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{{Short description|Korean milk rice porridge}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Infobox food
| name = ''Tarak-juk''
| image = Milk porridge.jpg
| caption =
| alternate_name = ''Uyu-juk'', milk porridge
| country = [[Korea]]
| region =
| national_cuisine = [[Korean cuisine]]
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| type = ''[[Juk (food)|Juk]]''
| course =
| served = Warm
| main_ingredient = [[Milk]], ground [[Japonica rice|rice]]
| minor_ingredient =
| variations =
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| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto
| child = yes
| hangul = 타락죽
| hanja = 駝酪粥
| ipa = {{IPA|ko|tʰa.ɾak̚.t͈ɕuk̚|}}
| hangul1 = 우유죽
| hanja1 = 牛乳粥
| ipa1 = {{IPA|ko|u.ju.dʑuk̚|}}
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'''''Tarak-juk''''' ({{Korean|타락죽}}), also called '''''uyu-juk''''' ({{Korean|우유죽|labels=none}}) or '''milk porridge''', is a ''[[juk (food)|juk]]'', or Korean porridge, made with [[milk]] and rice ([[Glutinous rice|glutinous]] [[Japonica rice|japonica]] variety).<ref name="Doo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000878112|title=Tarak-juk|website=[[Doopedia]]|publisher=[[Doosan Corporation]]|language=ko|script-title=ko:타락죽|access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref> It was a part of the [[Korean royal court cuisine]] and was also patronized by ''[[yangban]]'' (scholarly-officials).<ref name="Yun">{{Cite web|url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Index?contents_id=E0058693|title=Tarak-juk|last=윤|first=서석|website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]]|publisher=[[Academy of Korean Studies]]|language=ko|script-title=ko:타락죽|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref>

== Names and etymology ==
The [[Korean language|Korean]] word {{Transliteration|ko|tarak-juk}} ({{lang|ko|타락죽}}, {{IPA|ko|tʰa.ɾak̚.t͈ɕuk̚|}}) is a [[compound (linguistics)|compound]] consisting of {{Transliteration|ko|tarak}} ({{lang|ko|타락}}, {{IPA|ko|tʰa.ɾak̚|}}) meaning "dairy" and {{Transliteration|ko|[[juk (food)|juk]]}} ({{lang|ko|죽}}, {{IPA|ko|tɕuk̚|}}) meaning "porridge".

The word {{Transliteration|ko|tarak}} is derived from the Korean transliteration of the [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] word {{Transliteration|mn|taraq}} ({{lang|mn|ᠲ᠋‍ᠠ‍᠊ᠷ‍ᠠ‍᠊ᠬ}}) or [[Old Turkic language|Old Turkic]] {{Transliteration|otk|torak}}.<ref name="SKLD">{{Cite web|url=http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=333637|title=Tarak|website=[[Standard Korean Language Dictionary]]|publisher=[[National Institute of Korean Language]]|language=ko|script-title=ko:타락|access-date=26 July 2017|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731115803/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=333637|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Kasai">{{cite book|last1=Kasai|first1=N.|last2=Natsagdorj|first2=S.|chapter=Socio-economic development: food and clothing in eastern Iran and Central Asia|access-date=26 July 2017|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18eABeokpjEC&pg=PA390|editor1-last=Asimov|editor1-first=M. S.|editor2-last=Bosworth|editor2-first=C. E.|title=History of civilizations of Central Asia – Volume IV: The age of achievement: A.D.750 to the end of the fifteenth century – Part One: The historical, social, and economic setting|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001116/111664eo.pdf|year=1998|location=Paris|publisher=[[UNESCO Publishing]]|isbn=978-92-3-103467-1|series=Multiple History Series|pages=390}}</ref><ref name="Osada">{{cite journal|last1=Osada|first1=Sachiko|last2=Shin|first2=Sun Mi|last3=Kim|first3=Sang Sook|last4=Han|first4=YoungSook|title=Historical and Cultural Study on Korean Traditional Fermented Milk, Tarak|url=http://www.dbpia.co.kr/DownloadSociety/Download/NODE02470532|journal=Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life|date=August 2014|volume=24|issue=4|pages=441–443|doi=10.17495/easdl.2014.08.24.4.441|url-access=subscription}}</ref> [[Cognate]]s include modern Mongolian {{Transliteration|mn|tarag}} ({{lang|mn|тараг}}) and [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] {{lang|ku|toraq}}, both meaning "cheese". As suggested by its etymology, traditional Korean ''tarak'' was heavily influenced by the customs of [[Central Asia]]n—especially Mongolian— [[fermented milk products]].<ref name="Osada" />

