Dotorimuk muchim is a dish made of jellied acorn starch, vegetables and seasoning. Dotorimuk muchim was considered a dish for the relief of famine victims in olden days when provisions were scarce.

We are deep into fall, which means winter squash are all over restaurant menus, food blogs and probably your Instagram feed. Sweet and hearty, their orange and yellow flesh stars in soups and ravioli.

Our story about eating acorn meal (Kitchen Garden, March 20) brought some fascinating responses and a link to Korea. Pialligo apple grower Dr Jonathan Banks emailed to say that ''balanophagy'', or ...