Substitute for jujube and ginseng?

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    • #64372
      EmeraldVen
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      Hello! I would really, really love to make samgyetang, but jujube and ginseng are hard to get in the Philippines, particularly in the city I come from, Baguio. We have a significant Korean population, and although Korean stores and supermarkets are found all over, I cannot find these two ingredients in these stores. I know jujube and samgyetang are the crucial ingredients of the dish, so I am not sure if substitutes will work; though, I can settle for the next best thing for now. I am just dying to cook and eat this dish!

      Thanks for the help! =)

    • #64423
      Oxide
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      I think apple might be a substitute for jujube. I would error toward tart, not sweet apple, but preferably somewhere between those two. This is the season for jujube and I buy them and eat them like apples.

      I do not know of any substitute for ginseng — I have never eaten it.

    • #64461
      EmeraldVen
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      Thank you for the reply =) Will try to do that. =)

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