DISH RESEARCH · Drink
Andong Sikhye
Also known as: Andong Sikhae, 안동식혜
Chilled Andong rice drink with radish, ginger and red chilli in malt liquid.
About Andong Sikhye
Han Bok-jin describes Andong sikhye as a regional rice drink distinguished by radish, ginger and red chilli. This glutinous-rice rendition has the refreshing, peppery character associated with Andong’s version of sikhye.
Steamed rice is mixed with clear malt liquid, then combined with cut radish, ginger juice and water infused with red chilli powder. The mixture develops in a jar before it is chilled.
Chestnut pieces and pine nuts float on top when it is served. Sweetness can be adjusted to taste, while the grains and radish give the chilled drink substance.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Barley.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Andong Sikhye
Andong sikhye with glutinous rice documented by Han Bok-jin.
- Glutinous riceBase
- Yeotgireum barley malt powderBase
- WaterLiquid
- RadishBase
- Ginger juiceAromatic
- Red chilli powderSeasoning
- SweetenerSweetener · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- ChestnutGarnish
- Pine nutsGarnish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Glutinous rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual73 glutinous-rice choice selected over millet/sorghum alternatives.
- Yeotgireum barley malt powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Barley source-confirmed. Actual AKS73 엿기름가루; new Hyosun Korean Bapsang actual51/59-60 explicitly identifies same native yeotgireum as malted barley and describes powder forms. Barley identity positive, not generic English malt assumption.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual73 malt extraction and red-chilli infusion; consolidated explicit food-contact water.
- Radish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual73 생강즙, broader ginger identity; no unspecified juicing water invented.
- Red chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual73 pure named red chilli powder, not generic US mixed chilli seasoning; exact pepper variety unknown.
- Sweetener (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual73 sweetness adjusted to taste; substance unspecified, no forced sugar/honey formulation.
- Chestnut: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual73 chestnut option over sweet potato, exact species unresolved; no regulated walnut/almond category invented.
- Pine nuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual73 pine nuts, exact pine species unresolved; no regulated almond/walnut category invented.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- South Korea
- South KoreaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Gyeongsang Cuisine
- Gyeongsang CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.