빙수 Bingsu
A large bowl of finely shaved ice, often made with milk, topped with sweet red beans or fruit and shared.
Spice: Not spicy
Dish type
Korean traditional drinks (eumcheong)
Non-alcoholic drinks such as sweet rice punch, cinnamon punch and teas. Shaved-ice desserts are listed here too. Sweet rice punch and cinnamon punch are served cold in small cups, sometimes offered free at the end of a meal, and sweet rice punch is a favorite at Korean bathhouses (jjimjilbang). Traditional tea houses serve hot teas made from citron, ginger, jujube or barley. Bingsu is the summer dessert: finely shaved ice piled with sweet red beans, fruit or condensed milk, usually big enough for two to share. The punches are sweet and not spicy, a good way to cool down after a spicy meal.
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식혜 Sikhye
A sweet, chilled rice drink made with barley malt, often sipped after a meal or at holidays.
Spice: Not spicy
수정과 Sujeonggwa
A cold cinnamon and ginger punch with dried persimmon, often served after meals and at New Year.
Spice: Not spicy