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Torantang 토란탕 (Beef and Taro Soup) by Ji Hye Kim
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Torantang 토란탕 (Beef and Taro Soup) by Ji Hye Kim

A quintessential Chuseok dish.

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Recipe courtesy of Chef Ji Hye Kim:

Torantang 토란탕, beef and taro soup, is a quintessential Chuseok dish.  Our ancestors knew that during Chuseok, the Harvest Moon Festival, we would be eating a lot.  Taro is said to be good for digestion and taro and beef soup is meant to accompany all the other dishes so you can eat a lot without getting a tummy ache.  

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