pear, Japanese pear, [2] Chinese pear, [2] [3] Korean pear, [4] [5] [6] Taiwanese pear, apple pear, [7] zodiac pear, three-halves pear, papple ...
China, Japan and South Korea are also the top producers of persimmon. It is known as shi (柿) in Chinese, kaki (柿) in Japanese and gam (감) in Korean and also known as Korean mango. It is known as haluwabed (हलुवाबेद) in Nepal and it is used for various culinary purposes and eaten as a seasonal fruit.
Chuseok (Korean: 추석; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], lit. ' autumn evening '), also known as Hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from Old Korean, "the great middle [of autumn]"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar on the full moon.
The Presidential Standard of South Korea, with a pair of phoenixes flanking the Korean rose. Hibiscus syriacus, also known as the Korean rose, is the national flower of South Korea. The flower appears in various national emblems, and Korea is compared poetically to the flower in the South Korean national anthem. [30]
Mid July is a time when there is an abundant number of fruit and vegetable seeds; thus the festival, Baekjung (Hangul: 백중, Hanja: 百中/百衆) derives from the word "Baek" (Hangul: 백, Hanja: 百, hundred) implying there are a hundred fruit and vegetable seeds. Before harvest, farmers take this day to rest and perform rituals to farming ...