Type | Rice wine |
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Country of origin | Korea |
Alcohol by volume | 2‒3% |
Ingredients | Rice, glutinous rice, nuruk |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 감주 |
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Hanja | 甘酒 |
Revised Romanization | gamju |
McCune–Reischauer | kamju |
IPA | [kam.dʑu] |
Hangul | 단술 |
Hanja | n/a |
Revised Romanization | dansul |
McCune–Reischauer | tansul |
IPA | [tan.sul] |
Gamju (감주; 甘酒) or dansul (단술), translated as sweet wine, is a milky (or cloudy) rice wine made with rice, glutinous rice, and nuruk (fermentation starter). Due to the incomplete fermentation of the rice, the wine has relatively low alcohol content (2‒3% ABV) and sweet and slightly tangy notes.
Steamed rice and/or glutinous rice is mixed with nuruk (fermentation starter), lightly pounded, and heated in water until the temperature reaches 60 °C (140 °F). It is left to ferment for several hours at 60 °C (140 °F), and sieved before served.