List of Korean beverages

This is a list of Korean beverages. It includes beverages, traditional or modern, which are distinctive to or closely identified with Korea. Brands and companies are South Korean unless noted.

Alcoholic beverages

Daepo, a branded yakju

Persimmon wine from Daegu

• Baekseju
• Beolddeokju, herbal rice wine believed to increase male stamina; bottles are often sold topped with a ceramic penis
• Cheongju, rice wine
  • Sogokju
  • Beopju, a traditional liquor of Gyeongju
• Dugyeonju
• Gyepiju
• Insamju, medicinal wine; made from ginseng
• K-SOOL
• Munbaeju
• Persimmon wine, produced in the wine tunnel south of Daegu
• Soju, sweet potato or rice liquor
  • Jinro, a brand of soju
• Yakju
  • Takju, also known as makgeolli
    • Dongdongju

Beers

• Hite, other products include Black Beer Stout
• Oriental Brewery, brands include OB and Cass
• Taedonggang, a North Korean beer resembling ale; produced since 2002

Non-alcoholic beverages

Traditional

All Korean traditional non-alcoholic beverages are referred to as "eumcheongnyu" (음청류 飮淸類). According to historical documents regarding Korean cuisine, almost 200 items of eumcheongnyu are found.^[1][2][3] Eumcheongnyu can be divided into the groups of cha (차 tea), tang (탕 boiled water), jang (장 fermented grain juice with sour taste), suksu (숙수), galsu (갈수 thirst water), hwachae (화채 fruit punch), sikhye (식혜 sweet rice drink), sujeonggwa (수정과 persimmon drink), milsu or kkulmul (밀수, 꿀물 honeyed water), jeup (즙 juice) and milk by their ingredient materials and preparation methods. Among the eumcheongnyu, cha, hwachae, sikhye, and sujeonggwa are still widely favored and consumed; however, tang, jang, suksu, and galsu have almost disappeared in the present.^[4][5]

Teas

A more extensive list can be found in: Korean tea, See also: Korean tea ceremony

• Boricha, made from barley
• Green tea (녹차 [nokcha]), a staple of tea culture across East Asia
• Oksusu cha, made from boiled roasted corn kernels
• Sungnyung made from boiled toasted rice
• Yulmu cha, made from the yulmu (율무) grain, or Job's Tears

Coffees

• Maxim, a freeze dried coffee that includes cream and sugar

Hwachae

• Hwachae is a group of Korean traditional beverages made with fruits, flower petals, and honey, or sugar.

Others

• Ogamcha, a drink with alder, licorice, chaga and ginseng
• Sikhye, a malt drink
• Solhinun, a pine bud drink made by Lotte
• Sujeonggwa, a persimmon and cinnamon drink

Modern

• 2% fruit flavored water; peach, lemon, apple, grape and pomegranate
• 815 Cola (discontinued and relaunched in 2014)
• Achimhatsal, rice milk
• Bacchus-F^[6]
• Banana Flavored Milk
• Chilsung Cider, a clear carbonated sugar soda (not lemon-lime like Sprite)
• Dooyoo, a soybean/milk drink
• McCOL, a barley-made cola
• Milkis, a creamy soda
• Sac Sac, a Mandarin orange-flavored beverage (not pure juice) with bits of pulp, found in small aluminum cans with a peel-off tab
• Vita 500, an energy drink launched in 2001 ^[7]

See also

• Korean cuisine
• List of Korean dishes
• List of Korea-related topics

References

1. 백운화 (April 1996). 제 3 주제 전통 음청류의 산업화 현황과 전망 (in Korean). 인제식품과학 FORUM: 75~95. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008.
2. "Eumcheongnyu (Traditional Non-Alcoholic Beverages)". Visit Seoul. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
3. "20 delicious Korean drinks". CNN Travel. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
4. "Introduction of Eumcheongryu". Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
5. 손경희 (April 1996). 제 1 주제 한국 전통 음청류의 역사적 고찰 (in Korean). 인제식품과학 FORUM: 7~23.
6. Vita 500 Nudges Past Bacchus. Korea Times 11 May 2005
7. Cyworld Named Hit Product of the Year Chosun Ilbo December 15, 2004

External links

• Korean wines