Say "Dolbom-sik" Instead of "Care Food"

59.7% Agree on the Need to Replace Korean Words in the Survey

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Institute of the Korean Language recommended on the 6th that the term 'care food' be replaced with the Korean words 'dolbom-sik' or 'dolbom eumsik' (meaning 'care meal' or 'care food').

Care food refers to meals designed to provide the necessary nutrients tailored for the elderly, patients, and others requiring special nutritional support. The selection of the terms dolbom-sik and dolbom eumsik reflected proposals from the Saemal Committee and survey results. In a public acceptance survey conducted from the 24th to the 29th of last month with about 2,000 participants, 89.4% of respondents answered that the terms were appropriate. Additionally, 59.7% agreed on the necessity of replacing foreign terms with Korean words.

The Saemal Committee is a panel that provides Korean alternatives easily understood by the general public before difficult foreign neologisms spread. Experts from various fields such as Korean language, foreign languages, education, publicity and publishing, information and communication, and media participate. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Institute of the Korean Language plan to continuously promote the use of these alternatives, encouraging government agencies and media outlets to take the lead.

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