삼계탕

samgyetang · Ginseng chicken soup

Spice — Not spicy

What it is

A whole young chicken stuffed with rice, ginseng and jujubes, simmered in a clear broth — eaten on the hottest summer days.

Main ingredients

Young chicken, glutinous rice, ginseng, jujube, garlic.

How to order

삼계탕 하나요, 인삼주는 빼 주세요.samgyetang hanayo, insamjuneun ppae juseyo.One samgyetang, without the ginseng liquor.

First time?

Season it yourself with the salt and pepper on the table. Koreans eat hot soup in summer to “fight heat with heat.”

Spice levels are tinyhaha's own rough judgment; restaurants vary.