So I just had the best tteokguk yesterday! My family always throws dumplings in ours, but this year we went all out—kimchi dumplings AND meat dumplings. Honestly, it hit different.
In Korea, there’s this whole thing where eating tteokguk on New Year’s Day means you’re officially a year older. 😄 If you haven’t tried it yet, you gotta give it a shot. It’s like the perfect comfort food to start the year off right. Warm, hearty, and just straight-up delicious.
Have you guys had your tteokguk yet? 🍜
Spicy beef soup (Yukgaejang) with a side of fried egg, zucchini, and kimchi. The best part is the “Nurungji” (scorched rice water) at the end to settle the stomach.
In Korea, even though summer is hot, people recharge their energy by eating hot samgyetang! I enjoyed some abalone samgyetang to nourish myself for the summer 🙂 I also had some chive…
Today’s lunch is a classic Korean stamina food called Chueo-tang. It looks like a creamy, earthy stew, right? But the main ingredient is actually… Ground Mudfish!
