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Chueo-tang

Chueo-tang or loach soup is a Korean tang (soup) that prominently features pond loach, a freshwater fish. The city of Namwon in southwestern South Korea is known for its version of the dish. Chueo (추어; 鰍魚) is a nickname for pond loach, called mikkuraji (미꾸라지) in Korean. Tang (탕; 湯) means soup.

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[Epicurean Challenge] Loach soup for stamina, chueotang

Loaches or mudfish may not be the first thing that come to mind when thinking of healthy food. But in Korea, when people are exhausted, many look for loach soup, or chueotang. Chueotang is prepared by purging sand out of live loaches by boiling them...
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Loach Soup—Special Dish of Kaesong – KFAUSA.org

Loach soup is one of the special dishes of Kaesong, together with Samgyethang. Loach, which can be easily found in paddy fields or pools, contains much protein, minerals, vitamins and other nutritive substances along with medicinal elements...

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