Jul 18
Korea's Hottest Food Tradition in Summer: What Is Boknal?
Imagine visiting Korea in the middle of July. The temperature is above 35°C (95°F), the air feels heavy, and people are lining up — not for ice cream or cold noodles, but for a bowl of boiling hot soup. It sounds completely backwards. But that’s exactly what Boknal (복날) is. The short answer On the three hottest days of Korean summer, collectively called Boknal, Koreans deliberately eat hot,…