Originally, the word sinsollo was the name of a vessel with a unique structure used to boil foods. Many years later, the name of the vessel came to indicate the food boiled in it.
Sinsollo is well-known to the world as a representative dish of the Korean cuisine, which has the best taste as if dainties of all lands and seas are put into one vessel and is also appealing to the eyes. Its broth is mainly made of chicken and fish and meat are used with gingko nuts, pine nuts, chestnuts, jujubes and walnuts.
Dozens of kinds of ingredients are used to make the dish.
Sinsollo is served with individual bowls as it is shared by several people.