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Drinks

식혜

sikhye · Sikhye (sweet rice drink)

A sweet, non-alcoholic drink made by steeping cooked rice in malted-barley water until the starch turns to sugar; soft rice grains float in it.

How to drinkIce-cold after a meal, at the bathhouse, or from a can at the convenience store.

Examples

  • 식혜 하나 주세요, 시원한 걸로요.

    sikhye hana juseyo, siwonhan geolloyo.

    One sikhye, a cold one please.

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