We started with a "crab meat" and sweet corn thick soup.

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Hanjeongsik is a banquet of fish, meat, lettuce wraps, tofu soup and steamed egg, served with side dishes of kimchi (spicy pickled cabbage), acorn jelly, dried anchovies and boiled peanuts.

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If meat is not available, says one Friday prayer leader, people should make do with traditional egg soup.

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