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Tuk: rice cakes.
Juk: rice "porridges" made with addition of white sesame seeds, or red beans or pine nuts or soy beans – all served in little bowls with sugar. Sometimes made with meat and vegetables.
Kuk: the general name for soup. Most soups are prepared with minimal ingredients and maximum flavor. Tiny strips of meat and vegetables are tossed and browned in a little oil, then the second rinse water from the rice is poured in to make the stock base (of Chinese origin). Soups are great favorites, especially in cool weather, and many types are made. Examples include: Kori-kuk, oxtail soup; Aitang-kuk, a spring soup prepared after a family outing to collect the first greens, usually mugwort; Yukkai Jang-Kuk a rich beef broth garnished with green onions eaten especially in the hottest summer weather in order to maintain strength and give heat relief; Muik-Kuk, a broth made from seaweed. The latter is believed to have many healthful properties. It is given to mothers four or five times a day after childbirth. It is also the soup served on birthdays, perhaps to remind one of his or her birth. It is as common a birthday dish as cake is in the western world. Note: An important ingredient in many soups, used to add flavor, is Joki, a white-meat fish that is purchased brine-pickled, dried, or salted. When not available, salt cod can be used.