Samgyetang
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| Type | Guk |
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| Place of origin | Korea |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, Korean ginseng |
 Cookbook: Samgyetang  Media: Samgyetang | |
| Samgyetang | |
| Hangul | 삼계탕 / 계삼탕 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 蔘鷄湯 / 鷄蔘湯 |
| Revised Romanization | samgyetang / gyesamtang |
| McCune–Reischauer | samgyet'ang / kyesamt'ang |
Samgyetang (Korean pronunciation: [sʰamɡjetʰaŋ]) means ginseng (kor. insam) - chicken (kor. gye) - soup (kor. tang). It consists primarily of a whole young chicken (poussin) - filled with garlic and rice -, scallion and spices, among them jujube and Korean ginseng.[1]
Custom
Samgyetang is a warm soup for hot summer days. It is especially popular to eat this chicken soup on sambok (삼복) days, which are three distinct days of the lunar calendar — Chobok (초복), Jungbok (중복), and Malbok (말복) - which are commonly among the hottest and most sultry days in Korea.[1][2] It is believed to eat the soup threetimes in this period is good for your health.
Some specialty restaurants in South Korea serve nothing but samgyetang, having gained local popularity through their special recipes for the dish, which are often kept as secrets. The dish is usually accompanied by side dishes and, in some restaurants, a small complimentary bottle of insamju (ginseng wine).[3][4]
Miscellaneous
In Cantonese, it is translated as yan sum gai tong. In Chinese culture, similar to Korean culture, this soup is believed to prevent illness. The one main difference is that in Chinese culture, ginseng is not consumed when one is sick because the ginseng is believed to trap the sickness within the person.[5]
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See also
- Galbitang, beef short rib soup
- Seolleongtang, a beef soup
- Oritang, Korean duck soup
- List of chicken dishes
- List of soups
- Korean cuisine
- List of Korean dishes
References
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- 1 2 Hyosun Ro. "Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup)". Korean Bapsang. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ↑ (Korean) Boknal at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ↑ (Korean) Taste, this taste, Sports Khan, 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ↑ (Korean) Nutritious foods of summer and wine, Maekyung, 2009-07-07.Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ↑ Chan, Derek (January 14, 2012). "Samgyetang: Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup". Dining4two.blogspot.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
External links
- Kim Yeong-bok (김영복) / Yeo Gyeong-mo (여경모) (2007-07-12). "Samgyetang Story 1 (삼계탕 이야기 (상))" (in Korean). idomin.com.
- Kim Yeong-bok (김영복) / Yeo Gyeong-mo (여경모) (2007-07-26). "Samgyetang Story 2 (삼계탕 이야기 (하))" (in Korean). idomin.com.