Deulgireum Makguksu

About the dish

Deulgireum makguksu is buckwheat noodles tossed with perilla oil and soy sauce, then showered generously with crumbled gim. With no elaborate seasonings — just the nutty perfume of perilla oil — it lets the true flavor of buckwheat shine.

Key ingredient

Buckwheat (memil) — kind to the skin and the waistline, credited with supporting wellness around hypertension and lifestyle diseases; it supports the liver against hangovers, acts as a diuretic and helps the pancreas keep insulin flowing. Harvested in October, mainly from Jeju.

Ingredients

Main: buckwheat noodles, perilla oil, crumbled gim, scallion · Seasoning: soy sauce, vinegar, sugar

Simple recipe

1. Boil the buckwheat noodles, rinse in cold water and drain.
2. Season with perilla oil and soy sauce.
3. Toss the noodles well.
4. Top generously with crumbled gim and ground perilla seeds.
5. Give a final nutty toss and serve.

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