''Naengguk'' * () or chilled soup refers to all kinds of cold '' guk'' (, soups) in

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, mainly eaten in summer. It is also called ''chan'guk'' (), which literally means "cold soup" in pure Korean, while the term ''naengguk'' is a combination of a

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word (, "cold") and a pure Korean word (, "soup"). The first historical record on ''naengguk'' appears in a poem written by

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(1168–1241), a high officer of the

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period (918–1392). In the poem, ''naengguk'' is referred to as ''sungaeng'' (), which literally means ''sunchaeguk'' (), i.e., soup made with ''sunchae'' (''

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''). Yi praised its clear and plain taste, saying it made usual dishes seem vulgar. ''Naengguk'' is largely divided into two categories according to seasoning and ingredients. The first category is made by mixing chilled water and vinegar to give a sour and sweet taste, such as ''miyeok naengguk'' () made with

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, ''oi naengguk'' () made with

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s, ''maneul naengguk'' () made with

garlic Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus '' Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion and Chinese onion. It is native to South Asia, Central Asia and northeas ...

, and ''gim naengguk'' () made with '' gim'' or

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. The other category is made to supplement health and has rich tastes such as chilled soup made with chicken, sesame, or

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Soups and stews
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