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![Customers wait in front of a samgyetang restaurant in Seoul on Tuesday, this year's Chobok — the first day of the hottest season according to the traditional Korean calendar. Koreans eat samgyetang, chicken and ginseng soup with sticky rice, to replenish their strength during periods of energy-sapping hot weather. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11408973.jpg?imageId=11408973&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![People purchase chicken at a supermarket in Seoul on Thursday ahead of Chobok, which marks the beginning of the hot season, on July 11. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10885888.jpg?imageId=10885888&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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![International students try samgyetang, a traditional chicken soup with ginseng, at an event to celebrate Chobok, the first day of the year’s hottest season according to the Korean calendar, at Hansung University in Seongbuk District, central Seoul, on Monday. Samgyetang is commonly eaten by Koreans to beat the heat. This year, Chobok falls on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11573128.jpg?imageId=11573128&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)