''Kong-guksu'' * () or noodles in cold soybean soup is a seasonal Korean noodle dish served in a cold

soy milk Soy milk (simplified Chinese: 豆浆; traditional Chinese: 豆漿) also known as soya milk or soymilk, is a plant-based drink produced by soaking and grinding soybeans, boiling the mixture, and filtering out remaining particulates. It is a sta ...

broth. In the Korean language, kong means soybean and guksu means noodles. It comprises noodles made with

wheat flour Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption. Wheat varieties are called "soft" or "weak" if gluten content is low, and are called "hard" or "strong" if they have high gluten content. Hard flour, or ''bre ...

and soup made from ground

soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu ...

s. It is unknown when Korean people started eating ''kongguksu''; however, in accordance with the mention of the dish along with ''kkaeguksu'' (깨국수,

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noodle soup) in ''

Siui jeonseo ''Siuijeonseo'' () is a Korean cookbook compiled in the late 19th century. The author is unknown but is assumed to be a lady of the yangban (nobility during the Joseon dynasty) class in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province. In 1919, as Sim Hwanjin ...

'', a

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

cookbook A cookbook or cookery book is a kitchen reference containing recipes. Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food. Recipes in cookbooks are organized in various ways: by course (appetizer, first cour ...

published around the late 19th century, it is presumed to have originated at least as early as the 19th century.

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Kongguksu recipe

Soy Milk Noodle Soup (Kongguksu) 콩국수
* Kongguksu recipeat Patzzi
Kong guksu recipe
{{Soups Korean noodle dishes Noodle soups Soy-based foods Cold noodles

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