Salads and Soups
Korean salads, or namul, are probably very different from the salads you are used to. Namul usually feature fresh or lightly cooked veg etables such as bean sprouts, carrots, cabbage, and cucumbers. But unlike most salads, namul can be very spicy and are eaten in very small portions with rice. Soup can be served as a main dish at any Korean meal, including breakfast. Most soup stock is made from beef, but fish or chicken is also used. There are two categories of soup: light, clear soups sea soned with soy sauce or salt, and hearty soups that are often made with soybean paste.Traditionally, clear soups are served in the morn ing, and the heartier soups are for lunch or dinner.
Light, delicately flavored cold cucumber soup (top, recipe on page 42) and spinach salad (bottom, recipe on page 41) complement any meal.
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