Pronounced: MEE-SU GAH-RU
Love a cereal, malty, nutty flavor in your latte or smoothie? Then you’ll love Misugaru. It’s caffeine free, nutritious, a low calorie yet filling beverage that Koreans have been drinking for centuries.
What is Misugaru?
Misugaru is a powder comprised of multi grains that have been roasted and grounded into powder. These grains are often a mix of barley, oats, quinoa, sweet rice, brown rice, lentils, soybean, millet, adzuki beans, and other grains. It’s often drank as a nutritious beverage and meal replacement by Koreans.
Best part? It’s low in calories, healthy, caffeine free, and full of nutrition, folates, and calcium.
It’s an old school, traditional Korean drink. A lot of Koreans drink this to lose weight because it keeps you full for a long time.
I actually drink this often after a workout when I am in the mood for a nice, filling latte— whole milk with spoonfuls of misugaru, full fat milk, and some banana. It keeps me full until dinner.
How is it Served?
The classic way to make this is mix 2-3 tablespoons of Misugaru with some cold or hot milk and sweetener of choice (typically honey). Add in some ice if serving cold or serve it as a hot, soothing latte. Mmmm.
Or as a topping for ice cream or patbingsu.
Where to buy Misugaru & Which one?
So here’s my recommendation. Misugaru has a unique flavor— it’s definitely an acquired taste.
If you’ve never tried Misugaru, try the instant Misugaru pack first and follow the pack’s instructions. This will give you an idea of what Misugaru tastes like.
If you like it, hooray! Then stop buying the instant pack and buy pure misugaru without all the added stuff and make it your own way.
You can buy instant Misugaru (contains added sugars) that you can just pop in and mix with your milk.
Or you can buy pure Misugaru without the added sugars.
Korean Grocery Store: They will have instant Misugaru and pure Misugaru in stock.
Local Korean Rice Cake Bakery: They will sell pure, freshly roasted ground Misugaru by the pound. This is my preference because I can buy the exact amount I want, and there’s a lot of powders I can buy, not just Misugaru, and some delicious Korean rice cakes!
I would Google Search: ‘Korean Rice Cake Bakery near me’, and you should be able to find some local to you.
If you’re in Orange County, California, my favorite location is Han Yang Bakery in Garden Grove.
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Author: Sarah Ahn
Classic Misugaru Latte + Misugaru Dalgona Whip
Love a cereal, malty, nutty flavor in your latte or smoothie? Then you’ll love Misugaru. This latte is not only flavorful, but it’s a healthy-protein packed beverage Koreans have been drinking for centuries. Make it special with a Misugaru Dalgona Whip!
Prep time: Cook time: 5 MTotal time: 5 M
Ingredients:
Classic Misugaru Latte
- 2-3 Tbsp misugaru
- 1 cup of milk
- Sweetener of choice (honey, sugar, condensed milk, banana, sugar syrup, etc.)*
Misugaru Dalgona Whip (optional)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg white
- 1.5 tsp Misugaru
Instructions:
How to cook Classic Misugaru Latte + Misugaru Dalgona Whip
Misugaru Latte
- In a shaker or blender, mix all ingredients. Adjust misugaru and sweetener according to taste.
- Serve hot or cold (add ice cubes). Additionally, you may serve with a Misugaru dalgona whip (recipe below)!
Misugaru Dalgona Whip (optional)
- Create Misugaru Latte, but add no sweetner to this latte base because the Dalgona Misugaru whip will be very sweet. Set aside.
- Make Dalgona Whip: In a medium pot, boil 1/4 cup of water with 1/4 cup sugar. Over medium heat, stir until a syrup develops (mix often!).
- With a hand mixer, beat 1 egg white. Once stiff peaks form, add in desired amount of sugar syrup, and continue to beat egg whites. Add in 1.5 tsp of Misugaru while beating egg whites. Set aside once thickened.
- Add this whip on top of Misugaru latte, and mix when ready to drink!
Notes:
If adding Misugaru Dalgona Whip, do NOT sweeten this latte base because the Dalgona whip will be very sweet!The Dalgona Misugaru Whip will not be as thick as the classic Coffee Dalgona due to the texture of Misugaru. It will still thicken up and be tasty!
Pretty simple recipe! The Dalgona whip is something I tried for fun, and it came out really good. Granted, it’s not as airy and thick as the traditional Coffee Dalgona, but it was still foamy and thick, and it added a great flavor! Definitely a treat.
I personally think Misugaru will be a popular food trend in the future, just like how I predicted Matcha would be back in 2010! I remember drinking matcha in high school, and so many people would ask what that green drink was and comment that it tasted like seaweed. Fast forward to 2020, matcha shops are everywhere!
I predict this will be the same for Misugaru. We shall wait and see!
Hope you enjoyed learning about Misagaru.
Eat Well,
Sarah
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