5 Foods you must try when you go on vacation to Korea in winter

 

Korean food is best eaten in winter. If you're in Korea or want to go to Korea when this pandemic ends, there's nothing wrong with trying Korean food from odeng to seolleongtang to warm your body. Korea is a country that experiences 4 seasons every year. Currently winter is taking place in the ginseng country. Even though it is winter, there are still many foreign tourists visiting Korea.

Because Korean culture is very diverse and there are many things to explore, tourists do not hesitate to vacation there. In addition to having beautiful views in winter, recreational areas such as skiing, Korea also has a variety of culinary delights that are very suitable to be eaten in winter. Among them are odeng, gyeran ppang, tteokguk, sundubu jigae, and seolleongtang. These five Korean foods can warm your body. Besides being able to warm, it also tastes very good.

ODENG

Odeng is a Korean food that is popular as street food. Odeng has a savory taste because it is made from fish and flour. This fish and flour is made into processed 'fish cake' and boiled with clear gravy. This snack is easy to find if you are visiting Korea. Not only served in restaurants, this odeng is also sold in various street food places and traditional markets. Odeng is usually sold together with tteokbokki and a variety of twigim (Korean specialties).

Odeng is served on thick and long bamboo skewers. And the sauce is placed in a separate small cup. The gravy from the odeng can warm your body, besides that the price of this odeng is also cheap. There are lots of odeng sellers in Korean street food areas such as Myeongdong, Hongdae, and others.

GYERAN PPANG (EGG BREAD)

Gyeran ppang is a Korean food that is also classified as a snack. In the form of bread in which contains a whole egg. Even though it is in the form of bread, this snack is perfect to eat in winter because this gyeran ppang is served hot so it can warm the body. Gyeran ppang has a soft texture and a savory taste. The egg mixture in this bread is cooked until cooked and creates a creamy taste that will certainly taste delicious when eaten. Although it looks simple, many people like this snack.

Served while still hot with steaming smoke, this egg bun is one of the most sought-after snacks during winter in Korea. You also don't need to have trouble finding it, because almost all street food areas in Korea must be selling egg bread.

TTEOKGUK

Tteokguk is a soup dish made from tteok (rice cake). Tteokguk comes from Korean, meaning tteok (rice cake) and guk (soup). This dish is served in a warm sauce and also has a savory taste. This tteokguk is also one of the must-have dishes during the Seollal (Korean New Year) celebration. The savory tteokguk sauce is generally made from beef, chicken, seafood, or pork broth. The tteok used is not an elongated cylindrical shape like the material for tteokbokki, but rather a large, thinly sliced ​​tteok.

This tteok is served with a clear and savory gravy, in addition to that added chives, minced beef, and fried eggs which are sliced ​​lengthwise. In addition, tteokguk is also served with mandu soup (Korean-style dumpling soup). If you're in Korea, there's nothing wrong with trying this soup.

SUNDUBU JJIGAE

Sundubu jjigae is a typical Korean soup dish that has a fresh spicy taste. This Korean food is made from silken tofu, eggs, and beef or you can also use a mixture of various seafood cooked in a spicy sauce. The spicy taste comes from gochujang. Jjigae itself means soup, unlike other soups, sundubu jjigae is cooked in a small saucepan made from a hot plate and can be enjoyed for only 1 person. Sundubu jjigae is best eaten when it's raining or winter. Because the spicy taste and warm gravy can warm the body.

If you are lazy to go to a restaurant, you can also try to make it yourself. The ingredients are easy to find, especially if you're in Korea. You can get it directly in some supermarkets in Korea.

SEOLLEONGTANG

Another dish that is perfect for winter in Korea is seolleongtang (beef bone soup). This Korean food is very popular when winter is happening in Korea. In addition to the savory taste and make you addicted, seolleongtang also has a very warm sauce. The broth from seolleongtang is milky white because this soup uses beef bone broth. So it is certain that this seolleontang has a delicious taste, especially when the soup is cooked with beef bones and pieces of meat over low heat for several hours.

To taste the savory sauce of this sseoleongtang, you can go to one of the restaurants in Korea that sells the food. Sseoleongtang is served with noodles, a few pieces of meat and also chives. Seolleongtang is served with rice and side dishes such as kimchi.

 

 

Source : https://food.detik.com/info-kuliner/d-4840515/5-makanan-korea-untuk-hangatkan-tubuh-saat-musim-dingin/1/#news

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