Sambok (between 6th and 7th month)
Samgyetang, Chicken soup on Sambok
Sambok (Hangul: 삼복) is thought to be the hottest day of the summer. In order to get through the hottest day of the year, people eat fresh fruits, liquor, and other traditional foods. The most popular dish on the Sambok is the Samgyetang (Hangul: 삼계탕) which is make of a whole young chicken and Insam (Hangul: 인삼, Korean ginseng). Some people also eat the Boshintang (Hangul: 보신탕, soup made of dog meat). There is a myth in which people believe that if one bathes in the river or lake on Sambok, that person will grow weak.