Comments on: Oi naengguk (cold cucumber soup side dish)

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:43:49 +0000

I tasted gazpacho soup for the first time when I travled to Portugal and fell in love with the soup. After Portugal, I went to Spain and I ordered the soup whenever I went to a restaurant. It was hot summer days. Delicious!

By: SergioD

SergioD — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 11:31:06 +0000

Hi Maangchi!
I’m glad you liked gazpacho! It’s one of my favorite meals in hot days. I think cold soups is one of the things we have in common in Korea and Spain. I’ll try this recipe as soon as possible, it’s starting to get very hot here in Madrid!
Greetings from Spain.

By: Tarz

Tarz — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:58:36 +0000

You made my day, so glad I found your website. I love this dish, it is one of the things I miss the most about Korea.

By: seraph74

seraph74 — Mon, 16 May 2011 08:18:14 +0000

You make it look so easy – especially for an inexperienced chef like me – and yet… it IS easy! Have been waylaid with a stomach virus and all I can eat is soup, and this sounded like such a wonderful change. Just made a batch for tomorrow (to chill overnight in the fridge), and even before it’s cold it tastes good! I omitted the chilli (both red and green) as I thought it might upset my stomach, but added a bit more green onion. Can’t wait for tomorrow now! Thank you so much Maangchi… am off to look at the next recipie of yours I can try! :)

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:00:39 +0000

yes, I sometimes use red bell pepper in my oinaengguk, too. My Thailand friend’s name is oi, too. I tease her,”Cucumber, where have you been!” : )

By: LuccaQ

LuccaQ — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:53:25 +0000

Great summer dish for the hot weather. There wasn’t any red chili at the market so I used a sweet red pepper and it worked very well. Off topic- Oi means cucumber, right? Is it also a name? I have been watching Jumong and there is a character named Oi. Is his name cucumber?

By: sandyx3

sandyx3 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:40:48 +0000

Hey Manngchi.i’d love to try this soup.but is it okay to not put apple cider vinegar?

By: eve

eve — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:45:40 +0000

aaah this is very similar to the vietnamese sauce “nuoc mam”, we almost dip anything in it :D..its very good with carrots also! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Bc_ch%E1%BA%A5m)

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:09:33 +0000

“Indian cucumber and cilantro salad ” it sounds great! I love cilantro!
Yes, oinaengguk is a perfect side dish for hot summer.

By: koreanfoodfan32

koreanfoodfan32 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:17:14 +0000

Hi Maangchi,

It is very hot and humid right now where I live. I’ll definitely make this cold soup to beat the heat! Usually my mom makes an Indian cucumber and cilantro salad with some authentic seasonings but this looks so tasty to!!! Thanks