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[DanseurVertical]

서울장수

The stuff is everywhere. At most convenience stores, it's the only 막걸리 available. Yet it's made from 71% imported rice and contains artificial sweetener.

At a small, neighborhood market I can get natural 막걸리 made from Korean rice that tastes better and (at least there) is cheaper than 서울 blah blah.

Do Korean consumers not read labels? I'm from the Sates, where people really do like to see 'Made in USA' instead of 'Made in China'. But I had thought Korean people also really prefer 국내산?

[War Eagle]

Start an awareness campaign.

[12ax7]

If you want magkeolli without sweeteners, you'll have to brew it yourself. Most, if not all, magkeolli I've bought was sweetened with aspartame, even the bottles produced at the very oldest magkeolli breweries in the country.

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[Zyzyfer]

I wonder if the artificial sweetener in the Seoul stuff would explain why I experienced such disastrous results trying to drink makkoli and soju together. It is apparently a thing out in the countryside, but I found the effects painful, even when sticking to low quantities.

Then again, I would imagine soju tends to have artificial sweeteners as well.

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[Underwaterbob]

Makoli is a regional thing. There's one local brand around here that uses regular sugar, and they're by far the most popular brand, and soooo much better than the artificially sweetened stuff.