Agungi

Agungi and buttumak
A traditional Korean kitchen with agungi (firebox) and buttumak (hearth)
Korean name
Hangul
아궁이
Revised Romanizationagungi
McCune–Reischaueragungi
IPA[a.ɡuŋ.i]
Hangul
부뚜막
Revised Romanizationbuttumak
McCune–Reischauerputtumak
IPA[pu.t͈u.mak̚]

An agungi (Korean: 아궁이[1]) is a firebox found in traditional Korean kitchens which is used to burn firewood or other fuel for cooking. It is also a part of the traditional floor heating system, or ondol.[2][3] The flat cooktop counter or hearth installed over the agungi is called a buttumak (부뚜막).[4][5]

  1. ^ "아궁이". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. ^ "Agungi". Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ Albala, Ken, ed. (2011). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-313-37626-9. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Buttumak". Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ Pettid, Michael J. (2008). Korean Cuisine: An Illustrated History. London, UK: Reaktion Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-86189-348-2. Retrieved 5 January 2018.