''Guk'' (), also sometimes known as ''tang'' (), is a class of soup-like dishes in

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. ''Guk'' and ''tang'' are commonly grouped together and regarded as the same type of dish, although ''tang'' can sometimes be less watery than ''guk''. It is one of the most basic components in a Korean meal, along with ''

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'' (밥, rice), and ''

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'' (반찬, side dishes). In Korean table setting, ''guk'' is served on the right side of ''bap'' (rice), and left side of ''

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'' (수저, a spoon and chopsticks). ''Guk'' is a native Korean word, while ''tang'' is a Sino-Korean word that originally meant "boiling water" or "soup". ''Tang'' has been used as an honorific term in place of ''guk'', when it denotes the same meaning as ''guk'' as in '' yeonpo-tang'' (연포탕, octopus soup), '' daegu-tang'' (대구탕, codfish soup), or ''

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'' (조개탕, clam soup). Generally, the names of lighter soups with vegetables are suffixed with ''-guk'', while heavier, thicker soups made with more solid ingredients used in ''

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'' (ancestral rites) are often referred to as ''tang''. '' Gamja-guk'' (potato soup) and ''

gamja-tang ''Gamja-tang'' * () or pork back-bone stew is a spicy Korean soup made from the spine or neck bones of a pig. It often contains potatoes, cellophane noodles, dried radish greens, perilla leaves, green onions, hot peppers and ground sesame ...

'' (pork back-bone stew) are different dishes; the potato soup can be called ''gamjeo-tang.''

Types

''Guk'' is largely categorized into four groups of soups, such as ''malgeun jangguk'' (맑은 장국), ''gomguk'' (곰국), ''tojangguk'' (토장국), and naengguk (냉국). ''Malgeun jangguk'' literally means "clear (''malgeun'', 맑은) soup (''guk'', 국) seasoned with a condiment (''jang'', 장)," such as ''

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'' (soy bean paste) or ''

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'', and is served in a ''bansang'' (반상, regular meal table). The main ingredients for ''malgeun jangguk'' are meat, fish, vegetables, and seafoods. ''Gomguk'', also called ''gomtang'', refers to either a soup type made by boiling various beef parts such as rib, oxtail, brisket, head, and so forth for a long time, or made with ox bone by the same method. The broth of ''gomguk'' tends to have a milky color and to be rich and hearty taste. It can also be made with

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or pork bone, to produce ''samgyetang'' or ''gamjatang''. ''Tojangguk'' are based on ''doenjang'' broth and ''ssaltteumul'' (쌀뜨물, leftover water after washing rice for cooking). The taste is usually savory and deep. ''Naengguk'' are cold soups usually eaten in summer. These soups are usually clean and tangy, such as with ''oi naengguk'' (오이냉국, cold cucumber) and ''miyeok naengguk'' (미역냉국, cold wakame soup). ''Kkaetguk'' (깻국, sesame soup), made with chicken and sesame seeds, is thick and serves to replenish and supplement nutrients during hot weather.

''Malgeun jangguk''

* '' Tteokguk'' (떡국), ''

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'' (rice cake) soup * '' Miyeok guk'' (미역국), ''

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'' (edible seaweed) soup * ''Kongnamul guk'' (콩나물국), made with '' kongnamul'' * ''Muguk'' (무국), made with

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* ''Gamjaguk'' (감자국), made with potato * ''Toranguk'' (토란국), made with taro * ''Bugeoguk'' (북어국), made with dried Alaska pollock * ''Bogeoguk'' (복어국), made with

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* ''Jogaeguk'' (조개국), made with shellfish ** '' Jaecheopguk'' (재첩국), soup made with ''jaecheop'' (small clams, ''

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'') harvested in rivers of

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''Gomguk''

* Beef ** ''Gomguk''/''gomtang'' (곰국/곰탕, ): *** ''Sagol gomtang'' (사골곰탕), pale-bone broths garnished with oxtail or sliced brisket *** ''Kkori gomtang'' (꼬리곰탕), ox tail soup ** ''

Seolleongtang ''Seolleongtang'' * () or ox bone soup is a Korean broth tang (soup) made from ox bones (mostly leg bones), brisket and other cuts. Seasoning is generally done at the table according to personal taste by adding salt, ground black pepper, red ...

'' (설렁탕): ox leg bone soup simmered for more than 10 hours until the soup is milky-white. Usually served in a bowl containing ''somyeon'' and pieces of beef. Sliced

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s and black pepper are used as condiments ** ''Galbitang'' (갈비탕), made with ''

galbi ''Galbi'' * (), ''galbi-gui'' (), or grilled ribs, is a type of ''gui'' (grilled dish) in Korean cuisine. "''Galbi''" is the Korean word for "rib", and the dish is usually made with beef short ribs. When pork spare ribs or another meat is us ...

'' or beef ribs ** ''

Yukgaejang ''Yukgaejang'' * (, 肉개醬) or spicy beef soup is a spicy, soup-like Korean dish made from shredded beef with scallions and other ingredients, which are simmered together for a long time. It is a variety of ''gom guk'', or thick soup, which ...

'' (육개장), beef soup with red chili flakes, soy sauce and bean sprouts ** ''Doganitang'' (도가니탕), soup from knuckles and bones * Chicken and pork ** ''

Samgyetang ''Samgye-tang'' () or ginseng chicken soup, * meaning ginseng ( Kor. ''sam'') - chicken (Kor. ''gye'') - soup (Kor. ''tang'') in Korean, consists primarily of a whole young chicken ( ''poussin'') filled with garlic, rice, jujube, and ginseng. ...

