On January 1st of the Lunar New Year, Koreans eat rice cake soup. Everyone says that if you eat rice cake soup, you will be one year older. This is also because Korean long rice cakes have the meaning of longevity. When sliced, they look like copper plates, which contains the meaning of wealth. As for Korean rice cake soup, most of it is based on beef bone soup and cooked with rice cake. Some also add eggs and beef.

According to the traditional customs of Korean families, major ancestor worship activities are held on the first day of the new year, and they are only carried out at the home of the eldest son. On this day, other relatives will come from all over the country to the eldest son’s home to celebrate together. When participating in ancestor worship ceremonies, rice cake soup is the most important sacrificial food at this time. Koreans also use rice cake soup to entertain relatives and friends who come to visit.

After the sacrifice is held on the morning of the New Year, relatives will sit together to eat. What I ate this morning was rice cake soup. This rice cake soup has a very special meaning. Eating rice cake soup on New Year's Day in Korea means you are one year older. In addition to eating rice cake soup, they also eat dishes prepared for the festival.

The rice cake is made of rice, which is a bit similar to the rice cake we eat. The difference is that the miso soup must be cooked first, and then the rice cake is put in to cook. The soup base of rice cake soup is very particular. The traditional method is to boil beef bones for several hours. Now you can also use fish instead of beef to make the soup.

If you want to taste the must-eat Korean New Year food—— Rice cake soup! Why not try it at home!

1. Beat the eggs into egg liquid, add oil in a hot pan, fry the egg liquid into egg skin over low heat, scoop it up, wait for it to cool and cut into half centimeter wide slices.

2. Chop the garlic into mince; cut the green onions and seaweed into shreds.

3. Cut the rice cake into 4 mm slices, rinse with cold water and soak for a few minutes.

4. Wash the beef and cut into thin slices, drain it with a little water; boil the water, add beef, minced garlic and pepper, cook over medium-low heat until 2/3 of the water is left, it will take about 20 minutes to drain it beef.

5. Add the rice cake slices. When the rice cake slices are cooked until soft, sprinkle in shredded eggs, green onions and seaweed, and season with salt.

Korea’s Spring Festival eating habits also include this type of “year-old wine”. According to legend, if you drink this wine on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you can get rid of strange diseases, eliminate the shoe smell of the old year, and live a long life. In the ancient saying, "the old wine is not warm, it means welcoming the spring", which means that drinking the old wine will usher in a beautiful and new spring.