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Traditional Snacks |
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Korean have
developed a variety of traditional sweets and
beverages which make nutritious snacks and
delicious desserts. |
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Traditional
Rice Cake (Ttuk) |
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 Ttuk is a traditional Korean cake made from rice
powder. Koreans prepare it for festive occasions
such as birthdays and weddings as well as for
ancestral memorial services. They also have it
on seasonal occasions such as Lunar New Year's
Day and Korean Thanksgiving Day. |
-Patsiru Dteok
Rice powder and the ground red beans are layered
alternately in siru, an earthenware
steamer, with a final layer of red beans, and
the mixture is steamed. The red bean is believed
to keep away evil spirits and bad luck, and this tteok is prepared on many occasion.
-Hwajun
Kneaded glutinous rice dough shaped into small
circles and pan-fried with flower petals of
azalea, rose or pear decorating on the top of
the dough.
-Julpyeon
Pounded and steamed rice dough pressed in a
wooden pattern mold, cut into pieces, and coated
with sesame oil.
-Injulmi
Steamed and pounded glutinous rice coated with
bean powder or hulled red bean powder for this
snack.
-Gyongdan
Glutinous rice dough is formed into small balls,
placed in boiling water and removed, and then
coated with different-colored powders made from
sesame seeds, beans, cinnamon, chestnuts or
others. |
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Traditional
Sweets and Cookies (Han-Gwa) |
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 Han-gwa is appreciated for its artistic and
decorative colors and patterns as well as for
its sweet taste. Often taken along with
traditional beverages, it is regarded as a
healthy snack and classy dessert. Beautifully
packaged baskets or boxes of han-gwa also make
excellent gifts, especially appropriate for the
elderly. |
-Gangjung
This light and fluffy sweet is made from
glutinous rice and honey. It is deep-fried and
coated with popped rice, cinnamon and sesame
seeds.
-Yakgwa
This soft cookie is made from wheat flour mixed
with honey, rice wine and sesame oil. The dough
is flower-patterned and fried, and then
marinated in honey before serving.
-Yeot Gangjung
Yeot gangjung is made from a mixture of sticky
rice sugar and sesame seeds, beans, walnuts, or
pine nuts. Then cut into bite-size pieces.
-Dashik
The powder of sesame seeds, chestnuts, beans and
medicinal herbs or pine pollen are mixed into
dough with honey. The dough is pounded and then
patterned by molds. |
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Traditional
Cold Beverage (Hwachae) |
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 Traditional cold beverages are called hwachae.
They are usually made with fruits or grains, and
water sweetened by either sugar or honey, or
flavored and colored by omija (fruits of the
"five-taste" tree, schisandra chinensis). There
are also hwachae made from Oriental medicinal
foods, azalea or pine pollen. |
-Shikhye
Sikhye is a sweet rice punch. Koreans love to
drink it, so canned sikhye is now widely
available in markets.
-Soojungwa
This sweet drink is flavored by ginger and
cinnamon. Softened dried persimmons and pine
nuts are added at serving time.
-Fruit hwachae
This fruit punch is made from cherries,
strawberries, peaches or watermelons. There are
also hwachae with floating azalea petals, boiled
barley, pine pollen, or slices of pear in omija
(schisandra chinensis)-flavored water, sweetened
with honey or sugar. |
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