It takes guts to stand on a street corner and offer soggy rice to foreign passers by, so I'd like to commend the actions taken by these high school boys who braved the streets of Itaewon last month to let people know about the joys of "Sikhye" (식혜).
Their leader's grandmother had made up a batch of this sweet rice drink and they were doing their best to introduce this particular aspect of Korean food culture to foreign residents and visitors.
Their English may not have been perfect, but I commend their attempts to popularize this particular beverage. It's an acquired taste, but a good batch of 식혜 can make a great end to a good meal... though the texture of mushy rice is still a little disconcerting for me.
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