6 Best Korean Soup Recipes for Winter! (2024)

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What is the best Korean soup for a cold? ›

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This hot stew made with chicken and ginseng is a popular dish in Korea and is traditionally eaten when a person is sick with a cold or flu. This is because of the chicken, which is often said to be 'hot' food, and the ginseng, which supposedly helps to fight off the sickness and make you feel better.

Kalguksu. Kalguksu is a favorite summertime dish of many South Koreans, usually served during rainy seasons and on windy summer days. It consists of handmade wheat flour and egg noodles in a broth that is usually made with shellfish, dried anchovies, and kelp.

Galbitang. Galbitang, a Korean soup made from simmering beef ribs, is the perfect dish if you're suffering from a cold or allergies that have your nose and sinuses clogged up.

is a hearty full of flavour spicy soup best taken while. its bubbling hot and pair with our white rice to help. balance out the heat.

Kongguksu (cold soy milk noodle soup) is refreshing in the summer months and as healthy as it is delicious.

According to the Taste Atlas Awards, the international food database, the Filipino favorite, Sinigang, is hailed as the best soup in the world.

Soups and stews: Koreans often enjoy soups and stews for breakfast. This might include haejangguk, considered to be a hangover cure, which consists of pork, cabbage, coagulated ox blood, and vegetables in beef broth, or galbitang, which is a thick soup made from short ribs.

Miyeok-guk (미역국) (also rendered as miyuk guk) or seaweed soup is a non-spicy Korean soup whose main ingredient is miyeok, or seaweed. It is traditionally eaten as a birthday breakfast in honor of one's mother and by women who have given birth for several months postpartum.

Miyeok-guk is also an excellent soup for when you have an upset stomach as it helps to maintain a healthy gut and soothes any stomach aches.

Vitamin-rich hot pepper is high in capsaicin, believed to kill harmful microbes. Rounding out the list, ginger is an Ayurvedic remedy for coughs and colds. But kimchi's real cold-fighting power lies in its fermentation process, which produces high levels of beneficial bacteria, or probiotics.

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It's called “budae jjigae,” or “army stew,” and it's a hearty, savory, spicy stew perfect for those gnarly winter flus that make you feel weak all over with no appetite.

Kimchi is often hailed as the national dish of Korea and is an integral part of Korean meals. This fermented vegetable dish, most commonly made with napa cabbage and Korean radishes, is seasoned with a mixture of spices, including chili pepper, garlic, ginger, and more.

Tteokguk 떡국

Traditionally, according to Korean age reckoning, everyone's age went up one year on Seollal, and the process wasn't totally complete until you had a bowl of tteokguk. I make a beef broth in this recipe, but you can use any meat you prefer, or use seafood, or just make an anchovy stock or kelp stock.

Lung Fung soup originated in China and it is deemed to be the ideal remedy for cold, sore throat and seasonal flu.

Vitamin-rich hot pepper is high in capsaicin, believed to kill harmful microbes. Rounding out the list, ginger is an Ayurvedic remedy for coughs and colds. But kimchi's real cold-fighting power lies in its fermentation process, which produces high levels of beneficial bacteria, or probiotics.

Tom Ka Gai or Tom Yam: Thai Coconut Soup

This soup is a great choice if you are feeling unwell. Unlike traditional chicken soup it also contains red chili. Chili contains a substance called capsaicin which boost the immune system.