The way Korean avoid the heat from summer
Korea (South Korea) is as hot as other Southeast Asia countries.
As other hot countries have, we Korea also have our own ways of escaping the heat from summer. And i will tell you one of beating-the-heat way.
you can find specific information of place where Korean avoid the heat at the end of this posting. So if you are busy or you want to get to the point please skip to the final content.
Beating the heat, mountain stream
Most popular way of escaping the heat from hot summer in Korea is to go mountain stream.
Valley is so tiny and small compared to ocean or beach but it is charming enough to beat the beach.
Valley is generally cooler than the beach since it is surrounded by many trees which give us a huge shadows. So the temperature is pleasant way more than when you are in the middle of the beach.
This place is also great option for some water-hating people.
Because Valley give us some places shallow so that people who don`t dive themselves into water can just dip their feet in water.
And Valley is apparently close way more than going to the beach from center of Seoul.
It is maybe an hour distance to get valley near or in Seoul If you take a bus.
Energy-boosting food, 'Baeksuk' which is chicken soup
In Korea, we divide summer into three period which mean the start of summer, middle of summer and final summer.
we usually tonic ourselves by eating energy-boosting dish each period summer.
And most common and popular food is 'baeksuk' which is Korean chicken soup.
Actually it is quite similar to samgyetang (Ginseng chicken soup) but baeksuk is bigger.
So we usually order just one baeksuk for 2 ~ 3 of people.
Taste of baeksuk is basically as similar as chicken soup in other countries, sort of soup made by chicken stock. But you can feel some other taste in baeksuk since they are boiled with some herbal ingredients.
If you want to try this dish, there is some places i want to recommend.
It`s a budget model of baeksuk. You can find the restaurants that have korean word like '닭 한마리' with their signs on it. It is Dakhanmari in english.
I just refer the photo of some signs that you can check it. And in case you cannot find this kind or restaurants.
I insert google map link to Dakhanmari Street in Dongdaemoon.
Mountain stream with 'Baeksuk' which is chicken soup
We finally get to what i was trying to say.
I told Korean spend their summer eating Baeksuk or going to valley above contents.
Then there are some places you can do both of them.
You can not only swim or dip you feet in valley but you can also enjoy health dish like baeksuk, Korean chicken soup.
It is really good for you to experience valley with health dish.
But actually it is not that easy for you travelers to go find valley cause its placed in the middle of mountain.
But i will introduce you one place that you can go easily by taking subway or bus and taking taxi.
Bukhansan national park Uidong vaelly
There is area 'Uidong', part of Bukhansan National Park, leading to Bukhansan.
And you can find a lot of health-dish-selling-restaurants surrounded with mountain stream at entrance of Uiong
I will also share google map link to Uidong
I hope that my posting will be helpful for those who want to go experience valley & baeksuk.
Plus, you don`t need to go a restaurant that i recommend.
Once you get there jsut pick any restaurant that you think it might be great.
You can get to Uidong valley by walk from Bukhansan ui subway station.
But if you don`t walk take a taxi.
