Cultural background
Pine Nut Porridge is often used as a recovery dish because of its rich flavor and smooth texture, particularly suitable for those with digestive difficulties.
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Ingredients
How it's made
- 1Soak the rice in water.
- 2Finely grind the pine nuts and prepare them.
- 3Put the soaked rice and water in a pot and bring to a boil.
- 4When the rice expands, add the ground pine nuts and stir while boiling.
- 5Season with salt and complete.
Nutrition
* Estimated values per serving.
Allergens
Made only with pine nuts and rice, it is suitable for vegetarian and halal diets.
How to order
잣죽 주세요
Jat-juk ju-se-yo
Please give me Pine Nut Porridge