Mieum (Korean: 미음; Hanja: 米飮) is a thin, strained gruel made from white rice, white glutinous rice, foxtail millet, or glutinous foxtail millet.[1][2] It is often used in liquid diet for patients and for recently weaned children.[2] A thinner mieum, made from rice water or mixed with powdered milk, is sometimes used as a breast milk substitute for younger babies.[2][3]
 Sieved rice mieum as baby food | |
| Type | Gruel |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associated cuisine | Korean cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Rice or foxtail millet |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 미음 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 米飮 |
| Revised Romanization | mieum |
| McCune–Reischauer | miŭm |
| IPA | [mi.ɯm] |
Preparation and varieties
editRice or foxtail millet is soaked for at least 2 hours before being drained and boiled, usually at a ratio of 1 part grain to 10 parts water.[3][4] It is simmered until sodden and mushy, then strained through a double sieve.[4] The sieved gruel is then warmed again and served with two small dishes of salt and cheongjang (clear soup soy sauce).[4]
Sok-mieum
editSok-mieum (속미음; 粟米飮) is a mieum made with jujube, chestnut, and ginseng.[5] Thinly sliced ginseng is simmered for an hour, and the water is used to make sok-mieum.[5] Glutinous rice or glutinous foxtail millet, jujube, and chestnut is prepared in the same way: boiling until mushy and double-sieving.[5] Glutinous rice-based sok-mieum is seasoned with sugar, while glutinous foxtail millet-based sok-mieum is seasoned with salt before being served.[2]
See also
edit- Juk – Korean porridges
- Eungi – Korean grain starch porridges
- Congee – Asian rice porridges
- List of porridges
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References
edit- ^ "Mieum" 미음. Korean-English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Mieum" 미음. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b 황, 혜성. "Mieum" 미음. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Han, Bok-jin (1998). "Mieum, eungi, beombeok" 미음, 응이, 범벅. Uriga jeongmal araya hal uri eumsik baekkaji 우리가 정말 알아야 할 우리 음식 백가지 (in Korean). Seoul: Hyeonamsa. ISBN 8932312915 – via Naver.
- ^ a b c "Sok-mieum" 속미음. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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