The diet was primarily cabbage soup with small portions of vegetables.

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There were slivers of chives and Napa cabbage in the soup, along with some dried shrimp and three poached eggs.

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Two cooks sift and weigh the salvaged vegetables and whip up a selection of dishes - papaya soup, tomatoes and eggs, stir-fried cauliflower and cabbage.

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Hanjeongsik is a banquet of fish, meat, lettuce wraps, tofu soup and steamed egg, served with side dishes of kimchi (spicy pickled cabbage), acorn jelly, dried anchovies and boiled peanuts.

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