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With the dog days of summer, the Korean tradition of 'fighting heat with heat' is changing (KOR)

As dog meat disappears, Koreans are redefining eating traditions for the dog days of summer with chicken, eel and year-round health foods.

2026.8.6

With the dog days of summer, the Korean tradition of 'fighting heat with heat' is changing

As dog meat disappears, Koreans are redefining eating traditions for the dog days of summer with chicken, eel and year-round health foods.

2026.8.5

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Dog meat soup alley quiet during final boknal season before government ban takes effect

As Korea’s dog meat ban looms, once-crowded specialized eateries are seeing fewer customers and preparing to switch menus or shut down entirely.

2026.7.20

'Value over tradition': Alternative meals push samgyetang aside this boknal season

As prices for chicken-and-ginseng soup climb, Koreans are flocking to eel, abalone and other energy-rich foods on the dog days of summer.

2026.7.15

A consumer buys a processed chicken at a supermarket in Seoul on June 24.

Boknal gets pricier as chicken prices hit 15-year high

Avian flu and World Cup demand have squeezed chicken supplies, prompting retailers to push eel, abalone and other alternate summer stamina foods ahead of the three hottest days of the year.

2026.6.29

A dog with a severe head injury was rescued from a street in Naju, South Jeolla, on July 31. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Villagers seek apology over false dog slaughter claims

Residents of Naju, South Jeolla, have filed a defamation suit against an animal rights group that claimed on social media that the village attempted to slaughter a dog ahead of boknal, Korea's three hottest days of summer based on the lunar calendar.

2025.8.25

Pork back-bone stew from Han Ga-ram [HAN GA-RAM]

Koreans go vegan for boknal, swapping meat for creative veggie dishes

With growing interest in slower aging, animal rights and sustainable food culture, more Koreans are turning to plant-based meals during boknal — the three hottest days of summer in the lunar calendar traditionally marked by meat-heavy dishes.

2025.7.31

A police line is established at a senior community center in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang, on July 17 following a pesticide poisoning incident that left four women hospitalized and one dead. [YONHAP]

85-year-old woman named chief suspect in mass poisoning at senior center

Authorities on Monday identified an 85-year-old woman who passed away as the prime suspect in a pesticide poisoning at a senior citizen center in North Gyeongsang on July 15.

2024.9.30

Bibigo's meal kit samgyetang [CJ CHEILJEDANG]

Beat the heat Korean-style with a bubbling bowl of samgyetang

There is a Korean proverb that says even a tiny grain of sticky rice on the lips feels heavy during the dog days of summer. As temperatures shoot above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and the humid, steamy Korean heat begins yet again,..

2022.8.11