Korean seasonal foods that you would like

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 Today we are talk about Korean seasonal foods.

If you travel to Korea, there are foods that you have to eat in different seasons.

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Spring

source : 괴산 꽃피는 산골 복숭아꽃 살구꽃 벚꽃엔딩 진.. : 네이버블로그 (naver.com)

When the spring is coming, korean people eat azalea Flowers jeon. 

How to make Azalea flowers jeon?

1. Wash azalea flowers well and place them on a strainer tray, remove moisture with a kitchen towel, and remove flower liquor

2. Mix glutinous rice flour and water in a bowl and spread it out in a circle

3. Put cooking oil and glutinous rice dough on a frying pan, then put the trimmed flowers on top and cook them upside down.

     - by Kim gyung mi (Director of the Food Research Institute) - 

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How to eat it.

Azalea bloom only in spring, you can only eat it in spring. 

You don't have to separate azaleas, you can eat them with Jeon.

And also you can eat with honey.

Taste 

Many people say it tastes like sweet bar rice cake.

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Summer 

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When the summer is coming, koeran people eat 'samgyetang'. 

Samgyetang is a food that is eaten to give energy to the body on a hot summer day in Korea.

How to make samgyetang?

1. Cut the chicken's tail, and remove the intestines and blood vessels, and drain.

2. Wash the glutinous rice and soak it for about 2 hours, pick it up in a strainer tray, and sift the seeds out of the jujube, add 2 pieces of glutinous rice and garlic, and 2 jujubes, and ginseng in the chicken's stomach, and tie the cracked spots with a thread or use a toothpick to fix them.

3. Boil the chicken in a pot.

4. When the chicken is cooked, take out the tied thread and toothpick.

5. Put in a large bowl or small pot, and boiling and pouring the soup, and put salt, pepper, and sliced green onion.

    - by Lee bo eun(A culinary researcher)

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How to eat it?

 Many people eat chicken with salt and mustard. When you have eaten chicken to some extent, eat glutinous rice and various vegetables in the chicken. And If you're hungry even though you're done eating, You can eat rice with chicken base soup.

Taste 

It tastes like watery chicken. But we are eat for health. This is because people believe that eating hot food in hot summer is good for the body.

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Autumn

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Many people eat gizzrd shad in autumn. Gizzard shad is caught during the four seasons in Korea, but it is especially delicious in autumn. Because Autumn gizzard shad has a lot of fat and is about to spawn, so its flesh and bones are soft.

How to make grilled gizzrd shad? 

1. Preparing gizzard shad.

2. Start trimming the fish with a scale knife.

3. Remove the intestines by splitting the lower abdomen.

4. Bake in the oven or microwave for 5 minutes.

    

   source : 전어 손질하는법과 집에서 전어구이 만드는법~ (10000recipe.com)

How to eat it? 

Gizzard shad, which comes out in autumn, has soft flesh and bones, so you can eat it with their bones. You can also make cuts and sprinkle salt and grill them. You can also dip it in red pepper paste and eat it with lettuce.

Taste 

 It tastes greasy and very savory. The people who can't eat seafood, eat grilled gizzard shad well.

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Winter 

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Many people eat 'Bungeoppang' in winter. You can see 'Bungeoppang' in everywhere. And you can eat anytime. You can easily see 'Bungeoppang' on the streets of Korea. Snack shops and snack bars usually sell  'Bungeoppang'.

How to make 'Bungeoppang'?

If you make a 'Bungeoppang', the machine is essential to make 'Bungeoppang'.

1. Making red bean or custard paste.

2. Making Bungeoppang dough mix.

3. Applying cooking oil to the bungeoppang machine.

4. Fill the bungeobbang machine with the maked dough.

5. Putting the red bean paste on top of the dough.

6. Close the lid of the machine, and turn on the fire, and wait 3-5 minutes.

 source : 집에서 붕어빵 간식 만들기 팥앙금 커스터드크림.. : 네이버블로그 (naver.com)

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How to eat it? 

There is no specific way to eat it. You can enjoy it, when it's done.

Taste

 It tastes like red bean bread. Sometimes It tastes sweet.

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If you come to Korea, It would be good to eat food according to the season at that time in Korea. The four foods are highly recommend, because it's so delicious.

Thank you for reading our long article.

Have a good day^~^.