KF뉴스레터-Shared Tastes: Hot Delicacies Keep the Chill at Bay at Winter’s End

Shared Tastes: Hot Delicacies Keep the Chill at Bay at Winter’s End

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Shared Tastes:Hot Delicacies Keep the Chillat Bay at Winter’s End

The smell of roasted sweet potatoes in the air signals to Koreans that the deepest part of winter has come. In cold weather, their golden centers steam so enticingly that even after a hearty meal, there’s always room for this mouth-watering treat. Sweet potatoes taste good whether they’ve been roasted in old frying pans, pots, or air fryers, and they remain one of the most popular winter snacks of all time. What kinds of cold weather treats are loved like this in other countries, generation after generation, withstanding the test of time?

In Britain, bonfire toffee is made by boiling and cooling a mixture of sugar, golden syrup, molasses, and butter. This toffee is a must for the festivities of Guy Fawkes Night, which falls on November 5. The holiday is marked by bonfires and fireworks to commemorate the failed attempt by Guy Fawkes and other instigators of the Gunpowder Plot to take the life of King James I in the 17th century. It’s simple to make and was traditionally handed out to neighborhood children.

In Australia, where most of the population lives along the coast, fresh seafood is plentiful in winter, which falls in June. When cold weather arrives, hearty seafood stews keep locals warm. Australian seafood stews are rich, savory combinations of ingredients such as lemon, tomato, paprika, and seafood like shrimp, scampi, mussels, crabs, snapper fillet, and scallops. A bowl of stew served with fresh baked bread makes a wonderful meal.

Some people in Germany turn to Schweinebraten in winter, a dish made by steam-roasting a whole pork loin or shoulder that’s been rubbed with seasonings. This meal of roast pork is widely eaten in the German state of Bavaria, as well as in Austria and the Czech Republic. To prepare the dish, a sauce is made by mixing beef stock and dark beer. The cooking process is rather simple and the pork is usually served with sauerkraut, German-style pickled cabbage.

In the Northern Hemisphere, February is the tail end of winter and warm spring is just around the corner. But there are still so many cold weather delicacies to enjoy. Let’s savor some of these dishes and desserts to keep us warm at winter’s end!

Written by Kim Shinyoung

Illustrated by Jeong Hyoju