15 July: Gangnam Style is released, and a bowl of Seolleongtang
PSY released "Gangnam Style" on 15 July 2012, and the whole planet learned the horse dance. The song is named after a Seoul district, so today is for seolleongtang, Seoul's milky ox-bone soup.
Seolleongtang
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Seolleongtang is a Korean ox bone soup with a milky white broth, made by boiling beef leg bones for many hours until the collagen and marrow cloud the liquid. Thin slices of brisket are added, and the soup is served plain so each diner can season it at the table with salt, black pepper and plenty of chopped spring onion.
Read about Seolleongtang and get the recipe →What happened
PSY releases the "Gangnam Style" music video, named after Seoul's Gangnam district.
Why this soup
The song is about a Seoul district; seolleongtang is a classic Seoul soup.
Sources
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