8/2 Nurungji

DIALOG>> You lost me there.

A: Can I have some water please?
B: Oh, sure. Hey, you want to try some rice tea?
A: What's that?
B: It's called sungnyung. It's a traditional Korean beverage made from nurungji.
A: You lost me there. What is nurungji.
B: Well, nurungji is...


RESPONSE>> Talk about the Korean food called nurungji.

In Korea, one of the most common greetings people say is "Have you eaten your rice?"
* greeting: 인사, 인사말
ex> Have you seen that movie?

For most Koreans, rice is more than just food.
* more than just: ~이상인
ex> Smartphone is more than just a phone.
ex> EBS is more than just a TV station.

It is an integral part of a Korean meal.
* integral [^|ɪntɪgrəl ; ɪn^|tegrəl ]: 필수적인, 없어선 안 될
ex> He is an integral part of our team.

There are many different ways to eat rice.

Among them, my favorite is nurungji.
ex> Among them, I like baseball the best.

After cooking rice in pots or hot stone bowls, a crust of scorched rice sticks to the bottom.
* crust: 빵 껍질, 딱딱한 표면
* scorch: 태우다, 눋게 하다, burn

This crunchy and roasted rice is called nurungji.
* crunchy: 바삭바삭한, crisp

You can just scrape this nurungji from the pot and enjoy it in its crisp state as a snack.
* scrape: 긁어내다
* crisp state: 바삭한 상태
ex> Before you enter, scrape your shoes on the doormat.

Or you can pour hot water or barley tea into nurunfgi and eat it as a soup after a meal.
* barley tea: 보리차
* after a meal: 후식으로
ex> Please take this after a meal.
ex> Make sure you brush your teeth after a meal.

This warm broth is called sungnyung.
* broth: 국, 스프


@ Let it simmer for a few minutes.  몇 분 정도 우려내면 돼.

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