Samgyetang

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Koreans have a saying, "fight heat with heat," and whoever coined it was surely sitting in front of samgyetang. Sipping hot broth in 35C heat and calling it refreshing? Peak Korean.

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❝ The "sam" in samgyetang means ginseng. Stuffing a chicken with ginseng, jujubes, garlic and sticky rice is a restorative recipe recorded in Donguibogam, a Joseon-era medical text. Eating it on Boknal, the three hottest days of summer, dates back to the late Joseon period. ❞

— Food Fact

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