'' (삼계탕), a soup made with Cornish game hens that are stuffed with

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, a

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s, garlic, and chestnuts; the soup is traditionally eaten in the summer ** ''

Gamjatang ''Gamja-tang'' * () or pork back-bone stew is a spicy Korean soup made from the spine or neck bones of a pig. It often contains potatoes, cellophane noodles, dried radish greens, perilla leaves, green onions, hot peppers and ground sesame see ...

'' (감자탕, "potato stew"), a spicy soup made with pork spine, vegetables (especially potatoes), and hot peppers; the vertebrae are usually separated, and the dish is often served as a late night snack but may also be served for lunch or dinner ** ''Dwaeji gukbap'' (돼지국밥), a representative regional hearty pork-parts soup with rice of coastal Gyeongsang-do

''Tojangguk''

''Tojangguk'' are eaten all year round. The term emerged in the 1930s in Korean cookbooks. * ''Sigeumchi tojangguk'' (시금치토장국), made with spinach * ''Auk tojangguk'' (아욱토장국), made with malva * ''Naengi tojangguk'' (냉이토장국), made with

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* ''Ugeojiguk'' (우거지국), made with ''ugeoji'' (우거지, dried

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) * ''Daseulgiguk'' (다슬기국), made with

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s (다슬기, '' Semisulcospira libertina'')

Naengguk

Naengguk ''Naengguk'' * () or chilled soup refers to all kinds of cold ''guk'' (, soups) in Korean cuisine, mainly eaten in summer. It is also called ''chan'guk'' (), which literally means "cold soup" in Korean language, pure Korean, while the term ''nae ...

'' refers to all kinds of cold soups, mainly eaten in summer. They are also called ''changuk'' (literally "cold soup") in pure Korean while the term ''naengguk'' is a combination of a

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word and a pure Korean word with the same meaning. The first historical record on ''naengguk'' appears in a poem written by

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(1168–1241), a high officer of the

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period (918–1392). ''Naengguk'' is referred to as "sungaeng" in the poem, which literally means ''sunchaeguk'', soup made with ''sunchae'' (''

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''). Yi praised its clear and plain taste. ''Naengguk'' is generally divided into two categories according to taste and ingredients. One group of ''naengguk'' is made by mixing chilled water and vinegar to give a sweet and sour taste; examples include ''miyeok naengguk'' made with ''

'', ''oi naengguk'' made with cucumber, ''pa naengguk'' made with spring onions, ''nameul naengguk'' made with garlic, and ''gim naengguk'' made with '' gim'' or ''

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''. The other group is made to supplement health and has rich tastes, such as chilled soup made with chicken, sesame, or soy bean. * ''Miyeok naengguk'' (미역냉국), cold ''wakame'' soup * ''Oi naengguk'' (오이냉국), cold cucumber soup * ''Kkaetguk'' (깻국), hearty cold soup made with chicken and ground sesame seeds * ''Naengkongguk'' (냉콩국), made with ground soybeans and can be used for '' kongguksu'' * ''Kongnamul naengguk'' (콩나물냉국), made with '' kongnamul''

Ingredients

* '' Maeuntang'' (매운탕): a refreshing, hot and spicy fish soup. * ''

Haejangguk ''Haejang-guk'' * (, 解酲-) or hangover soup refers to every kind of '' guk'' or soup eaten as a hangover cure in Korean cuisine. It means "soup to chase a hangover" and is also called ''sulguk'' (). It usually consists of dried napa cabbage, ...

'' (해장국): a favorite hangover cure consisting usually of meaty pork spine, ''ugeoji'' (우거지 dried napa cabbage) coagulated ox blood (similar to blood pudding), and vegetables in a hearty beef broth; legend has it that soon after World War II, the restaurant that invented this stew was the only place open in the Jongno district when the curfew at the time lifted at 4:00 AM * ''Haemultang'' (해물탕): made with various seafood * ''Haemuljaptang'' (해물잡탕), made with seafood and beef offal, once part of the

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* '' Altang'' (알탕): can be made with ''myeongran jeot'' (명란젓), salted and fermented Alaska pollack's roe seasoned with chili pepper or fresh roe * ''Chueotang'' (추어탕): made with '' Misgurnus mizolepis'' * ''Yongbongtang'' (용봉탕): made with chicken, carp and

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* ''Manduguk'' (만두국): mandu soup * ''Wanjatang'' (완자탕): made with ''wanja'' (meatball-like jeon) * ''Gyerantang'' (계란탕): soup made with eggs * ''Ssukkuk'' (쑥국): made with ssuk (''Artemisia princeps'' var. ''orientalis'') * ''Sundaeguk'' (순댓국): made with

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(or pork blood sausage) and sometimes it includes fatty pieces of intestine (gopchang), liver, lungs, bits of cartilage, and meat.

''Gukbap''

'' Gukbap'' (국밥, ) are dishes developed from ''guk''. The term literally means "soup with rice." The dish is typically served in restaurants, and has become popular among the working class since the late

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. * ''Kongnamul gukbap'' (콩나물국밥), clear soybean sprout (''kongnamul'') soup with rice * '' Gul-gukbap'' (굴국밥) – oyster and rice soup. * ''Ttaro gukbap'' (따로국밥), a variety of

yukgaejang ''Yukgaejang'' * (, 肉개醬) or spicy beef soup is a spicy, soup-like Korean dish made from shredded beef with scallions and other ingredients, which are simmered together for a long time. It is a variety of ''gom guk'', or thick soup, which ...

, local specialty of

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