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The entire village points fingers at her, calling her a wicked wife who will ruin the family, and her mother-in-law, wielding a stick, beats her relentlessly, ordering her to go back to her parents' home immediately... 😭🔨 Amidst the rain of beatings, Hyang-i begins to dig into the ground beneath the shrine's stone wall with tears in her eyes! 🛠️🪵 📜 [Moonlight Dragonfly: A Spoonful of History] (Historical Verification Materials) 💡 The Hidden Secrets of 'Sikhae,' the Miracle Fermentation Science That Saved the People of the East Coast During the Joseon Dynasty! 🐟🍯 Elders! Wasn't the scene in today's story where 11-year-old Hyang-i created an amazing, gourmet dish using pollack that was rotting away due to a lack of salt truly fascinating? 👏✨ Since ancient times, the West Coast has been home to numerous salt fields due to its well-developed mudflats. However, the East Coast consists of deep waters and nothing but sandy beaches, making it truly as difficult to obtain salt as "reaching for the stars." Salt was so precious that one could not obtain even a single measure of salt for a sack of rice. Consequently, the people of the East Coast endured heartbreaking hardships; even when thousands or tens of thousands of pollack were caught in the autumn, they had no salt to preserve them and were forced to simply let them rot. 😭🌊 The miraculous breakthrough our ancestors discovered at this time was none other than **'Sikhae'**! The name 'Sikhae' is written with the Chinese characters for 'food' (食) and 'fermented seafood' (醢), but these characters are different from those used for the beverage we drink today, 'Sikhye' (食醯). 😉💡 The amazing secret of Sikhae lies in preserving fish using the **'power of grains and malted barley instead of salt'**. It was the pinnacle of fermentation science in Joseon, where enzymes mixed with malted barley broke down the starch in millet or barley rice into sweet sugars, and lactic acid bacteria rose up like bulls during this process to perfectly prevent fish from spoiling! Especially in the barren lands of the East Coast, where rice was scarce, the traditional method of making sikhae was to steam **'mejo' (millet rice) or 'chajo'**, just like Hyang-i in the story. 🌾 If mixed thoroughly and buried deep in an earthenware jar, even the bones would become soft, making it an unbeatable side dish for the elders. 🦷😋 🌶️ Was sikhae originally 'pure white'?! The surprising history of chili powder! Another surprising fact! Until the mid-Joseon period, the spicy, bright red sikhae we know today did not exist. Before chili peppers were introduced around the time of the Imjin War, people made and ate 'pure white sikhae'**, mixed with only *salt, garlic, and ginger.* 🤍 Then, in the late Joseon Dynasty, as red chili powder gradually became widely available, the history of sikhae was completely turned upside down. This was because capsaicin, the spicy component of chili peppers, not only completely eliminated the fishy smell but also acted as an incredibly powerful preservative to prevent spoilage! 🛡️💥 The setting in today's Yadam, where Hyang-i creates Joseon's first 'Red Pollack Sikhae' by adding the precious red chili powder obtained as a reward for Dong-i's kindness, is the result of craftsmanship that brilliantly captures the fermentation revolution of this historical transitional period. 👍❤️ 📜 [Useful Trivia] The late Joseon Dynasty, when even slaves could become nobles if they paid money! 💰🎭 The fact that Park Jwa-su, who was posing as a wealthy landowner today, was actually 'Park Dol-i,' a runaway private slave from the family of Minister Mun, is also a story based on thorough historical research. 😲‼️ During the late Joseon Dynasty, as the national treasury became dire, **'Gongmyeongcheop'**—certificates of nobility sold for money—ran rampant, and the buying and selling of genealogies belonging to fallen nobles became a trend. Consequently, it was actually very common for slaves who had stolen wealth from high-ranking officials' households and fled to remote countryside areas to purchase fake genealogies and completely launder their identities as 'Yangban Jwasu' (noble headmen). 👤👺 However, Joseon's national law strictly enforced **'Nobichuswae' (the relentless pursuit and capture of runaway slaves), and slaves who attempted to harm their masters were punished for treason. Therefore, Jwasu Park's sudden ruin in the face of genuine slave documents was the result of reaping what he sowed! Aren't our Hyang-i's wisdom and our ancestors' harsh national laws truly remarkable? ⚖️ Just like sikhae that has weathered fierce storms, please share your wise thoughts in the comments, elders who know the deep flavors of life! 🌾✨ Hello, and welcome to **'Moonlight Sleeping Stories'**. 🕯️ Do you remember those affectionate and warm stories you used to listen to while resting your head on your grandmother's lap long ago? Our channel tells stories with the utmost care so that you can momentar...