== History ==
The history of ''tarak-juk'' dates back to the consumption of milk in [[Korean history]].<ref name="Yun" /> The [[Goryeo]] (918–1392) government kept Yuso (dairy cow office), and nobles consumed ''[[nakso]]'' (cheese).<ref name="Yun" /> However, [[dairy cattle]] were rare and usually milk was available only after a cow gave birth.<ref name="Myeong">{{Cite news|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2008&no=711245 |script-title=ko:왕실에 우유를 공급한 '낙산(酪山)'|last=명|first=준호|date=21 November 2008|work=[[Maeil Business Newspaper]]|access-date=20 February 2009|language=ko}}</ref> Moreover, the freshness of milk was a vital factor as it could not be delivered over long distances.<ref name="Myeong" /> Therefore, milk was considered a supplementary food for special occasions or a recovery food after illness.<ref name="Myeong" />

During the [[Joseon]] era (1392–1897), the dairy cow office was relocated to a royal court ranch on the mountain [[Naksan]] east of [[Seoul]]. It was renamed ''Tarak-saek'' (dairy department). [[Naeŭiwŏn|Royal physicians]] took charge of gathering milk and making ''tarak-juk'' to present to the king.<ref name="Doo2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000763616|title=Tarak-jinsang|website=[[Doopedia]]|publisher=[[Doosan Corporation]]|language=ko|script-title=ko:타락진상|access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref> From the [[Chinese calendar|tenth lunar month]] to the [[Zhēngyuè|first month]] of the next lunar year, they offered ''tarak-juk'' to the royal court.<ref name="Doo2" /> The [[Giroso|Hall of Senior Officials]] also offered ''tarak-juk'' to elderly officials.<ref name="Doo2" /> Recipes for ''tarak-juk'' are recorded in the [[Joseon]] books such as ''[[Jeungbo sallim gyeongje|Revised and Augmented Farm Management]]'' and the ''[[Gyuhap chongseo|Women's Encyclopedia]]''.<ref name="Yun" /><ref name="Yu">{{Cite book|title=Jeungbo sallim gyeongje|title-link=Jeungbo sallim gyeongje|last1=Yu|first1=Jungrim|last2=Hong|first2=Manseon|year=1766|location=Joseon Korea|language=Literary Chinese|script-title=ko:증보산림경제(增補山林經濟)|trans-title=Revised and Augmented Farm Management}}</ref><ref name="Yi">{{Cite book|title=Gyuhap chongseo|title-link=Gyuhap chongseo|last=Yi|first=Bingheogak|year=1766|location=Joseon Korea|language=Literary Chinese|script-title=ko:규합총서(閨閤叢書)|trans-title=Women's Encyclopedia|author-link=Yi Bingheogak}}</ref>

== Preparation ==
Pre-soaked [[glutinous rice|glutinous]] [[Japonica rice|rice]] is ground by [[millstone]], sieved, and left to settle. The deposits of ground rice, called ''muri'', are boiled, and milk is added slowly on a gentle simmer over a low flame with constant stirring. Salt is then added, to sweeten the porridge, honey can be added.<ref name="Doo" /> The ratio between milk and ''muri'' recorded in the ''Women's Encyclopedia'' is 1:0.8, with adjustments allowed according to taste. However, the book advises the amount of ''muri'' should not exceed that of milk.<ref name="Yun" /><ref name="Yi" />

== See also ==
{{Portal|Food}}
* ''[[Jatjuk]]''
* [[Korean royal court cuisine]]
* [[List of porridges]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Rice dishes}}

[[Category:Juk]]
[[Category:Korean royal court cuisine]]
[[Category:Milk dishes]]

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