"Don't eat the jujubes in samgyetang?"… The truth behind the 'food legend'

"You told me not to eat the jujubes in Samgyetang?"

…The truth behind 'food horror stories'

 

 

Are there any health foods that are bad for your health?

 

Before we knew it, the first week of summer had passed.

As Chobok (the first day of summer) passed, torrential rain poured down across the country. It was a rain that I wondered when it would stop.

Looking at the weather forecast for the area where I live, it's predicted to be 33 degrees Celsius again on the 25th, which is a duplicate.

I guess there's a reason why adults celebrate the holidays.

 

These days, people don't necessarily go for samgyetang on Boknal.

There are also many people who eat other representative health foods such as freshwater eel and abalone.

There are many people who eat chicken with the mindset that it's the same chicken anyway.

If it tastes good, I choose to grill pork belly or beef with the intention of nourishing myself.

 

However, since I was already taking care of seasonal customs, I looked for a delicious samgyetang restaurant on the first day of the hottest period of summer.

Actually, other than times like this, there aren't many occasions where I would go out of my way to eat samgyetang.

 

I was tearing open the chicken legs, eating the breast, and then taking out the glutinous rice, ginseng, and jujubes. Looking around, I saw quite a few people throwing away the ginseng and jujubes. Come to think of it, I think I saw somewhere someone recommends not eating the ginseng and jujubes in samgyetang and throwing them away.

 

But isn't ginseng a classic "good-for-the-body" ingredient? Jujubes are also considered medicinal in traditional Korean medicine.

But why do we say not to eat it if it's in samgyetang? . So I decided to find out.

Are the ginseng and jujubes in samgyetang really bad for your health?

Ginseng and jujube

 

First, let's find out why ginseng and jujubes are added to samgyetang.

Ginseng is a classic stamina-boosting herb. In Oriental medicine, it's said to boost metabolism and boost immunity. As for taste, its distinctive aroma neutralizes the gamey and off-putting odors of chicken.

It is also said to have the effect of softening the meat.

Dates are known to boost energy and relieve stress, and are rich in vitamin C.

 

 

Why do we tell people not to eat ginseng and jujubes, which are so good for our health?

First of all, it is said that the ginseng and jujubes in samgyetang should not be eaten because they absorb the toxicity of the chicken and other ingredients.

Because it is an ingredient that detoxifies and absorbs the negative energy of other medicinal herbs.

The argument is that you should absorb the toxins with ginseng and jujubes, then discard them and eat only the rest.

Most Korean medicine practitioners and food experts say this claim is wrong.

 

First of all, there are no particularly toxic ingredients in Samgyetang.

In the recipe for Samgyetang, which involves boiling the jujubes and ginseng in water for a long time, the jujubes and ginseng absorb something rather than

Rather, most of the ingredients will leak out into the broth.

 

If you really want to find a reason not to eat it, it is because it has less effective ingredients than regular ginseng and jujube.

Since there is almost none, it is closer to not needing to eat it.

 

We firmly reject claims that it may contain ingredients that are harmful to the body.

The answer is that if there were any harmful ingredients, they would not have been added to Samgyetang or would have been removed after cooking before being sold.

Even though many ingredients are lost in the broth, some ingredients remain.

They say there is no harm in eating it as it is rich in dietary fiber.

 

 

 

Reporter Kim A-reum's story