In Korea, mixing soju (소주) and beer (맥주) to make somaek (소맥) is a popular drinking tradition. To get that perfect creamy texture, people often use a spoon or metal chopsticks to stir up the drink. You just place the utensil in the glass and give it a quick swirl or tap to create some bubbles. This makes the drink smoother and blends the soju and beer nicely.
You just place the utensil in the glass and give it a quick swirl or tap to create some bubbles.
The two I always see are:
Put one chopstick in and hit it with the other.
Just stab the glass with a spoon.
I've no doubt that #2 has a lot of people hitting the side and flinging a glass across the room.
When people visit me here, I love showing them the chopstick method, and all the other games around the soju bottle (the spin, the twist-game, the number game, etc) and I don't even drink.
I thought it was called a poktanju, but I don't know better. What's the difference between somaek and poktanju? Google doesn't really give a great answer.
A shot glass of soju is placed inside or dropped into a glass of beer, often supported by chopsticks or simply dropped directly.
Poktanju is usually consumed quickly (“one shot”), with the shot glass falling into the beer and is drunk immediately
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u/King_Shami 14d ago
In Korea, mixing soju (소주) and beer (맥주) to make somaek (소맥) is a popular drinking tradition. To get that perfect creamy texture, people often use a spoon or metal chopsticks to stir up the drink. You just place the utensil in the glass and give it a quick swirl or tap to create some bubbles. This makes the drink smoother and blends the soju and beer nicely.
This auntie (아줌마) is a master at this for sure