Powdered soy milk after wisdom tooth removal: Garuseonsaeng Seoritae Jeju Matcha

Lately I feel like I should eat something in the morning, but there's no time to sit down for a real meal, and going to work on an empty stomach just makes me hungry.

So I went looking for something simple I could just mix into water or milk, and tried Garuseonsaeng Seoritae's Drinkable Raw Soy Milk Jeju Matcha. I'd also just had two wisdom teeth pulled and was eating mostly porridge and soft food for a few days, so this was really convenient to have for a quick morning drink in that situation.

Soy milk you mix from powder? How Garuseonsaeng Seoritae works

Garuseonsaeng Seoritae's Drinkable Raw Soy Milk isn't the carton kind — it's powdered. You add water and it becomes soy milk, using what the brand calls its own patented raw soy milk powder technology.

At first, powdered soy milk felt a little unfamiliar to me. Usually when you think of soy milk, you picture the carton kind, but this comes as a powder that turns into soy milk once mixed with water. It contains raw soy milk powder inside, using Garuseonsaeng Seoritae's own patented raw soy milk powder technology.

A 500g pack comes with its own measuring spoon, and mixing 180g of water with 2 scoops of powder (30g) makes one cup. One pack is supposed to make about 16-17 cups.

What does Garuseonsaeng Seoritae Jeju Matcha taste like?

Among the flavors, I picked Jeju matcha. There are others too — black soybean, black sesame, mugwort, chocolate — so you can choose based on preference.

I usually like matcha so I went with the Jeju matcha, and it wasn't just a matcha-flavored drink — it had the nutty taste of soybeans together with matcha's slight bitterness. There's the characteristic bitterness of a matcha drink, but it wasn't overly astringent or bitter, and left a subtle nutty aftertaste. So even people who like matcha but find it too strong or bitter could probably drink this comfortably.

What's in it: a short ingredient list

I tend to check the ingredient list whenever I pick a product like this.

The ingredients listed are soybeans (domestic), matcha (domestic), unrefined raw sugar, and sea salt. It uses domestic soybeans and domestic matcha, and one notable point is that it uses natural ingredients with no synthetic additives.

In particular, they say it uses ceremonial-grade Jeju matcha harvested in Jeju. It uses the first harvest picked from mid-April to early May, which is meant to give it a soft, rich flavor. Maybe that's why, when I drank it, the matcha didn't overpower everything — it blended well with the nuttiness of the soybeans.

Does the powder dissolve in cold water?

My biggest worry with powdered drinks is usually clumping. It was great being able to just mix it straight into cold water at the office when I got hungry.

I liked mixing it into milk the most. Adding milk brings out more nuttiness, so it feels like making a simple matcha latte at home.

What I liked most was that it's much simpler to prepare than buying one at a café in the morning.

Why powdered soy milk helped after wisdom tooth removal

The main reason I got so much use out of this was my wisdom teeth. Three days earlier I'd had two wisdom teeth pulled on the right side, and for a while it was hard to eat any proper food. After days of only porridge, soft food, and liquids, I'd get hungry in the morning but chewing anything properly was uncomfortable.

In that situation, mixing a cup with water in the morning and taking my medicine with it was really convenient. It's not exactly a full meal replacement, but more like a simple drink you can rely on when eating a proper meal is hard.

I usually walk to and from work and try to keep my bag as light as possible, so being able to just leave one pack at the office and mix a cup whenever I needed it was also pretty practical.

How much plant protein is in one cup?

One reason people drink soy milk is to get soybean nutrition in an easy way.

This product has 6.3g of plant-based protein per cup. If you're someone who finds it annoying to track protein separately, it works well for breakfast or as a snack. Since it's soy-based, it has a nutty taste even mixed with just water rather than tasting bland, so even people who dislike the usual taste of protein drinks might find this one worth trying.

Using Garuseonsaeng Seoritae Jeju Matcha like matcha powder

Besides just mixing it into water or milk, it's fairly versatile.

• Use it like matcha powder in baking to make matcha cookies
• Mix into yogurt for a matcha yogurt
• Mix it strong with milk for a homemade matcha latte
• Mix with coffee for a different kind of soy latte

I liked that you could use one product in so many different ways instead of just drinking it plain.

What I thought after drinking it for a few days

After trying it myself for a few days, the biggest advantage was definitely the convenience. Being powdered, it's easy to store, and you can make it instantly as long as you have water. The nuttiness of domestic soybeans combined with the subtle bitterness of Jeju matcha worked better together than I expected. If you often skip breakfast or are looking for a healthy snack for when you get hungry at work, this kind of powdered type could be one option.

A matcha soy milk instead of morning coffee?

Every morning I reach for coffee first, but sometimes I want something different. Having a product like this ready, that you can just mix into water or milk, turns out to be pretty convenient.

It was especially useful during the days I could only eat soft food after my wisdom tooth extraction, and going forward I plan to keep it around as a snack for busy mornings or hungry afternoons. If you want to enjoy nutty soy milk and subtle Jeju matcha in one go, try mixing up a cup of Garuseonsaeng Seoritae's Drinkable Raw Soy Milk Jeju Matcha.