In Korea, everyone gains a year together on New Year's Day, marked with tteokguk-a rice cake soup symbolizing purity and age.

This Korean dish of oyster, seaweed and rice soup is something I make when I’m dining alone, because I’m the only one in my household that likes oysters. It’s delicious, and takes only about ...

For Koreans, a birthday is exactly ... with green onion, seaweed, garlic, and tteok (Korean rice cakes). This makes it filling and nutritious — plus, drinking hot soup is always a great way ...