Workers prepare red bean porridge, called "patjuk," at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin, about 40 kilometers south of Seoul, on Dec. 20, 2022, a day before Dongji, the winter solstice.

Hobakjuk is a porridge of boiled and sieved pumpkin, sweet red beans, soybean and rice cake balls. Hobakjuk is a typical Korean porridge; it stimulates the appetite with its sweetness and tender color ...