gamasot

The modern Korean {{Transliteration|ko|sot}} descends from the ancient jeong (鼎), which is made of bronze.{{Cite news|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=3340365&cid=58163&categoryId=58163|title=가마솥에 숨겨진 과학 '무쇠솥'과 '통가열식 압력밥솥'|access-date=2018-06-24|language=ko}} Bronze sot are frequently unearthed as remains of the Three Kingdoms period, because the jeong was symbolic of the nation, the throne, and industry. However, the history of the iron sot goes back much earlier than the Three Kingdoms period . The copper sot on the Korean Peninsula were first discovered in the remains of Gojoseon, which corresponds to the Liaoning bronze dagger culture of the late Bronze Age. A large number of sot were excavated from the ruins of the Four Commanderies of Han, which was installed when Gojoseon was destroyed by Han in 108 BCE. In particular, the ruins of the Lelang Commandery are famous for the being the source of the largest variety of pots.

It was very large and recessed to fit the large family of Korea. In general, gama mean utensils when lighting a fire, and {{Transliteration|ko|sot}} means pot and bowl that cook rice. The {{Transliteration|ko|gamasot}} has no legs and the bottom of the pot is round and usually has a small recess at the edge of the entrance. There are four projections on the body, which is convenient to put across the stove. The lid is made of iron, and it has a convenient tap in the middle.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/specialsection/esc_section/440091.html|script-title=ko:한국인의 솔푸드 '가마솥밥' 지어볼까|date=2010-09-16|access-date=2018-06-24|language=ko}}

From ancient times, the pot was not simply a device for cooking food, but a symbol of kingship, power, state, and industry.{{Cite web|url=http://folkency.nfm.go.kr/kr/topic/%EC%86%A5/2423|script-title=ko:솥 - 표제어 - 한국민속신앙사전|website=Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture|language=ko|access-date=2018-06-24}} It was used as a tool to record the achievements of public figures or to punish corrupt officials, religious ceremonies, or food for the dead.

Cooking rice in {{Transliteration|ko|gamasot}} is a longstanding custom in Korea, that began at least during the reign of King Daemusin (18‒44 CE) in Goguryeo.

In the hanok's kitchen, agungi can be used for heating and cooking, and {{Transliteration|ko|gamasot}} is a large pot designed for use as a cooking utensil. {{Transliteration|ko|Gamasot}} is very large, so it is common to use it almost fixed to agungi. {{Transliteration|ko|Gamasot}} is a Korean traditional pot that has kept its kitchen for a long time. There were few places where it is not used, such as making fire, cooking rice, frying the side dishes and steaming. The closest thing to real life was {{Transliteration|ko|gamasot}}. It is an important cooking tool that can not be used for cooking in Korea. Therefore, the pot was a history of the family.{{Cite news|url=http://mdl.dongascience.com/magazine/view/S200404N046|script-title=ko:무쇠솥으로 지은 밥은 왜 맛있을까 {{!}} d라이브러리|access-date=2018-06-24|language=ko}}

File:Bap (cooked rice) 2.jpg|Sotbap, rice cooked in {{Transliteration|ko|gamasot}}

File:Ansan Cultural Center 07.JPG|{{Transliteration|ko|Gamasot}} (Ansan Cultural Center, Ansan)

File:Korea-Andong-Dosan Seowon-Kitchen-01.jpg|Traditional Korean kitchen with {{Transliteration|ko|gamasot}} (Dosan Seowon, Andong)

File:Miners' kitchen 3.jpg|Miners' kitchen with {{Transliteration|ko|gamasot}} (Cheonpo Gold Mine Village, Jeongseon)

File:Q12605101 아궁이 A01.jpeg|{{Transliteration|ko|gamasot}} & agung-i

File:Gamasot Miryang.jpg|{{Transliteration|ko|Gamasot}} Miryang

File:Sotbap.jpg|Sotbap, cooked rice in {{Transliteration|ko|Gamasot}}

File:Miners' kitchen 2.jpg|{{Transliteration|ko|Gamasot}} in Miners' kitchen

File:Buttumak.jpg|{{Transliteration|ko|Gamasot}} located outside

File:Korea-War Memorial of Korea-01.jpg|{{Transliteration|ko|Gamasot}} in Korean-war

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