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National Museum of Korea Special Exhibition ‘Our Dining Table’ Lee Jong-gu’s ‘dining table’, ‘burnt bean lump’ presumed to be the prototype of meju, ‘ritual bowl, spoon and stand’ excavated from King Muryeong’s tomb, and Seonghyeop’s ‘grilling meat’ (from top) provided by the National Museum of Korea The first food culture comprehensive exhibition of 684 items, including the prototype fossil of meju and Park Soo-geun’s painting, is open until October at the National Museum of Korea “Today on my table/ A bowl of shepherd's purse soup/Spicy sprouts with seasoned green sprouts/···