So, we can say that people with lower monthly incomes than 1,630$ are poor and a seriously poor person can be considered a person with a monthly income of less than $600. Boiled rice is a cheap food, therefore, no matter how poor people can prepare it. But, side dishes are often expensive so poor people have to prepare them with inexpensive ingredients. In other words, there is no big difference between rich and poor for their foods in South Korea, but there is a difference in the quality and freshness of the ingredients used. Poor people often cook food with instant ingredients and poor quality imported food.