- Samgyetang
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mr=samgyet'ang"Samgyetang" (pronounced|samgjetʰaŋ), sometimes called chicken ginseng soup, is a Korean soup-based dish. It is basically a whole young chicken stuffed with
glutinous rice and boiled in abroth of Koreanginseng , dried seededjujube fruits,garlic , andginger . Depending on the recipe, other medicinal herbs such aswolfberry ("gugija"), "Codonopsis pilosula " ("dangsam"), and "Angelica sinensis " ("danggwi") may also be added. The dish's name literally means "ginseng chicken soup."Samgyetang is traditionally served in the summer for its supposed nutrients, which replaces those lost through excessive sweating and physical exertion during the hot summers in Korea. Many Koreans enjoy it on three specific days in summer, "Chobok", "Jungbok" and "Malbok", which Koreans believe to be the hottest and most sultry of the year.
Like
chicken soup , which is thought to help common sicknesses in the West, samgyetang is held in Korea to be not only a cure for physical ailments but a preventer of sickness.Protein s,mineral s andhormone s from the whole chicken mixed with the beneficial properties of the ingredients combined in the dish makes it a reveredculinary item inSouth Korea . Only whole uncut ingredients are used for the dish, as they preserve the maximum amount ofnutrient s.Specialty restaurants common in Korea serve nothing but samgyetang, having gained local popularity through their special recipe for the dish which are often kept secret. The dish is usually accompanied by side dishes and, in some restaurants, a small complementary bottle of ginseng
wine is included.Gallery
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List of soups
*Korean cuisine External links
* [http://www.lostwriters.net/archive_popup.php?c=czozOiI2MzkiOw= A Lostwriters' Samgyetang Recipe]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jRSRZFWqV0 Video about how to make Samgyetang]
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