Former South Korean President Moon Jae In talked about drinking rice wine in his hometown, what is his hometown wine made with?

Unlike the bitter taste of soju, makgeolli brings a mild sweetness, perhaps because of that, it is easier to “please” domestic and foreign diners than alcohol-based wines. Perhaps that is why, after leaving office, the former president immediately remembered this delicate drink.

On the afternoon of May 10, former South Korean President Moon Jae In and his wife Kim Jung Sook returned to their hometown in Yangsan city, southeastern Korea, after 5 years of holding power in this country.

The former president said he will spend his retirement farming and drinking makgeolli, a traditional Korean rice wine, with the village.

The hometown of former president Moon Jae In is not only famous for plums and mushrooms, but makgeolli rice wine is also one of the famous specialties of this place.

In the mountainous area of ​​Cheon Seong, has always maintained the production of the most delicious makgeolli rice wine in the land of kimchi for more than 100 years.

Makgeolli rice wine is known as Korea’s national drink with a history of more than tens of centuries. Unlike other types of alcohol, makgeolli rice wine offers countless health benefits. This is also the point that makes makgeolli rice wine become more attractive and popular.

Makgeolli wine has the same color as rice water, this wine has an alcohol content of about 6-7 degrees.

To make this wine, it only takes about 10 days for the brewer to make the wine, the purpose is to keep the freshness of the ingredients.

The main ingredient to make this wine is brewing rice wine with water. The special thing about this wine is that when drinking, people will feel bitter, sweet, and sour taste.

A special feature when enjoying this wine is that people will keep it in kettles and drink it in golden aluminum bowls.

Health benefits

According to a study by the Institute of Health and Environment of Gyeonggi Province (Korea) in 2019, the first effect of makgeolli is to fight food poisoning.

It is known that makgeolli contains 10 times more lactic acid bacteria than yogurt, and is rich in fiber, contains a large amount of protein and essential amino acids that are good for digestion.

In addition, the lactic acid bacteria present in makgeolli may aid in strengthening the immune system and prevent aging and cancer.

In addition, makgeolli rice wine also contains 55% carbohydrates, 46% protein and no fat in alcohol. With very low calories, only about 46kcal/100ml of alcohol (half the amount of regular alcohol), makgeolli is the ideal wine for dieters.

A popular drink

Makgeolli, which once accounted for 80% of total alcohol consumption in South Korea, was the most consumed alcoholic beverage by Koreans until 1988.

Up to now, there are more than 2,000 different types of makgeolli being distributed in the market. The name of each wine is given differently depending on the ingredients, aging, time, experience and age of aging.

A type of makgeolli brewed from pine nuts and rice

Makgeolli is brewed from the first grains of rice

Once you know how to enjoy rice, you won’t imagine how good rice wine tastes. The wine has a slightly sweet taste and is mixed with a bit of sourness and a little bit of spice.