Persimmon Cheong | #72

Fermented Fruit Syrup from Korean Temple Cooking

What is cheong? I hear you say.

Cheong is a raw fruit syrup made from sugar and fruit, that draws juices from ingredients as the sugar dissolves into them. I first came across it a few years ago by accident when I shared a video showing how I make fermented fruit cordials and was politely informed by an ethusiast online that I was making cheong and not c…