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South Korea Dragon Boat Festival Features Cuisine

In South Korea, the Dragon Boat Festival is used to worship ancestors, pray for a good year, and bless the health of the body. During the Dragon Boat Festival, Koreans like to eat wormwood cake and wormwood cake, drink cherry tea, and drink tí hú soup. Worm cake made with herbs such as wormwood or burdock is the most representative food for the Dragon Boat Festival in Korea.

On the day of Dragon Boat Festival, nutritious foods such as wormwood cake, Daigo soup, flour pancakes, cherry jelly, cherry tea, etc. After the housewife has made it, not only will the family enjoy it, but will also give relatives and friends and neighbours to spend a delicious and beautiful Dragon Boat Festival together Section.

 

Wormwood cake: Wormwood cake is also called "wheel cake" because its shape resembles a wheel. Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, fresh wormwood leaves are added to japonica rice and mashed into wormwood cakes, which are very Korean. It is said that wormwood cake can repel evil and ward off evil and supplement physical strength. In addition, it can prevent gastrointestinal diseases, diarrhoea, anti-inflammatory and hemostasis.

Cherry tea: Fresh cherries are washed and cored, then marinated in sugar or honey. Add the appropriate amount of Schisandra tea soup and ice cubes when drinking. Cherry tea can relieve heat, relieve fatigue and restore vitality. It is a cool drink to cool off the summer heat.

TiHutang: Tihutang is a medicinal drink and one of the ancient court drinks. It is made from ebony, amomum, white sandalwood, grass fruit and other ingredients with honey boiled and cooled. Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, Yang Qi is strong, and Tihutang soup has the effect of clearing thirst, so it is very popular.

 

 

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