This refreshing Korean cucumber soup contains just a few key ingredients and is packed with savory flavors.
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Cold cucumber soup (Oi-naengguk: 오이냉국)
Serious Mealtimes / Vicky Wasik
Summer weather in Korea isn’t just hot; it’s also incredibly humid thanks to our summer monsoons. We like to cool down with ice-cold dishes both sweet and savory. One of the easiest to make is oi naengguk (오이냉국) a beloved cold cucumber soup. Back in the days in our parents’ generation before air conditioning it was an ice-cold snack for people working in the fields under the blazing sun. They drank it down like water.
Nowadays recipes for oi naengguk are getting sweeter but as far as I can remember my grandmother only added Joseon ganjang (traditional soy sauce) to the thinly grated cucumber and water. Simple and delicious.
