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Mieum (food)
Korean traditional gruel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mieum (Korean: 미음; Hanja: 米飮) is a thin, strained gruel made from white rice, white glutinous rice, foxtail millet, or glutinous foxtail millet.[1][2] It is often used in liquid diet for patients and for recently weaned children.[2] A thinner mieum, made from rice water or mixed with powdered milk, is sometimes used as a breast milk substitute for younger babies.[2][3]
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![]() Sieved rice mieum as baby food | |
Type | Gruel |
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Place of origin | Korea |
Associated cuisine | Korean cuisine |
Main ingredients | Rice or foxtail millet |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Korean name | |
Hangul | 미음 |
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Hanja | 米飮 |
Revised Romanization | mieum |
McCune–Reischauer | miŭm |
IPA | [mi.ɯm] |
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