What do Koreans eat on the solstice in winter?

Winter solstice porridge is porridge that Koreans eat in winter solstice. On the winter solstice, every household has the custom of eating winter solstice porridge. Cook rice, adzuki beans and kneaded dumplings into porridge and season with salt. This is a traditional dish that must be eaten when entertaining guests from winter to Sunday every year. Speaking of delicious food from winter to sun, friends from the north and the south will eat different things on this day because of the difference in diet between the north and the south.

Some people eat jiaozi, while others eat Yuanxiao. There is a big gap between sweet and salty. In the northeast of Jilin Province, there is a place called Yanbian Prefecture. Koreans here don't eat jiaozi or Yuanxiao on the solstice in winter, but they eat something similar to eight-treasure porridge called "Ogulai". To say that the taste of this thing is similar to that of red bean porridge rice cake.

Traditional food

At first, it was mainly salty. Later, in order to cater to more people's tastes, this kind of food also had other tastes. But the most common ones are salty and sweet, which tastes waxy and has a strong red bean flavor. Both hot and cold tastes are great, but some people can't get used to the cold taste. So hot Ogulai is the most popular.

As for how to do it, it's simple. You only need red beans, glutinous rice flour, rice flour and a little glutinous rice to cook a delicious pot. Although this thing is simple to make, it tastes and feels full. However, due to different personal tastes, some people may still be unaccustomed to it.