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Also known as noodles in cold soybean soup

Kong-guksu () or noodles in cold soybean soup is a seasonal Korean noodle dish served in a cold soy milk broth. It comprises noodles made with wheat flour and soup made from ground soybeans. It is unknown when Korean people started eating kongguksu; however, in accordance with the mention of the dish along with kkaeguksu () in Siui jeonseo, a Joseon-era cookbook published around the late 19th century, it is presumed to have originated at least as early as the 19th century. It is served with salt or sugar depending on the region.

Key facts

Food.name
Kong-guksu
Food.image
Korean noodles-Kongguksu-01.jpg
Food.alternate_name
Noodles in cold soybean soup
Food.country
Korea
Food.creator
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Food.type
Guksu
Food.course
Cold
Food.main_ingredient
Noodles (wheat flour), soybean soup
Food.serving_size
1
Food.calories
110
Korean name/auto.child
yes
Korean name/auto.hangul
콩국수

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
Korean noodles
Country of origin
Korea
Image
Korean noodles-Kongguksu-01.jpg
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Revised Romanization
kong-guksu
McCune–Reischauer romanization
k'ong-guksu
Commons category
Kong-guksu
native label
콩국수
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Kong-guksu () or noodles in cold soybean soup is a seasonal Korean noodle dish served in a cold soy milk broth. It comprises noodles made with wheat flour and soup made from ground soybeans. It is unknown when Korean people started eating kongguksu; however, in accordance with the mention of the dish along with kkaeguksu () in Siui jeonseo, a Joseon-era cookbook published around the late 19th century, it is presumed to have originated at least as early as the 19th century. It is served with salt or sugar depending on the region.

== See also == Korean cuisine Naengmyeon Kalguksu

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