Prices for summer soup as hot as temperature
Published: 17 Jul. 2025, 18:20
On July 17, just days before chobok on July 20 — the first of Korea’s three hottest days of summer — raw chickens are on display at a traditional market in Seoul, waiting for customers. According to market tracker Korea Price Information, the cost of preparing samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) at home using ingredients from a traditional market has risen to 9,065 won ($7) per serving ― a 35 percent increase from five years ago. To cook a batch of samgyetang for four — with four small chickens, four ginseng roots and four cups of glutinous rice ― shoppers now need to spend 36,260 won. That’s a 34.9 percent jump from 26,870 won in 2019. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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