''Jeonggwa'' () is a crispy, chewy ''

hangwa ''Hangwa'' () is a general term for traditional Korean confections. With ''tteok'' (rice cakes), ''hangwa'' forms the sweet food category in Korean cuisine. Common ingredients of ''hangwa'' include grain flour, fruits and roots, sweet ingr ...

'' (traditional Korean confection) with vivid colors and a translucent look. It can be made by boiling sliced fruits,

root In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the su ...

s, or

seed A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiosper ...

s in honey, ''

mullyeot ''Yeot'' is a variety of ''hangwa'', or Korean traditional confectionery. It can be made in either liquid or solid form, as a syrup, taffy, or candy. ''Yeot'' is made from steamed rice, glutinous rice, glutinous sorghum, corn, sweet potatoes, ...

'' (rice syrup), or sugar water, then drying the slices, and optionally shaping them into flowers or other decorative forms. The

candied fruit Candied fruit, also known as glacé fruit, is whole fruit, smaller pieces of fruit, or pieces of peel, placed in heated sugar syrup, which absorbs the moisture from within the fruit and eventually preserves it. Depending on the size and type of ...

s, roots, or seeds may have the similar texture to jam,

marmalade Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water. The well-known version is made from bitter orange. It is also made from lemons, limes, grapefruits, mandarins, sweet oranges, bergamot ...

, or jelly.

Types

Common ingredients include yuja,

quince The quince (; ''Cydonia oblonga'') is the sole member of the genus ''Cydonia'' in the Malinae subtribe (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright ...

apricot An apricot (, ) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus '' Prunus''. Usually, an apricot is from the species '' P. armeniaca'', but the fruits of the other species in ''Prunus'' sect. ''Armeniaca'' are al ...

s, lotus roots,

radish The radish (''Raphanus raphanistrum'' subsp. ''sativus'') is an edible root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae that was domesticated in Asia prior to Roman times. Radishes are grown and consumed throughout the world, being mostly eaten raw ...

es,

carrot The carrot ('' Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, ''Daucus carota'', na ...

ginseng Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus '' Panax'', such as Korean ginseng ('' P. ginseng''), South China ginseng ('' P. notoginseng''), and American ginseng ('' P. quinquefolius''), typically characterized by the presence of ginsenosides ...

, balloon flower roots,

ginger Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of ...

burdock ''Arctium'' is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae. Native to Europe and Asia, several species have been widely introduced worldwide. Burdock's clinging properties, in addition to providing an excellent mech ...

roots,

bamboo shoot Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of many bamboo species including ''Bambusa vulgaris'' and ''Phyllostachys edulis''. They are used as vegetables in numerous Asian dishes and ...

s, and

winter melon ''Benincasa hispida'', the wax gourd, also called ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, Chinese preserving melon is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is the o ...

s. If water is boiled first with honey (and often with spices such as

cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus '' Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakf ...

and ginger) and dried fruit is added later, it is called ''

sujeonggwa Sujeonggwa is a Korean traditional cinnamon punch. Dark reddish brown in color, it is made from mainly cinnamon, sugar, water and ginger. It's often served with ''gotgam'' (dried persimmon) and garnished with pine nuts. The punch is made by bre ...

'' (; "water ''jeonggwa''") and served cold as a beverage.

Miljeonggwa

* ''Aengdu-jeonggwa'' () – candied Korean cherry * ''Boksunga-jeonggwa'' () – candied

peach The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, n ...

* ''Cheongmae-jeonggwa'' () – candied green Korean plum * ''Cheonmundong-jeonggwa'' () – candied Chinese asparagus * ''Dallae-jeonggwa'' () – candied Korean wilde chive * ''Danggeun-jeonggwa'' () – candied

* ''Deuljjuk-jeonggwa'' () – candied bog bilberry * ''Donga-jeonggwa'' () – candied

* ''Doraji-jeonggwa'' () – candied balloon flower root * ''Gyul-jeonggwa'' () – candied

citrus fruit ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. The genus ''Citrus'' is native to ...

* ''Haengin-jeonggwa'' () – candied

apricot kernel An apricot kernel is the apricot seed located within the fruit endocarp, which forms a hard shell around the seed called the pyrena (stone or pit). The kernel contains amygdalin, a poisonous compound, in concentrations that vary between culti ...

* '' Hyangseolgo'' () – candied munbae * ''Insam-jeonggwa'' () – candied Korean ginseng * ''Juksun-jeonggwa'' () – candied

* ''Meoru-jeonggwa'' () – candied crimson grapevine berry * ''Mogwa-jeonggwa'' () – candied

Chinese quince ''Pseudocydonia sinensis'' or Chinese quince () is a deciduous or semi- evergreen tree in the family Rosaceae, native to southern and eastern China. It is the sole species in the genus ''Pseudocydonia''. Its hard, astringent fruit is used in ...

* ''Saenggang-jeonggwa'' () – candied

* ''Salgu-jeonggwa'' () – candied

* ''Yeongeun-jeonggwa'' () – candied lotus root * ''Yuja-jeonggwa'' () – candied yuja

Sujeonggwa

* ''

Sujeonggwa Sujeonggwa is a Korean traditional cinnamon punch. Dark reddish brown in color, it is made from mainly cinnamon, sugar, water and ginger. It's often served with ''gotgam'' (dried persimmon) and garnished with pine nuts. The punch is made by bre ...

'' (; "

punch")

Gallery

Hodu-jeonggwa and maejapgwa.jpg, ''Hodu-jeonggwa'' (candied

walnut A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...

) and '' maejapgwa'' Korean desserts.jpg, '' Yeotgangjeong'' and ''saenggang-jeonggwa'' (candied

) Korean hangwa-Danggeun jeonggwa-01.jpg, ''Danggeun-jeonggwa'' (candied

) Sagwa jeonggwa (apple sweet).jpg, ''Sagwa-jeonggwa'' (candied

apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancest ...

) Geumgyul jeonggwa (kumquat sweet) drying process.jpg, Drying ''geumgyul-jeonggwa'' (candied

kumquat Kumquats (; zh, 金桔), or cumquats in Australian English, are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae. Their taxonomy is disputed. They were previously classified as forming the now-historical genus ''For ...

) on a drying rack

References

Hangwa {{Korea-dessert-stub

Types

Miljeonggwa

Sujeonggwa

Gallery

See also

References