December 24, 2015

Did you know that Koreans celebrate the Winter Solstice (Dongji) with red bean porridge? Dongji (동지) is a celebration of the longest night of the year. After this day, the hours of daylight will begin to increase. A sign that spring is coming! So they make patjuk(팥죽), which is made of red beans and rice flour dumplings called saealshim (새알심). Oooo! I want to try some!