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.josh. · Joined: 26 Jun 2007

Okay, so there are these oats that sell at my grocery store, and they slightly resemble rolled oats (but smaller and harder), and since I can't yet read Hangul, I can't translate it. I know it's impossible for anyone to know what I'm talking about when I can't even provide a picture, but what types of oats are typically available here? I live in a relatively small town, so I assume whatever I can find at my grocery store, you can find at most others across the country.

peppermint · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

Do they look like this:

That's steel cut oats, the same as what you grew up with, except not flattened. They take a little more water and a little more time to cook, but I like them better

nobbyken · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Yongin ^^

Fresh Prince · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: The glorious nation of Korea

Oh yeah, steel cut oats are the best...you don't have to read all the fine print as to how much of the oat is removed during the rolling process. They take about 30 minutes to cook instead of the 1-5 minutes of the rolled oats.

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

Can you add cinnamon and butter?

peppermint · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:26 am Post subject:

.josh. · Joined: 26 Jun 2007

Nope, that's not them.

Fortunately for me, my mother frequently sends packages over, and I've got some steel cut oats. These other oats, which are small, oval-shaped and flat (with a line through the middle, resembling rolling oats) I was hoping to use when I'm in a hurry.

When I discover what they are, I'll let you know.

peppermint · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject:

sounds like it could be barley, which is great in soup, and Koreans like it in tea

theatrelily · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Location: Haeundae-gu, Busan

skindleshanks · Joined: 10 May 2004

Don't know what steel-cut oats are, but the term for uncooked oats in Korean is 귀리쌀 (gwi-ri-ssal), although rolled oats are usually listed as 오트밀 (oatmeal).

Good luck finding it, though--I checked once and found that it's only grown experimentally in Korea, not commercially, and the market hasn't developed yet. However, with oatmeal's health benefits, I expect that will eventually change with an "oatmeal craze" one of these years.

.josh. · Joined: 26 Jun 2007

Dazed and Confused · Joined: 10 Jan 2003

It could be rolled barley. There's the pearly kind that is round and the rolled kind that is flatter.

theatrelily · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Location: Haeundae-gu, Busan