1/12 Talk about muk.

Muk refers to a type of jelly-like food that is made from starch ground from different grains, beans, and nuts.
* refer to: ~을 지칭하다.
* starch: 전분, 녹말가루

Some examples are buckwheat, sesame, and acorns.
* buckwheat: 메밀
* sesame: 참깨
* acorn: 도토리

Muk is pretty bland by itself, so the quality of the dish depends on how you spice it up.
* bland: 단조로운, 싱거운, very mild
ex> Add some salt if it is too bland.
* spice something up: ~을 양념하다, 분위기를 띄우다.
ex> I spiced up the dish with my special home-made sauce.

The block of muk is typically cut up into smaller bite-sized chunks.
* bite-sized chunk: 한입 크기의 조각
ex> Cut the cheese into small bite-sized chunks.

The most common seasonings used are soy sauce, chopped up vegetables and crumbled seaweed.
* chop up: 잘게 썰다.
* crumble: 바스러뜨리다. cf> crumb, 부스러기

One of people's favorites is muk made from acorn starch, which is called dotorimuk.

The best drink to wash down muk-muchim with is makgeolli or dongdong-ju.

@ I was taken aback.  나 깜짝 놀랐어.