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Sik-hye: The Sweet Rice Punch of the Harvest
Sik-hye: The Science and Tradition of Korea’s Rice Digestif

Sik-hye: The Sweet Rice Punch of the Harvest

If you have ever been invited to a Korean home for a holiday meal or visited a traditional Korean sauna, you have likely encountered a clear, amber-colored liquid served in a chilled glass. At the bottom, a small cluster of soft, cooked rice grains rests like a soft sediment. This is Sik-hye (식혜), a traditional Korean beverage that is as central to the experience of a holiday feast as the turkey is to a Thanksgiving dinner in the West.

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