The Perfect Summer Meal

Summer, especially in Korea, is to be dreaded, with terribly hot and sticky days, melting into long rainy spells that never end. However, one thing to look forward to in the summer is the food!

Two different meals that are an absolute necessity during summer in Korea consist of naengmyeon, and galbi.

Naengmyeon is a chilled buckwheat noodle soup dish, where buckwheat noodles and starch are served in a chilled beef broth. Additionally added toppings include pickled radish, sliced Korean pear, a hard boiled egg, and vinegar or mustard.

Naengmyeon soup, the superlative conclusion to a hot summer day.

Galbi, on the other hand, is a meal of grilled beef ribs often marinated in a seasoned soy sauce(gan-jang). The juicy sizzling meat is sometimes even cooked right at your table!

Can it get any better than this?

Photo courtesy to my uncle, Eui jong.