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Oi-naengguk (cold cucumber soup)

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Oi-naengguk (cold cucumber soup), from the video Makes 2
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
Use a bowl holding a little more than two cups for two servings.
A Korean summer soup like gazpacho
Cut the cucumber into thin strips, about one cup, into the bowl; add one clove of garlic.
  • 1 cup cucumber
  • 1 cloves garlic
  • fish sauce
Season with fish sauce, or 2 teaspoons of salt if there is no fish sauce, and 1 1/2 tablespoons of vinegar.
variation: some people add hot pepper flakes; leaving them out keeps the soup all green.
Keeping it green, adding the ice
  • 1½ tbsp vinegar
  • 6 whole ice cube
Add six ice cubes and serve cold.