At an elegant Korean dinner, the first course might be gujeolpan. Strips of cooked meat and vegetables are arranged in a large sectioned dish with a stack of Korean pancakes in the center. The fillings are wrapped in the pancakes and eaten. Seolleongtang Seolleongtang is rice beef noodle soup seasoned with sesame seeds, salt, pepper, scallions, and sesame oil. It is served with rice as the main meal and is accompanied by side dishes and a special radish gimchi called kkakdugi.
People can restore their bodies and spirits on hot summer days by eating hot ginseng chicken soup.
The chicken is stuffed with ginseng, jujubes, sticky rice, and garlic, then stewed, and seasoned with salt and black pepper when served. Very thin, chewy buckwheat noodles are served in a cold beef broth with chopped scallions, shredded radishes and cucumbers, sesame seeds, and slices of lean beef, Appropriate condiments are hot mustard and vinegar. There are many restaurants that specialize only in naengmyeon. Traditionally, Korean food is not served in courses, but instead it is all placed on the table at the same time. There is no set order in which to eat the food, just according to personal preference.