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Patsiru Dteok refers to Korea's traditional snack made from
rice powder and ground red beans which are layered alternately in a Siru, a Korean earthenware steamer, and then the mixture is steamed. The red bean is believed to keep away evil spirits and bad luck. Patsiru Dteok is prepared on many occasion in Korea.
Patjuk (Rice and Red Bean Porridge) refers to Korean red bean gruel. Patjuk is usually prepared during the winter months, the best time to eat warm gruel. Likewise, Patjuk is a porridge cooked with short -grain rice and sweet red beans. In old Korean tradition, Patjuk is believed to have a mysterious power to drive evil spirits away. According to Korean traditional folk beliefs, the color "red" is a symbolic color of positive energy which can defeat negative energy. Cooking and eating Patjuk is a ritual to prevent bad luck, epidemic disease, and comes from evil spirits.
Red bean gruel also called Adzuki bean gruel is also said to ward off evil spirits, hence eating it brings good luck.
Juk is the Korean word for gruel or porridge
Patjuk is a porridge cooked with short-grain rice and sweet red beans. In old Korean tradition, Patjuk is believed to have a mysterious power to drive evil spirits away. According to Korean traditional folk beliefs, the color "red" is a symbolic color of positive energy which can defeat negative energy. Cooking and eating Patjuk is a ritual to prevent bad luck, epidemic disease, and comes from evil spirits.
Patjuk is made from short-grain rice, sweet red bean and rice ball as its main ingredients.
Pyeongyang Naengmyeon refers to the North Korean style noodles which is now famous throughout entire Korea and can be found in almost nook and crannies of the entire country. Pyeongyang Naengmyeon or Mul Naengmyeon is served with chilled broth
Naengmyeong dishes are often garnished with sliced beef, a boiled egg, cucumbers, and pears.
Pyeongyang Naengmyeon is one of the foods usually served during summer season.