The cost of ingredients for making Samgyetang has increased significantly, making it a burdensome dish for many Koreans to afford.

It was the sentiment of Koreans that a bowl of samgyetang with nutritious ingredients such as ginseng, garlic, and glutinous rice added to the broth made with healthy medicines would easily help you spend the heat wave of summer days.

The cost of ingredients for making Samgyetang has increased significantly, making it a burdensome dish for many Koreans to afford.

According to the livestock distribution information compiled by the Livestock Products Quality Assessment Service, the wholesale price of chicken per kilogram as of the previous day was 4,010 won, exceeding 4,000 won.
A bowl of samgyetang jumped from 15,000 won last year to 18,000 won this year.
Korea Price Information, an expert rating agency, surveyed the prices of seven major ingredients for samgyetang. In traditional markets ahead of Chobok, it required 31,340 won (7,800 won per person), up 17.1% from 26,770 won last year.
Raw chicken, the main ingredient of Samgyetang, was 18,000 won for 2kg of four, up 36.4% from 13,200 won the previous year.
Both the number of chickens raised and slaughtered increased compared to the previous year and the average year, but the cost of subsidiary materials for raising chickens increased significantly, a survey showed.

Samgyetang is a typical Korean health food, and when it approached 20,000 won per bowl, the price range became burdensome for ordinary Koreans to eat comfortably.