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Yukgaejang () or spicy beef soup is a spicy Korean soup made from shredded beef with scallions and other ingredients, which are simmered together for a long time. It is a variety of gomguk, or bone soup, which was formerly served in Korean royal court cuisine. It is thought to be healthful and is popular due to its hot and spicy nature.

Key facts

Food.name
Yukgaejang
Food.image
Korean soup-Yukgaejang-01.jpg
Food.alternate_name
Spicy beef soup
Food.country
Korea
Food.creator
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Food.type
Guk
Food.served
Hot
Food.main_ingredient
Beef
Food.serving_size
100 g
Korean name/auto.child
yes
Korean name/auto.hangul
육개장
Korean name/auto.hanja
肉개醬

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
Korea
Material used
beef
Image
Korean soup-Yukgaejang-01.jpg
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Commons category
Yukgaejang
Revised Romanization
yukgaejang
McCune–Reischauer romanization
yukkaejang
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Encyclopedic overview

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Yukgaejang () or spicy beef soup is a spicy Korean soup made from shredded beef with scallions and other ingredients, which are simmered together for a long time. It is a variety of gomguk, or bone soup, which was formerly served in Korean royal court cuisine. It is thought to be healthful and is popular due to its hot and spicy nature.

Also, yukgaejang was eaten mainly by people who were tired of the midsummer heat to take care of themselves.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “yukgaejang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.