Home > Community > About Haneul cheong       Sikhae is a perfect drink to relieve one’s thirst after having eaten a lot on festive days. In the old days our ancestors drank sikhae to help a full stomach digest food after a big meal. Also, when it was served, they garnished it with pine nuts and let them float on sikhae in winter to prevent sudden sickness caused by drinking a cold drink too quickly, which reflected their wisdom of life. Sikhae is made using the following process Glutinous rice or rice is fermented by the action of the diastatic enzyme in malt, and produces a unique sweet taste and flavor.     Sujeonggwa, also called sujeongwa, is a traditional drink add cinnamon, ginger and whole pepper to water, and boil it down. Add sugar and cool it down. Garnish it with pine nuts, a dried persimmon and a pear. Sujeonggwa served at royal court banquets in the Joseon Dynasty era was made of pomegranates, citrons, Japanese potatoes, ginger, junsi, geonsi garyun, duchung, sansa and cherries. Honey was used as a sweetener, pine nuts as a garnish, and omija and yeonji as food colors.