If you visit South Korea in July or August, you may be surprised to see long lines outside restaurants serving steaming hot chicken soup. While many visitors look for ice cream or cold noodles to cool down, Koreans traditionally eat samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) during the hottest days of the year.
Fo many Koreans, one of the most comforting parts of life is the ondol, the heated floor system that warms homes from the ground up. In winter, nothing feels better than sitting on a warm floor with a blanket and a cup of tea. Many visitors are surprised by how even and gentle the warmth feels compared to radiators or blow heaters.
Two articles on cold weather and staying warm.
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Easy to Learn Korean 388 & 391 The temperature is hovering around 0 degrees Celsius and I’m sure there are foreigners in Korea trying to figure out their hot water and apartment heating controls. Korean apartments are heated by a … Continue reading
