"From Jangeo to Mineo" Lotte Hotel Seoul Presents Summer Health Foods

Lotte Hotel Seoul, Momoyama Eel Course (Photo by Lotte Hotel).

Mugunghwa 'Geumgang Course', Momoyama 'Jangeo Course', Dorim 'Chinese-style Cold Noodles', etc.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Yuri] Lotte Hotel Seoul announced on the 13th that it will sell summer health foods until the 31st of next month to welcome the summer season.

Mugunghwa, a Korean restaurant with 40 years of tradition, has modernly reinterpreted five dishes that kings and noblemen enjoyed during the Joseon Dynasty. The appetizer is the royal cold soup 'Imjasutang,' where chicken breast is gently steamed using the sous-vide method. Ingredients beneficial to health such as mung beans, fresh ginseng, and garlic are added to seasonal magnolia berries and sesame sauce. The 'Croaker Dumpling Baeksuk' is made by adding seasonal croaker, cordyceps, and glutinous rice to a broth simmered with Acanthopanax and various aromatic herbs.

They also prepared 'Grilled Jangeo (eel)' and 'Abalone and Snail Bibimbap with Young Radish.' The post-meal drink 'Saengmaeksan' is a health beverage that, according to Donguibogam, reduces heat and cleanses the lungs. Ginseng, licorice, Ophiopogon, and Astragalus are simmered for a long time, then cooled and served with honey, crushed ice, and Schisandra flowers. The health food menus can be enjoyed as lunch and dinner courses. The price of the 'Geumgang Course' is 125,000 KRW.

At Momoyama, an eel course meal is offered. The appetizer consists of five seafood items including pen shell grapefruit choi and octopus skewers. The 'Hanwoo and Gatjangeo Yakinabe' is a spicy dish where Hanwoo beef and gatjangeo (conger eel) are grilled with teriyaki sauce and then simmered once more in sukiyaki broth. For the main meal, you can choose between eel rice bowl or Nagoya-style eel rice bowl 'Hitsumabushi.' The price is 180,000 KRW.

At the Chinese restaurant Dorim, the signature dish 'Chinese-style Cold Noodles' is being sold. The broth is made by simmering old chicken, duck, and chicken feet for a long time, topped with noodles, abalone, shrimp, five-spice pork, duck egg, and sea cucumber strips. Black vinegar, effective for relieving stomach upset, and naturally savory seafood soy sauce are added. The price is 40,000 KRW.

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