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Korea exports first-ever batch of samgyetang to the EU

Korea shipped its first batch of samgyetang to the EU for the first time, with plans to expand exports across its member states.

2024-05-09

Fowl weather

Customers wait in front of a samgyetang restaurant in Seoul on Tuesday, this year's Chobok — the first day of the hottest season according to the traditional Korean calendar.

2023-07-11

Beat the heat Korean-style with a bubbling bowl of samgyetang

There is a Korean proverb that says even a tiny grain of sticky rice on the lips feels heavy during the dog days of summer. As temperatures shoot above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and the humid, steamy Korean heat begins yet again,..

2022-08-11

Summer soup

Community center workers in Dong District in Daegu prepare to deliver samgyetang (Korean ginseng chicken soup) for jungbok, the beginning of the second phase of the midsummer heat, on Tuesday.

2022-07-26

Samgyetang season

People line up in front of a restaurant in central Seoul to eat samgyetang, or chicken soup with ginseng, on Wednesday in time for Jungbok, which marks the midpoint of the hottest period of the summer.

2021-07-21

Convenience stores rolling out foods for Chobok

Convenience stores are marketing foods to help people fight the scorching heat as the temperature starts to climb.

2021-07-05

Beat the heat

International students try samgyetang, a traditional chicken soup with ginseng, at an event to celebrate Chobok, the first day of the year’s hottest season according to the Korean calendar, at Hansung University in central Seoul, Monday.

2020-07-13