Corn syrup - Cooking Korean food with Maangchi

Korean cooking ingredients:

Corn syrup

Korean: 물엿
Romanized Korean: mulyeot, moolyut

It’s called “Mool Yut” in Korean.

Posted Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 10:00 pm

15 Responses to “Corn syrup”:

Anonymous:

Hi Manngchi,

What’s this for? Thank you!
March 7th, 2008 at 12:26 am
maangchi:

I use this corn syrup when I make some korean side dishes.
March 7th, 2008 at 5:30 am
::stephie:::

can you use like western corn syrup or is the korean one more suitable?
thanks!
April 13th, 2008 at 12:46 am
maangchi:

I’ve never used western style of corn syrup so far, so I can’t compare the taste. But if the corn syrup is clear and has no flavor, you can use it.
April 13th, 2008 at 8:44 am
J:

Hi Maangchi!

I have just found your blog through your youtube videos, thank you so much for your recipes! Even though we have a lot of Korean restaurants here in Auckland (NZ) it’s nice to be able to make some of the dishes yourself.I would just like to know if corn syrup can be replaced with corn starch (for gamja jorim)? Also, would you happen to know the recipe for (I’m not sure what it is called) chilled kimchi soup? Thank you!
May 21st, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Maangchi:

Hi, J,
Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving your question here.
Corn syrup and corn starch powder are very different, so you can replace corn syrup with conr starch
powder.
Kimchi soup? Did you check my “Kimchi stew” video?
thanks
May 21st, 2008 at 11:46 pm
kumikomatsuo:

Hi Maangachi, just to make sure.
YOu mentioned:

“Corn syrup and corn starch powder are very different, so you can replace corn syrup with conr starch
powder.”

Does that mean you CAN or CAN’T?
I’m confused.
June 19th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Maangchi:

kumikomatsuo
Hi, I made a mistake. I wanted to write “can’t” not “can”.
sorry!
June 19th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
yang:

uh yea you can use the western one, its the same. Ironically, the Korean brands are most likely made with American corn? and amazingly can be shipped back as corn syrup and cheaper than the syrup here (if you live near a Korean market) if not just get the Karo, no differnece really.
August 17th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
erin:

Hello. What korean some dishes are used with a corn syrup? Thanks a lot
October 17th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Maangchi:

erin,
please ask your questions on the Forum.
October 17th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
erin:

Maangchi I’ve found it. I appreciate you. I did kimchi, grilled beef and potato side dish according your recipes. It’s amazing!!! Thank you very much.
October 19th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Maangchi:

erin,
Thank you for your update! Congratulation!
October 19th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
pristine:

hey maangchi!

It is really difficult for me to find corn syrup so may I know if there are any possible subsitutes?
November 28th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Maangchi:

pristine,
Well, I don’t know what could be replaced with corn syrup!
You should leave your question on the forum .
http://www.maangchi.com/talk/forum/general-discussion
November 28th, 2008 at 10:18 pm

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