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Cold weather automatically makes your body shrink and become tense; sometimes, no matter how thick your coat is, the frost somehow makes its way into your inner core. When this happens, you naturally desire to eat something that will warm you up again and in light of this, we introduce a couple of places that will thaw your frozen insides. Coffee and hot chocolate are a given, but how about something a bit more healthy such as tea? Let's step into one of Seoul's traditional streets, Insadong. Insadong has a variety of teas that are health-conscious as well as flavorful. Many of Insadong's tea houses offer complimentary rice cake and traditional Korean confectionary sweets with your tea. The tea is made with all natural ingredients that are effective for dieting and atopy. As soon as your lips taste the plum tea, the clean sweet flavors can't help but overwhelm your taste buds. Green tea is one type of tea that caters to both old and young. In the green tea category itself, people have their choice of either Woojeon, Sejak, or Joongjak. Aside from teas, another popular warm dessert is Patjuk (red bean porridge). Sipping on some red bean porridge while gazing out towards Ssamzie-gil might become your new favorite winter activity. Red bean porridge has just the right amount of sugar content and keeps your taste buds entertained with a dash of cinnamon. If you want to take a break from the deep flavor of the red bean porridge, try plum tea on the side. Plum tea, while usually chilled, can also be enjoyed hot.
Cold desserts are not just for the summer. Of course, eating something cold in the hot sticky weather has a way of refreshing you like nothing else can but there are just times where you crave cold desserts in the winter too. Just like people eat hot, chicken soup in the heat (Samgyetang), eating cold desserts in the winter might satisfy you more than you'd expect. Out of the many dessert establishments in Sinchon, the "street of youth," one particular location stands out: ice cream bars with unique toppings. Customers can customize their own bars with different toppings such as crushed cookies, chocolate, raspberry, blueberry, coconut, pumpkin seeds and more. There are so many choices to choose from that time passes you by without realizing. Drool automatically starts to form upon seeing the ice cream richly drenched in toppings and syrup.
Another fun, cold dessert that can be enjoyed in the winter are small caviar-like balls that leak espresso, mango, pomegranate, and other flavors once popped. You can choose two different flavors to top your ice cream. It is quite satisfying to burst these bubbles and enjoy them with the coldness of the ice cream. These fun flavor-filled bubbles can also be enjoyed with beverages.
After a meal, do you ever get the feeling that something is still missing? This is probably your second stomach talking. To satisfy this craving with only a beverage might not be addressing the real issue. For this problem, the solution is one slice of cake. It gives you just the right amount of sweetness after a hearty meal. Once cakes were considered a treat for a special occasion, but they are now readily accessible at almost any cafe in the city of Seoul. More and more cafes are starting to specialize in cakes and draw in people through word-of-mouth. It's no surprise that Samcheongdong, an area in Seoul known for its cozy streets, stylish stores, and delicious food, has its fair share of cake cafes. One location prides itself in its layered vanilla cream, nutella cream, and banana cake. The combination of these flavors alone is enough to make one drool, but the soft and moist texture takes the experience to another level. This location also specializes in peach cake, grapefruit cake, and other seasonal cakes. Another location offers carrot cake lovers a heavenly experience by positioning the cake in between layers of rich and flavorful cream cheese. Too much cream on cake can make one sick, so when it is done right, you know it's a keeper. The light and sweet flavor of the whip cream nicely balances out the rich flavor of the cream cheese. Forget about the calories for a second and just fall in. Truly a dessert to make you forget the freezing cold outside!