"There are many different rituals that they (the people of the Samhan Confederacy, in modern South Korea) hold, but all worship a kitchen god in their western wings.
The housewife awoke early every morning and poured fresh water from a nearby well into the bowl, then knelt before it, wishing for luck.
The reason for Jowangshin betraying her master is because Hwanguyangssi throws his muddy shoes in the kitchen, and his wife Makmak Buin puts knives above the hearth.
There, the three death gods, Gangrim Doryeong, Hae Wonmaek, and Yi Deokchun, are aided by Jowangshin as they attempt to send the evil Samajangja to the underworld.
The reason for this betrayal is because Samajangja places his feet on the hearth every morning and evening and throws knives around the kitchen.
In the Chasa Bonpuli, the hero (who later becomes a death god)'s wife serves rice cake, or tteok, to Jowang in preparations for Gangrim Doryeong's quest.