Abstract

Sik-hye(rice beverage) made of grain and malt is one of the typical traditional soft drink special day and as a seasonal food in these days as in those. In order to investigate the kind and the temporal variation of the raw materials and the cookery of the sik-hye, the literature survey was carried out. The related literatures after the 'Su-mun-sa-sul' published in 1740, which is known as the first detailed record of the sikhye, were collected. Among them, the 30 references were chosen for further investigation of the changes of the material and the cookery. The sik-hye was classified into two groups of a sweet rice drink type and sikhai type. The former includes sikhye, gamju and dansul, and the latter Andong sikhye. When to drink, how to drink, meterials and how to make according to the type of sikhye descirbed in the literatures were also summarised.

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