OK, a bit glib with the subject there....

I just went out to a Korean restaurant for lunch with a friend. They
served a small cup of what I first took to be water but when i tasted
it, it clearly was not. It tasted strangely familiar, but I couldn't
place it.

My friend, who's Cantonese, recognized it. He said that they take the
pot they cooked the rice in (containing some rice remnants and the
starchy/crusty film), rinse it out, and serve the chilled, filtered
water used to rinse it. In other words, as he phrased it, it's dishwater.

It was rather tasty and refreshing--had a very light, nutty-caramel
taste to it.

Has anyone else here had this?

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