Samoju (Three-Horse-Day Wine)

Origin: Yeongyang, Gyeongsang, Korea

Source: Jang Gye-hyang (장계향), 1670

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. First Horse (O) day of the first month: set an official crock somewhere neither hot nor cold; mix 7 doe each of fine wheat flour and good nuruk into 4 large jars (dong-i) of cold water and pack into the crock.
  2. Second Horse day: wash 5 mal white rice, soak overnight, steam whole without letting the heat escape, add to the crock and seal tightly.
  3. Third Horse day: wash 5 mal white rice, steam whole without losing its heat, and add.
  4. Fourth Horse day: wash 5 mal white rice, add to the crock, and use the wine at Dano (5th day of the 5th month).

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