Mieum (food) facts for kids
Sieved rice mieum as baby food
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| Type | Gruel |
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| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associated national cuisine | Korean cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Rice or foxtail millet |
| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 미음 |
| Hanja | 米飮 |
| Revised Romanization | mieum |
| McCune–Reischauer | miŭm |
Mieum (Hangul: 미음; Hanja: 米飮) is a thin, strained gruel made from white rice, white glutinous rice, foxtail millet, or glutinous foxtail millet. It is often used in liquid diet for patients and for recently weaned children. A thinner mieum, made from rice water or mixed with powdered milk, is sometimes used as a breast milk substitute for younger babies.
Preparation and varieties
Rice 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 (1:10). It is simmered until sodden and mushy, then strained through a double sieve. The Sieved gruel is then warmed again and served with two small dishes of salt and cheongjang (clear soup soy sauce).
Sok-mieum
Sok-mieum (Hangul: 속미음; Hanja: 粟米飮) is a mieum made with jujube, chestnut, and ginseng. Thinly sliced ginseng is simmered for an hour, and the water is used to make sok-mieum. Glutinous rice or glutinous foxtail millet, jujube, and chestnut is prepared in the same way: Boiling until mushy and double sieving. Glutinous rice-based sok-mieum is seasoned with sugar, while glutinous foxtail millet-based sok-mieum is seasoned with salt before being served.
