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🥶 Makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles)

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Buckwheat noodles tossed cold with kimchi and cucumber in chilled broth — Gangwon's summer dish.

Gangwon is mountainous and grows buckwheat better than rice, so buckwheat noodles are everyday food. Makguksu means 'noodles made in a hurry': boiled, rinsed cold, then either tossed with chilli paste or served in chilled broth with kimchi, cucumber and boiled egg. Paired with dakgalbi it is the classic Chuncheon meal.

Flavour: Cool, gently sour and spicy

Ingredients

• Buckwheat noodles
• Kimchi
• Cucumber
• Boiled egg
• Chilled broth