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미숫가루 · Multigrain powder drink

Multigrain powder drink

미숫가루

What exactly is it?

Cooked or roasted grains are powdered and mixed with water or milk. The drink has a toasted grain flavor and thickens as more powder is added. Soybeans, barley, oats and other additions vary between blends.

Main ingredients

Powdered cooked or roasted grains such as rice, barley and soybeans, water or milk; optional sugar or honey

Ordering and serving

A café misutgaru latte may contain milk and sugar. Stir settled powder back in; ask about a water-based version for a lighter drink.

Origins and changes

It comes from cooking, drying and grinding grains into a form that can be stored. Rice- and barley-based preparations now sit alongside blends containing soybeans and other grains.

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Multigrain powder drink

미숫가루

Main ingredients
Powdered cooked or roasted grains such as rice, barley and soybeans, water or milk; optional sugar or honey
Flavor and character
Cooked or roasted grains are powdered and mixed with water or milk. The drink has a toasted grain flavor and thickens as more powder is added. Soybeans, barley, oats and other additions vary between blends.
How to eat it
A café misutgaru latte may contain milk and sugar. Stir settled powder back in; ask about a water-based version for a lighter drink.
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Sikhye

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Main ingredients
Cooked rice, barley malt and water; optional sugar
Flavor and character
Barley malt breaks down cooked rice starch to make a sweet drink. Rice grains float in the pale liquid, which is often served chilled. This is distinct from sikhae, a similarly named fermented fish food.
How to eat it
The rice grains are edible. Despite the rice-drink name, barley malt matters if you need to avoid barley.
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