How about drink Korean traditional
alcoholic drinks today? I will introduce the two alcoholic drinks: Baekseju and
Gukhwaju. Baekseju (in Korean “백세주” [baek se ju]) literally
means “100 year wine”. The name comes from the tradition that the healthful
herbs in baekseju will help you live to be 100 years old. It is made from glutinous
rice, nuruk (traditional fermentation starter in Korea), and choicest 12
oriental herbs including ginseng, ginger, cinnamon, and so on. The strength of
Baekseju is 13% alcohol by volume (ABV). People sometimes drink baekseju by
mixing it with soju. It is called “osipseju” that mean “50 year wine”.
Fig 1. Baekseju (ABV 14%)
It is currently 3,300 won (Feb 2017)
Fig 2. Pairing foods with Baekseju.
Baekseju is goes well with beef or sashimi.
I like to drink with "osipseju" with Korean beef.
Gukhwaju (in Korean “국화주” [guk hwa ju]) is a rice wine flavored with chrysanthemum flowers. Korea has a traditional culture which enjoys the scent of the seasons. People enjoy the flavor of autumn when they drink gukhwaju which is made from dried autumn chrysanthemum flowers. When you drink this wonderful rice wine, you can feel the flavor of chrysanthemum flowers first, and then, it ends with the sweetness. I recommend this sweet alcoholic drink! You can buy these Korean alcoholic drinks from large retailers such as lotte mart, e-mart, and homeplus. Enjoy "Beakseju" and "Gukhwaju"!
Fig 3. Gukhwaju (ABV 12.5%)
It is currently 3,780 won (Feb 2017)
Fig 4. Pairing foods with Gukhwaju
Gukhwaju is goes well with two Korean foods:
Dotorimuk (in Korean "도토리묵" [do to ri muk]) or Jeon (in Korean 전 "[jeon]").
Dotorimuk is a Korean food which is a jelly made from acorn starch.
Jeon is made by seasoning whole, sliced, or minced fish, meat, vegetables, and so on.
I will write about these Korean yummy foods later.
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Korea!
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