Jaengban Guksu

About the dish

Jaengban-guksu piles buckwheat noodles with vegetables and seafood onto one big tray, to be tossed and shared around the table. Dressed with a sweet-and-tangy mustard sauce, it is a noodle dish made for feasts and company.

Key ingredient

Buckwheat (memil) — good for the skin and for dieting, and helps support wellness around hypertension and other lifestyle diseases; aids the liver for hangover relief, works as a diuretic and helps the pancreas secrete insulin smoothly. October season, mainly from Jeju.

Ingredients

Main: buckwheat noodles, cucumber, cabbage, carrot, crab sticks, boiled egg, gim · Seasoning: mustard, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, minced garlic

Simple recipe

1. Cook the buckwheat noodles, rinse and lay them on a large tray.
2. Arrange the vegetables, seafood and sliced meat on top by color.
3. Pour over the sweet-and-tangy mustard dressing.
4. Toss everything together well.
5. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve for sharing.

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