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Hello! This is admin Do. Today I will talk about the three dog days in Korea.

삼계탕(Samgyetang, Ginseng chicken soup of Korea)

The first of the three dog days is called 초복(Chobok). the second of the three dog days is called 중복(Jungbok). And the last of the three dog days is called 말복(Malbok). 초복 is 30 days after 하지. 중복 is 40 days after 하지. And 말복 is after 10 days from 입추. 삼복(Sambok) is the hottest season in the summer, and the "삼복더위" refers to the extremely hot weather.

On the Dog Day, special food is prepared for rejuvenating the body. In modern times, people usually eat 삼계탕(Samgyetang). 삼계탕 is a dish that is boiled in a pot with plenty of water, with put glutinous rice, garlic, and jujube wrapped in clean cloth in the inside of a young chicken. Some people season it with salt and drink only the soup or add seasoned meat to the soup.

Since 삼계탕 is so popular, fusion 삼계탕 with various ideas is being made these days. It is basic to add antler, chestnuts, and pine nuts, and there is also 삼계탕 with abalone or octopus. 삼계탕, which includes a whole root of red ginseng, has also emerged. There are also "한방 삼계탕", which contains all kinds of medicinal herbs, "해물 삼계탕", which includes octopus, crab, and abalone, and "대나무통 삼계탕," where chickens are steamed in bamboo barrels, not earthen pots.

삼계탕 contains plenty of healthy ingredients. Garlic and ginseng are representative ingredients, and jujube and chestnuts are also added. Peanut powder or perilla seeds are sometimes added to enhance the savory and thick taste.

Also, on the Dog Day, some people eat red bean porridge because it is believed that they do not suffer from heat and disease if they eat red bean porridge. people usually eat oriental melon and watermelons, and sometimes go into mountain valleys to wash their feet in water to avoid the heat. In coastal areas, sand baths can be used to overcome the heat.

VOCABULARY

삼복더위: Sambok heat

찹쌀: Glutinous rice

마늘: Garlic

대추: Jujube

소금: Salt

밤: Chestnut

잣: Pine nut

전복: Abalone

홍삼: Red ginseng

한방: Oriental medicine

낙지: Small octopus

꽃게: Swimming crab

해물: Seafood

대나무: Bamboo

인삼: Ginseng

땅콩: Peanut

들깨: Perilla

참외: Oriental melon

수박: Watermelon

Reference : 한국민족문화대백과, 두산백과, 한식진흥원

-Written by Admin Do

Malbok – Os últimos dias quentes do verão coreano

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Malbok começou no dia 16 de agosto, e marca o começo dos últimos 10 “dias quentes” do verão. No Malbok as pessoas geralmente comem Samgyetang (sopa de frango com ginseng) e comidas similares para encontrar o balanço entre os “elementos” do seus corpos. O Samgyetang também é uma excelente opção para escapar do calor.

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On July 13, around 10 members of the NYC Animal Battalion gathered in front of the Korean Consulate General in New York and protested against Korea’s culture of eating dog meat.

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Korea has four distinct seasons. In summer, it is hot and humid. It is a Korean custom to choose the three hottest days of the summer and to eat especially healthy food on those days.

Boknal (복날) is known as the Three Dog Days of Summer. The first day is known as Chobok (초복), the second day is Jungbok (중복), and the third day is known as Malbok (말복). These days are predetermined by the lunar calendar. This year, the first day was on July 13, 2013.