Somaek (소맥) – Korean Soju and Beer Mix

Somaek combines soju and maekju, the Korean word for beer. You drop a shot glass of soju into a glass of light lager and get a drink with about 8% alcohol. In Korean barbecue restaurants and fried chicken shops, it stands on the table next to the meat and fried chicken.

Somaek (소맥) (KI-generiertes Bild)
5 Mintotal
4servings
18kcal
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The usual ratio is 3 parts soju to 7 parts beer. More soju makes the drink stronger and sweeter, and more beer makes it milder. Chill the soju, beer and glasses beforehand. For the foam head, stir for two seconds with a chopstick after mixing, until the foam rises in the glass. Somaek contains alcohol and is for adults only. Drink it slowly, eat something with it and leave the car at home.

You can read more about the spirit and cocktails made with it in the recipe for Soju. Samgyeopsal from the tabletop grill or Korean Fried Chicken go well with the glass.

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Somaek (소맥) – Korean Soju and Beer Mix

Laura Chen
Servings

4

Prep time

5 minutes

Cook time

0 minutes

Calories

18

Cuisine

Korean

Category

Drink

Somaek is a mix of soju and light lager at a ratio of 3 to 7. You chill the bottles and glasses, pour 50 ml of soju to 120 ml of beer into the glass and stir up a foam head with a chopstick. The recipe makes four glasses. The drink contains alcohol and is for adults only.
Somaek (소맥) (AI-generated image)

Ingredients

  • 200 ml soju (16 to 17% ABV), chilled
  • 470 ml light lager (pilsner or helles), chilled

Instructions

  1. Put the soju and beer in the fridge overnight and the four beer glasses in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  2. Measure 50 ml of soju into a shot glass for each glass.
  3. Pour 120 ml of beer into the beer glass at an angle so little foam forms.
  4. Add the soju from the shot glass.
  5. Put a chopstick in the glass and stir vigorously for two seconds. The foam rises and forms a head.
  6. Drink the somaek while the foam holds. Mix the next glasses fresh, one at a time.

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