S. Korea: Lots of pluck (chicken stew to beat the heat)

JoongAng Ilbo ^ | 07/15/05

[TigerLikesRooster]

S. Korea: Lots of pluck

 

July 15, 2005 ¤Ñ

Throngs lining up yesterday outside a ginseng chicken soup restaurant in Hyoja-dong, Seoul. Today is the start of the summer doldrums when Koreans traditionally eat chicken soup to beat the heat. [YONHAP]

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[Fiddlstix]

Interesting.......

[AmericanInTokyo]

"Samgyetang! Mashitta!" (for those exiting the restaurant).

[AmericanInTokyo]

...Meanwhile, in NORTH Korea, they salivate at the sight of THIS:

[bookworm100]

Are you sure it is chicken?

Yeongyang-tang (Dog Soup) Yeongyang-tang
Other names include bosin-tang and gaejang-guk. This dish has been a restorative food for Koreans especially during hot summer days from long history. It uses dog meat in water seasoned with soybean paste and garlic, ginger, green onion, and red pepper as extra seasonings. Since dogs are man's best friend to many people in the world, including Koreans, some Koreans are against eating this.

From
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/cgi-bin/Food.cfm?Subject=guk

[AmericanInTokyo]

Nope. Looks like a chicken (above photo) to me. And, kinda tastes like chicken. It walks and quacks like a chicken, too. Therefore, it's CHICKEN ! :-)

[Red Badger]

It couldn't hurt!............

[Tamar1973]

When I was in Korea, I noticed that Koreans like to eat hot food when it's hot outside and cold food when it's cold outside. It's the opposite of how we think of food, that's for sure.

[bookworm100]

Is it this?

Dakbaeksuk (Steamed Chicken) Dakbaeksuk
Put various ingredients that are good for the body, such as ginseng, ginkgo nuts, and jujube in the chicken and steam for a long time. This dish is usually for restorative food and during hot summer days.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #10

That is about right.

[bookworm100]

Dakbaeksuk (Steamed Chicken)
Ingredients (Serves 4)

1 kg chicken(1 medium whole chicken)
100 g glutinous rice
40 g garlic cloves
2½ cups water
500 g ginseng
15 g jujube
salt and black pepper

Method of Preparation
Remove intestines from the chicken, and wash it thoroughly. Wash the rice and soak for 4 hours. Put washed and soaked glutinous rice, garlic, ginseng and jujube into the chicken and tie it with thread. Add water till the chicken is fully covered with water. Heat to a boil, and reduce flame to cook the chicken thoroughly. Serve with salt and pepper.

[Kokojmudd]

EE-YUL-CHEE-YUL! I wish I could get my hands on a bowl of Samgetang!

[Larry Lucido]

"No chicken ginseng soup for you!"

[Larry Lucido]

Dang. Try again.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Man, just lookit that long line for hot, delicious Seoul Samgyetang chicken soup!

Note the interesting lunchtime culture in Korea, too.

Men eat with men, women eat with women...etc. etc. etc. Women get to dress casual, colorful (maybe even a bit sloppy) in Korean offices these days. Men have to suffer in the heat with obligatory neckties, and boring, white business shirts all looking the same.

[ErnBatavia]

That looks like the line outside of Bluebird Liquors in southern California when there's a big lottery pot going...

[Larry Lucido]

Must be some good soup! I remember there were plenty of eateries all over the place in Seoul, and lots of curbside concessions too, so it's not like this is the only place in town.

[Cagey]

Elaine: The Korean women were talking about me. I think they were calling me a dog.

Jerry: How would you know? You don't speak Korean.

Elaine: Because this woman came in with a dog and Ruby called the dog the same word they used when they were pointing at me…ge ge ge

Kramer: You know, maybe in Korean "dog" isn't an insult. Could be like the word "fox" to us. Oh, she's a DOG!