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🌱 Vegan

Sikhye

식혜
sikhye

A sweet rice drink made by fermenting cooked rice with malted barley, served cold with floating rice grains in a clear and refreshing broth. It has a cool and clean sweetness, often enjoyed as a dessert beverage during holidays or after meals in restaurants.

Category
Beverages & tea

Ingredients

How it's made

  1. 1Soak the malted barley in water and extract the juice.
  2. 2Add the cooked rice to the malted barley juice and ferment it.
  3. 3Once fermentation is complete, add sugar and boil.
  4. 4Cool it down and store in the refrigerator to serve cold.