Wine

Rice Wine

막걸리

North Korea

Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage: unfiltered, cloudy rice wine with a slight fizz, mildly sweet and tangy, made with nuruk starter.

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What it is

A closer look at Rice Wine.

Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage: unfiltered, cloudy rice wine with a slight fizz, mildly sweet and tangy, made with nuruk starter.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

A fresh, slightly fizzy quality, a milky appearance, a balanced sweetness and tanginess, and not too sour.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Rice Wine.

Native to

South Korea

Country-wide tradition

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Traditional in

North Korea

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

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막걸리local · 🇰🇷
막걸리local · 🇰🇵
Makkolialias
North Korean Makgeollialias

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