The purpose of this study is to compare menu patterns by the meal and age (10- 19, 20- 49, 50 - 69, 70 - 84 years old) in Korea rural areas. Frequently consumed menu patterns were investigated using the 24-hour recall method with 1,185 subjects in 5 Korea rural areas for the spring, summer, fill and winter. Results were as follow : most frequently used basic menu pattern, excluding side dish, was rice + soup in breakfast, and was only rice in lunch and dinner. Most frequent menu pattern by the number of side dish was rice + soup + kimchi + 1 side dish in the breakfast and dinner. The Mean Adequacy Ratio (MAR) in the dinner is higher than that of the breakfast. For the 10 - 19 and 70 - 84 years old, frequently used menu pattern was rice + stew + kimchi + 1 side dish. Most frequently used menu patterns, was rice + soup + kimchi + 1 side dish for the 20 - 29 years old, was rice + stew + kimchi for the 50 - 69 years old. MAR with the same menu pattern in 10 - 19 years old is higher than that of 70 - 84 years old. Intake frequency of menu pattern including noodles was higher in 10 - 19 and 20 - 49 years old than that of the other age groups. With these results, for the nutrition program in the community menu patterns should be carefully examined by the meal and age. The result from this study can be used as basic data for nutrition education program in Korean rural areas.