Soseo means "lesser heat," when summer's heat begins in earnest. It is also the height of the monsoon season.
Soseo, around July 7, is when the heat intensifies. The monsoon front brings heavy rain.
Hot, humid weather continues and crops grow fast. Food spoils easily during this time.
Seasonal vegetables and wheat foods were plentiful, so people enjoyed noodles and dumpling soup. They kept up summer tonics like croaker and fruit.
Mind food safety and hygiene in the rainy season
Enjoy seasonal vegetables and noodles
Manage humidity for comfort
Begin summer tonic foods
Adjacent terms:
Lesser Heat is the 11th of the 24 solar terms, falling around around July 7. The "lesser heat" begins. With the monsoon, full midsummer heat sets in.
Soseo means "lesser heat," when summer's heat begins in earnest. It is also the height of the monsoon season.
Mind food safety and hygiene in the rainy season Enjoy seasonal vegetables and noodles Manage humidity for comfort Begin summer tonic foods