Beef (ox) Bone Soup

Another popular Korean winter dish is beef bone soup (Seolleong-tang). The dish began to appear in Korea around the 15th century. In the reign of King Seongjon, the rituals were usually initiated by the sacrifice of a cow. At that time the dish was called "snow-covered soup" then called under the name Seolleongtang from 1910.

The dish is made with a combination of beef bone broth with onion, Korean radish, garlic, and pepper. You can serve the soup with just rice and kimchi, or you can make it with radish and add sliced brisket meat and noodles for an even more delicious meal. Seollangtang is usually served almost bland so that each person can add his or her own amount of salt, pepper, and scallions. It is a staple of Korean households and although it’s a year-round type of soup, it’s especially popular of course during a long cold winter.