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honbunsik (혼분식)
What is it? 
A Korean government policy requiring restaurants to mix wheat or barley into rice. Active from the 1960s-70s to conserve rice supplies.
Food Practices & Rituals
Related Terms
bunsik (분식)
bunsikjib (분식집)
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