Bibimbap is first mentioned in the Siuijeonseo, an anonymous cookbook from the late 19th century.[7][8] There its name is given as 부븸밥 (bubuimbap).[9] Some scholars assert that bibimbap originates from the traditional practice of mixing all the food offerings made at an ancestral rite (jesa) in a bowl before partaking in it, while the consensus on origins of the dish lies with a Japanese influence, brought to the Korean peninsula via trade routes with Japan. [10]