Gamju or dansul is a traditional Korean alcoholic beverage

Korean wine

Korean culture has a great variety of traditional alcoholic beverages, most of which are called by the Sino-Korean term ju .-Origin:...

, made from rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 fermented

Fermentation (food)

Fermentation in food processing typically is the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohols and carbon dioxide or organic acids using yeasts, bacteria, or a combination thereof, under anaerobic conditions. Fermentation in simple terms is the chemical conversion of sugars into ethanol...

 with yeast

Yeast

Yeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described estimated to be only 1% of all fungal species. Most reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by an asymmetric division process called budding...

-cake. Because its fermentation is incomplete, its alcohol content is relatively low. It is made from steamed rice, to which water and yeast-cake are added. It is then fermented for several hours in a rice cooker

Rice cooker

A rice cooker or rice steamer is a container or kitchen appliance dedicated to cooking rice. Rice can also be cooked in general-purpose saucepans.-Overview:...

 at 60 °C and served. It is normally served in a kettle, and poured into bowls.

Gamju is not dissimilar from milk

Milk

Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...

 in appearance and taste, but it has a tangy aftertaste.

See also

• Korean wine
  Korean wine
  Korean culture has a great variety of traditional alcoholic beverages, most of which are called by the Sino-Korean term ju .-Origin:...
  
  
• Rice wine
  Rice wine
  Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage made from rice. Unlike wine, which is made by fermentation of naturally sweet grapes and other fruit, rice "wine" results from the fermentation of rice starch converted to sugars...
  
  
• Sikhye
  Sikhye
  Sikhye is a traditional sweet Korean rice beverage, usually served as a dessert...
  
  
• Makgeolli
• Choujiu
  Choujiu
  Choujiu is a type of Chinese fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from glutinous rice. It is very thick and has a milky white color, which is sometimes compared to jade....
  
  
• Cơm rượu