4 Korean Soups for Winter to Keep You Warm During the Holidays

The autumn leaves have fallen from their trees, the air is crisp as it seeps through your padded coat and a light dusting of snow greets you as you walk out the door for the day. Winter is upon us, and all we want to do is stay in and stay warm. One of the best ways to get through those brisk winter days is with a nice bowl of Korean soups. 

Korea is known for its harsh winters filled with wind and snow, so why not curl up on the couch with a bowl of Korean soup for winter? Whether you're looking for a hearty soup with meat and noodles or prefer something lighter with seaweed, see which one of these Korean soups for winter you want to try that will surely warm you from the inside out. 

Seolleongtang, 설렁탕, is Korean beef bone soup. It features a smooth, milky broth from boiling beef bones and marrow. It is often paired with rice or noodles, a few slices of beef, and chopped scallions.  

If you're looking for a Korean soup for winter that will leave you feeling full and cozy from its warmth, try a beef bone soup like Bibigo's Beef Bone Soup. If you're looking for a ready-to-eat Korean soup for winter that you can just pop in the microwave, Hetbahn Sagol's Beef-Bone Soup with rice is an awesome choice. 

Miyeok Guk, 미역국, seaweed soup, is a Korean food staple. Often referred to as the Korean birthday soup, you would most commonly see this soup is served in celebration of someone's birthday as it is a way to honor one's mother for giving birth to them, as it is common for Korean mothers to eat this soup after giving birth. The soup is often made with beef or seafood in addition to seaweed.  

While this soup is quite light on the stomach, it is packed with fiber alongside vitamins and minerals that will leave you ready to snuggle under a warm, fuzzy blanket so you can hibernate for the rest of winter. Get a taste of this Korean soup for winter with Ottogi's Beef Seaweed Soup Ramen. It comes in a pack of four, so you can share the warm goodness with a friend or loved one!

Tteokguk,떡국, or rice cake soup, is a Korean soup for winter that is also a Korean New Year's traditional dish. Eating this soup on New Year's day is said to bring good luck and allows the person to age one year older. 

A long cylinder of rice cakes is cut into a thin oval shape. The broth from the soup can be made from almost anything; chicken, beef, or anchovies, but the rice cakes are often paired with a beef bone broth. 

Stay warm with this classic comfort food by trying the Ottogi Rice Cake Soup. Elevate this Korean soup for winter by adding mandu, slices of an egg crepe, and garnishing with seaweed flakes. 

Believe it or not, most of the ramen we consume is ramen noodle soup. Many ramen packets come with noodles, a soup flavor packet, and others that may include toppings or mixins like seaweed flakes or vegetables. Ramen noodle soup is a quick and easy comfort food with so many options of flavors when choosing your favorite Korean soup for winter. 

Spicy seafood noodle soup sounding delicious and soul-warming? Grab Samyang's Buldak Jjamppong, which features a tasty chicken and seafood flavor that will leave your tastebuds on fire in the best way possible. 

Want a taste of Jeju's famous seafood mixed in with ramen? Jeju Shrimp Ramen Takmen comes in a cup noodle form for easier transportation during these cold winter months, as well as individual noodle packets. 

Want to curl up on the couch with a bowl of ramen from a famous Korean movie or k-drama.Fans of the Parasite movie can grab this Jjapaguri/Ram-don, a mixture of two Korean instant ramen noodles called jjapghetti and neoguri. The flavor profile is black bean noodles and spicy seaweed. Fans of the Netflix Emmy award-winning k-drama Squid Game will be delighted with this Samyang Original Ramen. 

Winters in Korea or wherever you are may be cold, but you don't have to be. Let The Daebak Company help you stock up on yummy Korean soups for the winter so you can stay warm and cozy. And while you're curled up on the couch with your hot Korean soup, why not check out some more articles about Winter in Korea in The Daebak Magazine?