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[schwa]

Dried powdered food product (mix of mushrooms, roots, grains, herbs, fruit, seaweed, etc) claiming great healthfulness -- shops popping up all over. Fad or for real?

I dont get into fixing breakfasts so the idea of an easy meal in a glass appeals. So I stopped in one shop this week & got the spiel & a sample. Honestly, the setup felt a bit like a food cult (hello capt porridge?). I remember when 'healthfood' stores were kind of cultish in the west too but they did bring yogurt, tofu, whole foods etc into the mainstream.

Its hellishly pricy -- its like a program & you buy a month's supply at a time. You do some yogurt first to line your stomach, then shake up a packet in some liquid (I use soymilk) & toss it back. Raw but interesting flavor.

So just a few days in, I'm feeling benefits -- imagined or real I have no idea at this point. It feels warm & good in my stomach. My appetite the rest of the day is improved. My energy level is up.

This post is not intended as any sort of endorsement & I could well be a gullible idiot, but there is a buzz among my adult students about this stuff these days & I wondered if anyone else here has any insight or experience regarding saengshik.

[Ryst Helmut]

Saeng-shik

or

Sun-shik

?

Vastly different, but you're describing....


Shoosh,

Ryst

[schwa]

Sorry cant type hangeul on this keyboard, but definitely saeng as in saeng maekju, meaning 'raw' in this case I presume. On the box & on the storefront.

Maybe its a brandname but my students speak it like its generic.