Hello! Do you like winter? In winter, there is Christmas and New Year's Day, and it snows beautifully and gets very cold. I also think of delicious food. Tangerines, a fruit that is indispensable in winter!! And red bean porridge, which you must eat on the winter solstice!! Today, I am going to introduce a traditional teahouse that is famous for its red bean porridge and has a very long history.

This place is a traditional teahouse that was established in 1976 (1976.04.19) and has been operating at the same location ever since. It carefully prepares herbal teas such as ginseng and ginger tea using prescriptions directly learned from a Korean medicine doctor. It is a place that embodies the changing landscape of the Samcheongdong area, preserving its original appearance for a long time and popularizing red bean porridge and traditional health tea with its unique flavor. It is said to have high preservation value from a food culture history perspective.

The year this restaurant was founded is similar to the time when Steve Jobs founded Apple. You can feel the age of this restaurant, can't you?

First, the location is at 122-1, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It is located next to the Financial Training Institute, in the direction of the exit of Anguk Station, Pungmun Girls' High School. Or, it is located next to the main gate of the Financial Training Institute, on the way to Samcheongdong Park, across from Gileungurakbu (Chinese restaurant).

Business hours are from 11:00 to 20:30 every day. The phone number is 02-734-5302.

So, let me introduce the menu. The signature menu is red bean porridge, but as its name suggests, it sells various traditional beverages. It sells traditional beverages such as dried persimmon tea, ginger jujube tea, red bean porridge, and ginseng and ginger tea.

• Dried persimmon tea (7,000 won) is a traditional beverage that harmonizes the sweetness of dried persimmons with the spiciness of ginger and cinnamon.
• Ginger jujube tea is sold for 6,000 won, and it is made by simmering ginger for a day, removing it, and then adding jujubes and simmering it for another day.
• Sikhye (6,000 won) is made carefully using carefully cultivated malt, carefully controlling the temperature and time. It is good as a dessert as it helps digestion.
• The price of red bean porridge is 8,000 won. Red beans are boiled to make red bean paste, and sticky rice is made into rice cakes every day, and chestnuts are manually peeled and prepared. It is topped with soybean, ginkgo nut, etc. and made to order, so it is even more delicious. It also has a little cinnamon powder in it, which adds a cinnamon flavor to stimulate your appetite. You can adjust the sweetness by eating the big rice cake in small pieces with the red bean soup.
• The price of ginseng and ginger tea (Sipjeondaebo Tang) is 8,000 won. In addition to the 7 ingredients, Rehmannia glutinosa, Angelica gigas, Chuanxiong, Paeonia lactiflora, Cinnamomum cassia, Astragalus membranaceus, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis, which are in ginseng and ginger tea, we also add Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, and ginseng to make Sipjeondaebo Tang. This tea is good when you are tired or have a cold. We serve a piece of homemade dried ginger candy as a palate cleanser.

Let me tell you a fun fact about Sipjeondaebo Tang. Sipjeondaebo Tang is one of the representative tonics that strengthen qi (氣) and blood (血). The name Sipjeondaebo Tang doesn't come from the fact that it contains 10 ingredients, but because the Chinese character for ten, 十, means everything in Chinese, so it means that everything is complete (全), extremely (大), and补(補).

As soon as you enter, they give you a warm drink, whether it's barley tea or Job's tears tea. The interior of the shop resembles a tea room and gives you a warm feeling. Also, all food is available for takeout.

That's it for the introduction of Seoul's Second Best, a restaurant to go to when you want red bean porridge!