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Among Korea‘s many beloved porridges, heugimjajuk stands in a class of its own. This velvety porridge transforms black sesame and rice into something unexpectedly elegant.

Don’t let its dark color give you pause. Toasted black sesame seeds, ground fine and simmered with rice, make for a surprisingly complex flavor with deep, nutty undertones.

Korean households have long served this porridge to recovering patients -- it‘s known to aid digestion and packs plenty of protein. It also comes as the starter in traditional Korean course meals, prized as an appetite stimulant.

Try this inky black bowl -- what looks stark at first might just become your new cold-weather comfort.

(Heukimja juk, black sesame porridge, Korean-style black sesame soup, creamy sesame rice porridge)