Memil Makguksu

About the dish

Makguksu is a rustic noodle of roughly ground buckwheat, a homegrown dish of Gangwon-do, where buckwheat kept meals on the table in the barren mountains. Served in dongchimi brine or broth, it is enjoyed clean and simple.

Key ingredient

Buckwheat (memil) — good for the skin and weight control, and helps ward off high blood pressure; it supports the liver against hangovers, aids diuresis, and helps the pancreas secrete insulin. Harvested in October, mainly from Jeju.

Ingredients

Main: buckwheat noodles, dongchimi brine or broth, kimchi, cucumber, julienned radish, egg, gim · Seasoning: red-pepper powder, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil

Simple recipe

1. Boil the buckwheat noodles and rinse in cold water.
2. Chill the dongchimi brine or broth.
3. Toss the noodles with the seasoning sauce.
4. Pour in a shallow pool of the cold broth.
5. Top with crumbled gim, cucumber and sesame seeds.

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