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TOPIK 2noun

삼계탕

samgyetang

삼계탕이 · 삼계탕을

samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)

Example

복날에는 삼계탕을 먹으러 가요.

On the hottest days of summer, we go out for samgyetang.

Word parts

삼 ginseng계 chicken탕 soup

Literally 'ginseng chicken soup': a whole young chicken stuffed with rice, ginseng and jujube.

Good to know

Eaten on 복날 (초복, 중복, 말복), three 'dog days' spread over the hottest stretch of summer, to beat the heat with heat (이열치열).