Korean energy-boosting food to spend your summer healthily

When summer comes, Koreans take care of health with energy-boosting food or health food. Energy-boosting food is taken to supplement health. Koreans do not fail to eat this energy-boosting food to prevent body conditions against debilitation, especially during the summer time. When it comes to energy-boosting food, there are Samgyetang, eel and abalone. Today, we will present some Korean energy-boosting food to recover health during the summer time. This note was prepared especially for foreigners living in Korea.

[ Samgyetang ]

Samgyetang is made of chicken and most loved by Koreans as an energy-boosting dish. After removing entrails of chicken, they put ginseng, jujube and glutinous rice inside and boil it. Koreans divide summer into three different periods of Chobok, Jungbok and Malbok depending on the degree of hot temperature. Every time each period comes, we have a custom of eating Samgyetang. You can have the chicken breast with salt. When you mix some rice with the boiled Samgyetang soup, you can find it tasty as well. 

[ Eel ]

An eel refers to fish as long as a snake and is mainly enjoyed during the summer time. You can find a variety of dishes made of eels, such as grilled eel, rice with broiled eel, stir-fried vegetable with eel and seaweed soup with eel. This is recommended for those who feel feeble and who have weak bones and dry eyes. 

[ Kong guksu ]

Kong guksu is noodle in cold bean soup and many people eat this dish in summer. Koreans put ice in the Kong guksu on a hot summer day. Since it is low in calories, this energy-boosting food is recommended to those who are on a diet! 

[ Abalone ]

Abalone is considered an invaluable dish to such an extent that it is called “wild ginseng of the ocean.” Koreans enjoy eating abalone as abalone porridge, grilled abalone with butter and in company with Samgyetang that was already mentioned above. The special crunchable texture of abalone enhances your enjoyment of the dish. In particular, it is recommended to the elderly and the pregnant women!

Today, we explored the world of Korean energy-boosting food. Get ready to be fascinated by Korea while trying some traditional dishes!