S. Korean Bean Sprout Soup Introduced on National Geographic as Hangover Cure | Be Korea-savvy

S. Korean Bean Sprout Soup Introduced on National Geographic as Hangover Cure


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JEONJU, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire)Kongnamul gukbap, a soup with bean sprouts and rice, was introduced by foreign media as a great food for overcoming hangovers.

National Geographic UK included the soup as one of nine hangover cures from around the world.

Lauren Shockey, the author of “Hangover Helper: Delicious Cures from Around the World,” explained that South Korea has spawned an entire genre of hangover soups thanks to the very well established drinking culture.

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“The morning after a night out, kongnamul gukbap is one of the most popular varieties to order, a tangle of bean sprouts, spring onion and sliced chilli in a light anchovy-kelp broth,” she said.

Bean sprouts are known as a classic hangover cure as they contain asparaginic acid that protects the liver and arginine that relieves the hangover.

Image Credit: Hansalim / Jeonju City Office / photonews@koreabizwire.com

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