Stamina Food
Healthy Korean nourishing meals
Wholesome, balanced Korean dishes that nourish without compromise.
After long travel and lots of walking, there are times when you need a warm, filling meal more than something stimulating. Although this group includes different forms such as soups, porridge, and grilled dishes, they share the quality of combining protein from meat or seafood with rice or grains in an easy-to-eat way. Many are not heavily seasoned, so it is easy to adjust them to your taste with salt, chopped scallions, or kimchi.
Samgyetang is a one-bowl dish made by simmering a small whole chicken, then eating the meat and drinking the broth. Gomtang is hearty with rice, featuring a clear, mild broth made by simmering cuts such as brisket. Abalone Porridge is soft and nutty, making it easy to eat at breakfast or on a day when you are feeling run down.
Gomtang
곰탕 · gom-tang
Gomtang is a type of soup that is made by simmering beef bones and brisket for a long time to create a milky and mild broth, served with thinly sliced boiled meat, noodles, and rice. The broth itself is lightly seasoned, so it's best to add salt and chopped green onions to taste, and adding a bit of cubed radish kimchi broth enhances the flavor. It is served piping hot in an earthenware pot, so it's advisable to be careful with the first sip.
Chicken Gomtang
닭곰탕 · dak-gomtang
A traditional Korean soup dish made by simmering chicken for a long time to produce a milky, delicate broth, featuring tender chicken and green onions among other ingredients.
Croaker Soup
민어탕 · min-eo-tang
A traditional Korean soup dish made primarily with croaker, characterized by its clear and refreshing broth and the soft meat of the fish, often enjoyed as a restorative meal during the summer.
Samgyetang
삼계탕 · sam-gye-tang
A traditional Korean health food made with a young chicken stuffed with ginseng, jujube, garlic, and simmered until tender, featuring a milky broth and tender chicken meat.
Duck Soup
오리탕 · ori-tang
A nourishing soup made from simmered duck meat with a rich broth. It is characterized by tender duck meat and deep umami flavor, often enjoyed with rice.
Abalone Porridge
전복죽 · jeon-bok-juk
This thick and savory porridge is made by stirring soaked rice in sesame oil, then adding abalone and its innards and simmering them together for a long time, allowing the umami flavor of the abalone and the green hue of the innards to meld. Because it is mildly seasoned, it is often enjoyed with kimchi or jangjorim, making it a recovery dish that is easy on the stomach and serves as a restorative delicacy.
Chueotang
추어탕 · chueo-tang
A traditional Korean soup made by finely grinding loach and simmering it in a rich broth with dried radish greens and red pepper powder for a spicy taste.
Tail Soup
꼬리곰탕 · kkori-gomtang
A traditional Korean soup dish made by slowly simmering the tail of a cow for a long time, resulting in a rich and milky broth. Enjoy the tender tail meat along with the broth, either by mixing it with rice or eating it alongside.
Beef Knee Cartilage Soup
도가니탕 · do-ga-ni-tang
A soup dish made by boiling beef knee cartilage and bones for a long time to extract a milky and rich broth, characterized by soft and chewy trotters. The broth is lightly seasoned, so add salt and chopped green onion to taste.
Grilled Eel
장어구이 · jang-eo-gui
This dish involves marinating eel in soy sauce and grilling it on a hot plate, characterized by its rich oiliness and tender flesh. The marinade caramelizes during grilling, creating a sweet and savory flavor. It is usually grilled at the table and enjoyed at the moment it is perfectly cooked, often wrapped in lettuce or perilla leaves and paired with ssamjang.
