Editing Busan (section)

=== Traditional cuisine ===
Busan was once a center of military affairs in the southern region of the peninsula and therefore was an important site for diplomatic relationships with Japan; high-ranking officers and officials from the court frequently visited the city. Special foods were prepared for the officers such as ''Dongnae pajeon'' ({{Korean|hangul=동래파전|labels=no}}), a variant of ''[[pajeon]]'' (Korean savory pancakes), made with whole scallions, sliced chili peppers, and various kinds of seafood in a thick [[Batter (cooking)|batter]] of wheat flour, glutinous rice flour, eggs, salt and water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20090511010021&spage=1 |script-title=ko:[내고장 이 맛!] 부산 동래파전 |publisher=[[Seoul Shinmun]] |access-date=2011-09-15 |archive-date=2011-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929143259/http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20090511010021&spage=1 |url-status=live |date=11 May 2009 }}</ref>

During the Korean War, Busan was the biggest refugee destination on the peninsula; people from all regions of Korea went there. Some of these refugees stayed and adapted the recipes of their local specialties. One of these foods is ''[[milmyeon]]'' ({{Korean|밀면|labels=no}}) ({{lit|wheat noodle}}) a version of ''[[naengmyeon]]'', cold buckwheat noodle soup, but using wheat flour instead. (Naengmyeon is originally a specialty food of [[Hamhung]] and [[Pyongyang]], now part of North Korea.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kim Gi-hyeon (김기현) |date=2009-05-13 |url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2009051301031343013002 |script-title=ko:동래파전·돼지국밥…음식도 관광자원으로 |publisher=[[Munhwa Ilbo]] |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-08 |archive-date=2011-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714144417/http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2009051301031343013002 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Lee Gyeong-taek (이경택) |date=2002-09-26 |url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2002092601012505011003 |script-title=ko:부산AG 장외 음식열전 |language=Ko |publisher=[[Munhwa Ilbo]] |access-date=2009-09-08 |archive-date=2011-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714144543/http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2002092601012505011003 |url-status=live}}</ref>) ''[[Dwaeji gukbap]]'' ({{Korean|돼지국밥|labels=no}}) ({{lit|pork/pig soup rice}}) is also a result of Korean War. It is a hearty pork soup and is becoming more popular nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |last=Noh |first=Ju-seok |date=2009-07-29 |url=http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20090729031009&spage=1 |script-title=ko:영도다리/노주석 논설위원 |language=Ko |publisher=[[Seoul Sinmun]] |access-date=2009-09-08 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720125630/http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20090729031009&spage=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pork trotters served with vegetables such as cucumbers, onions, and mustard sauce is popular and is called Nangchae-[[Jokbal]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=717406&year=2014 |script-title=ko:서울에서 `빵 뜬` 부산 명물 먹을거리 Best 4 |work=[[Maeil Business Newspaper]] |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=2018-04-28 |language=ko}}</ref>

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File:Korean pan cake-Dongnae pajeon-01.jpg|Dongnae [[pajeon]]
File:Milmyeon.jpg|[[Milmyeon]]
File:돼지국밥.jpg|[[Dwaeji gukbap]]
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