''Maejap-gwa'' (), also called ''maejak-gwa'' () or ''tarae-gwa'' (), is a ribbon-shaped ''
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 ingre ...
'' (traditional Korean confection).
Preparation
Wheat flour is kneaded with
ginger juice and water, then rolled into a flat sheet.
The sheet is then cut into small rectangles with three slits in the middle, and the end of each piece is put through the middle slit.
The ribbons are then deep-fried, coated in
honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
or ''
jocheong'' followed by chopped
pine nut
Pine nuts, also called piñón (), pinoli (), pignoli or chilgoza (), are the edible seeds of pines (family Pinaceae, genus ''Pinus''). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, only 29 species provide edible nuts, while 20 are trad ...
s.
Gallery
File:Hodu-jeonggwa and maejapgwa.jpg, Walnut ''jeonggwa
''Jeonggwa'' () is a crispy, chewy ''hangwa'' (traditional Korean confection) with vivid colors and a translucent look. It can be made by boiling sliced fruits, roots, or seeds in honey, ''mullyeot'' (rice syrup), or sugar water, then drying the ...
'' (left) and ''maejap-gwa'' (right), from an Asiana airlines
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in-flight meal
See also
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Angel wings
Angel wings are a traditional sweet crisp pastry made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Common to many European cuisines, angel wings have been incorporated into other r ...
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Yumil-gwa
''Yumil-gwa'' () is a variety of ''hangwa'', a traditional Korean confection. Different varieties of ''yumil-gwa'' can be made by combining a wheat flour dough with various ingredients such as: honey, cooking oil, cinnamon powder, nuts, ginge ...
References
Hangwa
Doughnuts
Types of food
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