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Mallow Soup

아욱국
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A savory soybean paste soup made with mallow as the main ingredient, simmered in anchovy broth with doenjang dissolved into it. The tender cooked mallow and the savory taste of the soybean paste broth are its characteristics.

Category
Soups

Cultural background

Mallow soup is commonly eaten as home-cooked food, especially using seasonal mallow in the fall. It is suitable for breakfast or lunch and is often enjoyed as a hangover soup.

Similar dishes

Goes well with

steamed rice— White rice
Kimchi— Fermented napa cabbage kimchi