[Let’s learn Korean culture] What do Korean people eat in the summer?

Samgyetang (Korean chicken soup) is a common Korean summer food. In order for Korean people to overcome the heat in the summer, they eat warm chicken soup. A dish in which ginseng is stuffed in a chicken, Samgyetang is not only tasty but also nourishing. During summer, people feel tired because of the heat, and so they believe that they need to eat good food. Therefore, there is a tradition of eating chicken soup on the hottest day of the summer. Eating of warm food on hot days comes from the saying, “fighting heat with heat”. In other words, because of the idea that a hot thing can be overcome by another hot thing, they eat chicken soup and they believe they can overcome summer heat. Therefore, while Korean people eat warm chicken soup, they say “Ah… so refreshing.”