24/03/2026
Link in Bio : HANOK Korean Class Spring Retreat in Jeju 🌼CANadian Oil, Low Acid or 유채꽃
These flowers are called 유채꽃.
유채 (油菜) hanja 한자 :
* 유 (油) = oil
* 채 (菜) = vegetable
So 유채 literally means “ oil plant” because its seeds are used to make oil.
These pretty flowers contain natural sulfur compounds, which give them a slight foul smell that sharp-nosed people can find unpleasant. The smell is part of the plant’s natural defence system against pests.
In pure Korean, the plant itself is also called 평지, and more commonly 가랏나물or 겨울초. Before the flower buds form, the tender young leaves are used in many dishes such as wraps, soup, seasoned vegetable side dishes, and fresh kimchi-style salads. The flowers themselves, however, are not commonly eaten.
Yes, Canola is short for CANadian Oil, Low Acid.
The rapeseed plant was originally grown for industrial oil and animal feed. Its oil had high levels of fatty acids that made it unsuitable for human consumption. In the 1970s, a similar plant with much lower levels of those compounds was developed and cultivated for people to use and eat. These improved varieties were named canola.
Canola’s other (more ancient) name, rapeseed, is less elegant. It comes from the Latin rāpum (or rāpa) which refers to a round, edible root like turnip. “Seed” was added because the plant was grown for its oil-rich seeds, a use that goes back to ancient times.
Whatever the name, these yellow beauties are one of spring’s clearest announcements in Jeju.
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