Cheong
A jar of yuja-cheong
Place of originKorea
Associated cuisineKorean cuisine
Similar dishes
Korean name
Hangul
청
Hanja
淸
Revised Romanizationcheong
McCune–Reischauerch'ŏng
IPA[tɕʰʌŋ]

Cheong (청; 淸) is a name for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves. In Korean cuisine, cheong is used as a tea base, as a honey-or-sugar-substitute in cooking, as a condiment, and also as an alternative medicine to treat the common cold and other minor illnesses.[1][2][3]

Originally, the word cheong (청; 淸) was used to refer to honey in Korean royal court cuisine.[4] The name jocheong (조청; 造淸; "crafted honey") was given to mullyeot (liquid-form yeot) and other human-made honey-substitutes.[5][6] Outside the royal court, honey has been called kkul (꿀), which is the native (non-Sino-Korean) word.[citation needed]

Varieties

Maesil-cheong

Maesil-cheong (매실청; 梅實淸, [mɛ.ɕil.tɕʰʌŋ]), also called "plum syrup", is an anti-microbial[medical citation needed] syrup made by sugaring ripe plums (Prunus mume). In Korean cuisine, maesil-cheong is used as a condiment and sugar substitute. The infusion made by mixing water with maesil-cheong is called maesil-cha (plum tea).

It can be made by simply mixing plums and sugar together, and then leaving them for about 100 days.[7] To make syrup, the ratio of sugar to plum should be at least 1:1 to prevent fermentation, by which the liquid may turn into maesil-ju (plum wine).[8] The plums can be removed after 100 days, and the syrup can be consumed right away, or mature for a year or more.[7]

Mogwa-cheong

Mogwa-cheong (모과청 [mo.ɡwa.tɕʰʌŋ]), also called "preserved quince", is a cheong made by sugaring Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis). Either sugar or honey can be used to make mogwa-cheong.[9] Mogwa-cheong is used as a tea base for mogwa-cha (quince tea) and mogwa-hwachae (quince punch), or as an ingredient in sauces and salad dressings.[10][11]

Yuja-cheong

Yuja-cheong (유자청; 柚子淸, [ju.dʑa.tɕʰʌŋ]), also called "yuja marmalade", is a marmalade-like cheong made by sugaring peeled, depulped, and thinly sliced yuja (Citrus junos). It is used as a tea base for yuja-cha (yuja tea), as a honey-or-sugar-substitute in cooking, and as a condiment.[12][13][14]

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See also

References

  1. ^ Ro, Hyo Sun (1 February 2017). "Home cooking for Korean food: Sataejjim (slow cooker braised beef shank)". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ^ Baek, Jong-hyun (23 April 2016). "A taste of Korea with three regional delights". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. ^ 배, 수빈 (10 December 2016). "[지금이 제철] 추울 때 진가 발휘하는 '청(淸)'". MBC News Today (in Korean). Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ^ "cheong" 청. Standard Korean Language Dictionary (in Korean). National Institute of Korean Language. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ^ "jocheong" 조청. Standard Korean Language Dictionary (in Korean). National Institute of Korean Language. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ "mullyeot" 물엿. Standard Korean Language Dictionary (in Korean). National Institute of Korean Language. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. ^ a b Baek, Jong-hyun (23 April 2016). "A taste of Korea with three regional delights". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. ^ 한, 동하 (1 June 2016). "청(淸)과 발효액은 어떻게 다를까?". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  9. ^ 김, 상현. "Mogwa-cha" 모과차. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Mogwa-cha" 모과차. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Mogwa-hwachae" 모과화채. Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal (in Korean). Retrieved 22 June 2017 – via Naver.
  12. ^ "yuja-cheong" 유자청. Standard Korean Language Dictionary (in Korean). National Institute of Korean Language. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  13. ^ Liu, Jamie (24 October 2014). "Trend Watch: Asian Spirits and Cocktail Ingredients". Eater DC. Vox Media. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  14. ^ Joo, Judy (17 May 2016). "Citron Tea Posset". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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