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tteok ''Tteok'' ( ko, 떡) is a class of Korean rice cakes made with steamed flour made of various grains, including glutinous or non-glutinous rice. Steamed flour can also be pounded, shaped, or pan-fried to make ''tteok''. In some cases, ''tte ...

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Steamed ''tteok''

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Sirutteok Sirutteok (시루떡) is a type of Korean rice cake (''tteok'') traditionally made by steaming rice or glutinous rice flour in a "siru" (시루). The Siru is an earthenware steaming vessel that dates back to the late bronze age of the Korean ...

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'' (celebrating 60 years old people's birthday), or ''gyeonhon janchi'' (wedding party).

Pounded ''tteok''

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Injeolmi ''Injeolmi'' (, ) is a variety of ''tteok'', or Korean rice cake, made by steaming and pounding glutinous rice flour, which is shaped into small pieces and usually covered with steamed powdered dried beans or other ingredients. It is a representa ...

'' (인절미) **''Pat injeolmi'' (팥인절미) - ''tteok'' made with azuki beans (팥) **''Kkaeinjeolmi'' (깨인절미) - ''tteok'' made with black sesame (검은깨) **''Ssuk injeolmi'' (쑥인절미) - ''tteok'' made with ''

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var. orientalis'' **''Surichwi injeolmi'' (수리취인절미) - ''tteok'' made with '' ''Synurus deltoides'' (AIT.) NAKAI'' *''Garaetteok'' (가래떡; also called ''hwin tteok'', 흰떡, literally "white ''tteok''") – ''tteok'' formed into a long white cylinder. The thinly sliced ''garae tteok'' is used for making ''

tteokguk Tteokguk * () or sliced rice cake soup is a traditional Korean dish eaten during the celebration of the Korean New Year. The dish consists of the broth/soup ('' guk'') with thinly sliced rice cakes (''tteok''). It is tradition to eat ''tteokguk ...

'', while the thicker cylinder shaped ''tteok'' is used in ''

tteokbokki (), or simmered rice cake, is a popular Korean food made from small-sized (long, white, cylinder-shaped rice cakes) called (; "rice cake noodles") or commonly (; " rice cakes"). * Eomuk (fish cakes), boiled eggs, and scallions are some comm ...

Shaped ''tteok''

*''Kkul tteok'' (꿀떡) – literally means "honey" but this ''tteok'' is stuffed with Korean syrup. ''Ggul tteok'' is similar to ''

songpyeon ''Songpyeon'' (, 松䭏) is a traditional Korean food made of rice powder. It is a type of ''tteok'', small rice cakes, traditionally eaten during the Korean autumn harvest festival, Chuseok. It is a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture. ...

'' in shape, but smaller in size *''

Songpyeon ''Songpyeon'' (, 松䭏) is a traditional Korean food made of rice powder. It is a type of ''tteok'', small rice cakes, traditionally eaten during the Korean autumn harvest festival, Chuseok. It is a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture. ...

'' (송편) – eaten during the

Chuseok ''Chuseok'' (; , literally "autumn evening"), also known as ''Hangawi'' (Hangul: ; ; from archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th ...

holiday *''Gochitteok'' (고치떡) - made with strawberry powder, ''

var. orientalis'' (쑥) and gardenia seeds (치자) *''Ssamtteok'' (쌈떡) – ''tteok'' used for ''ssam'' (쌈, food wrapped in a leaf) *''Dalgal tteok'' (닭알떡) – named after the Korean word for egg (달걀 or 계란) *''Gyeongdan'' (경단) – inside these rice balls are usually azuki bean or sesame paste. Then they are usually dipped and covered in black sesame or other powders. *''

Bupyeon ''Bupyeon'' () is a type of steamed ''tteok'' (rice cake), used in traditional weddings. It is a local specialty of Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province. Preparation Glutinous rice flour is kneaded with boiling water and rolled into small round c ...

'' (부편), consists of a dough made from

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flour with a sweet filling that is covered with ''gomul'', a kind of powdered bean.

Pan-fried ''tteok''

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Hwajeon ''Hwajeon'' (), or flower cake is a small Korean pan-fried rice cake. It is made out of glutinous rice flour, honey and edible petals from seasonal flowers, such as rhododendron. It is eaten during the festivals of '' Samjinnal'' and Buddha's ...

'' (화전) – small sweet pancakes made of glutinous rice flour and flower petals of Korean

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, or rose *''Bukkumi'' (부꾸미), pan-fried sweet ''tteok'' with various fillings in a

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shape *''Juak'' (주악), made of

flour and stuffed with fillings such as

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jujube Jujube (), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name ''Ziziphus jujuba'' and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus '' Ziziphus'' in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. Description It is a smal ...

s, and

chestnut The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. The unrel ...

s, and pan-fried. ''Juak'' are colored with natural coloring and covered with sugar or coated in honey

Non-rice ''tteok''

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Tteok-galbi ''Tteok-galbi'' () or grilled short rib patties is a Korean beef dish made with minced beef short ribs. * Originally a royal dish, ''tteok-galbi'' is now a local specialty of Gyeonggi Province in the central-west region and South Jeolla Provi ...

'' (떡갈비) is made of formed minced rib meat, or ''

galbi ''Galbi'' * (), ''galbi-gui'' (), or grilled ribs, is a type of ''gui'' (grilled dish) in Korean cuisine. "''Galbi''" is the Korean word for "rib", and the dish is usually made with beef short ribs. When pork spare ribs or another meat is us ...

'' (갈비). The name literally translates to "cake ribs" and is a metaphorical reference to the process of kneading and shaping rice-based tteok.

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