5 Must-Have Foods to Celebrate Your Favorite Drakor's Birthday

Kapanlagi.com - Celebrating birthdays is often seen in Korean dramas. For example, in REPLY 1988, Deon Sun's birthday is always celebrated together with her sister, Bo Ra, for a more cost-effective birthday party.

Some recent dramas also don't miss this scene. Take the character Hong Du Shik in HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA, whose birthday is celebrated by all the residents of Gongjin. Another story comes from YUMI'S CELLS, when Yumi prepares a surprise birthday party for Gu Woong, who even forgets his own birthday.

Celebrating birthdays in the style of drakor feels sweet and enjoyable. Want to experience a drakor-style birthday party too? To enhance the vibes, these 5 Korean dishes are always present in your birthday celebration, KLovers!

Miyeokguk or Seaweed Soup

When watching Korean dramas featuring birthday scenes, the first thing people do when they age is to enjoy miyeokguk or seaweed soup. In Korea, this dish is known as birthday soup, a must-have food in birthday celebrations.

Seaweed soup itself is a simple dish, a light soup dominated by seaweed with soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil to create a flavorful broth. This soup is also often given to new mothers because it is rich in iron and calcium.

Enjoying seaweed soup on birthdays in Korea symbolizes that everyone celebrating their birthday will always remember and appreciate their mother who gave birth to them.

Japchae

For those who often watch Korean dramas, you may be familiar with this dish. Japchae is usually served on special occasions such as weddings and birthdays.

Japchae itself is a type of Korean noodles with a chewy texture and rich flavor. Usually, vegetables such as carrots, spinach, mushrooms, and meat are added to this dish.

Soegogi-muguk (Beef and Radish Soup)

Seaweed soup is indeed the most common and mandatory dish on birthdays. However, there is another type of soup that is also served on birthdays, which is soegogi-muguk or beef and radish soup. This soup, usually served in the morning, contains brisket or sandung lamur meat, radish, fish oil, and green onions.

This soup has a very soft and comforting taste. In addition to being known as a birthday dish, this soup is often served in winter and loved by both children and adults.

Mujigae-tteok (Rice Cake)

Did you know that there are many rice cake dishes in Korea, not just tteokbokki? In fact, there is a rice cake dish that is a must-have on birthdays, called mujigae-tteok, which is known for its beautiful rainbow colors.

Serving mujigae-tteok on birthdays is also part of the ancient tradition in Korea. The people of the Ginseng State believe that this rice cake can bring a lot of luck if eaten with many people.

Korean Birthday Cake

Along with the increasingly developing era and the Korean culinary trend, birthday dishes have become more modern. One of the mandatory foods that often appear in drakor during birthday scenes is the Korean Birthday Cake which is identical to the aesthetic shape of the icing decoration used. This cake is also often relied upon when preparing surprises for loved ones in the style of Korean dramas.

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