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MEMILMUK

Memilmuk
A package of memilmuk
Hangul: 메밀묵
Hanja: none
Revised Romanization: Memilmuk
McCune-Reischauer: Memilmuk

Memilmuk is a Korean food which consists of a jelly made from buckwheat starch. It is brown in color and is most commonly eaten as memilmuk muchim, a banchan in which chunks of memilmuk are mixed with kimchi, ground sesame seeds, and soy sauce.

Memilmuk was a common treat in Korea during the mid-20th-century, and is still widely served by South Korean street vendors and restaurants today.

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