Favorite sweet cakes in South Korea

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Favorite sweet cakes in South Korea
These sweet cakes from South Korea are usually highly appreciated because of their complex and careful decoration. Here are the best of sweet cakes that Korean people enjoy so much.

 
  • Gyeongdan (Korean rice ball cake)

    Gyeongdan (Korean rice ball cake) Gyeongdan (Korean rice ball cake)

    This is a type of tteok (rice cake) made of glutinous rice or other glutinous cereal flours. Gyeongdan can be made by kneading glutinous rice flour into chestnut-sized balls, then boiling them in water, and coating them with honey, mashed red beans or mung beans, or toasted and ground sesame seeds, etc.

  • Yakgwa (Honey cookie)

    Yakgwa (Honey cookie) Yakgwa (Honey cookie)

    Yakgwa is a type of yumil-gwa. Traditionally, the sweet was offered in a jesa (ancestral rite) and enjoy on festival days such as chuseok (harvest festival)and marriages.

  • Songpyeon (Rice cake)

    Songpyeon (Rice cake)Songpyeon (Rice cake)

    Songpyeon is a traditional Korean food which is made from rice powder. It is a type of tteok (rice cake). Similar to yakgwa, songpyeon is eaten during the Korean autumn, chuseok. It has become a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture so far.

  • Hobak-tteok ( Pumpkin rice cake)

    Hobak-tteok ( Pumpkin rice cake)Hobak-tteok ( Pumpkin rice cake)

    A variety of siru-tteok (steamed rice cake) made by mixing fresh or dried pumpkin with glutinous or non-glutinous rice flour, then steaming the mixture in a siru (rice cake steamer)

  • Bindaetteok (Mung bean pancake)

    Bindaetteok (Mung bean pancake)Bindaetteok (Mung bean pancake)

    It is a type of buchimgae (Korean pancake) that originated in the Pyongan province. Bindaetteok is made by grinding soaked mung beans, adding vegetables and meat and pan-frying it into a round, flat shape.

  • Maejakgwa (Ginger cookies)

    Maejakgwa (Ginger cookies) Maejakgwa (Ginger cookies)

    Maejakgwa is a Korean traditional cookie that is very popular. The ingredients are very simple. It combinates 3 kinds of flavors: ginger, cinnamon, and the pine nuts.

  • Dasik ( Tea cake)

    Dasik ( Tea cake) Dasik ( Tea cake)

    Dasik is a bite-size of hangwa that is normally accompanied by tea. It can be made by kneading grain or other edible seed flour or pollen with honey, then pressing them into a decorative mould called dasikpan.

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