Happy Seollal everyone!! 새해 복 많이 받으세요!!
Seollal was always one of my favorite holidays because my grandparents would give us envelopes full of money!! LOLOL. But to earn those crisp white envelopes, my brother and I would have to get dressed up in traditional Korean hanboks and bow to them. Sometimes several times, because there’s a specific way you’re supposed to bow and I could never get it right! The bow signifies respect and honor to your elders and, by extension, your ancestors. And then we’d all crowd around the table for a bowl of piping hot ricecake soup. This soup always reminds me of my father, because he LOVES making tteokguk—any day of the year. I’ve often said it’s the one thing my father knows how to make better than my mother!! I eat it often too, mostly because it’s so easy to make. I whipped mine up in under 20 minutes and so can you! The kimchi, on the other hand… well, that ’s gonna take more time and a totally different video to explain! In the meantime, the recipe...
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