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Tteok
''Tteok'' () is a general term for Korean rice cakes. They are made with steamed flour of various grains, especially glutinous and non-glutinous rice. Steamed flour can also be pounded, shaped, or pan-fried to make ''tteok''. In some cases, ''tteok'' is pounded from cooked grains. ''Tteok'' is eaten not only as a dessert or seasonal delicacy, but also as a meal. It can range from elaborate versions made of various colors, fragrances, and shapes using nuts, fruits, flowers, and ''namul'' (herbs/wild greens), to plain white rice ''tteok'' used in home cooking. Some common ingredients for many kinds of ''tteok'' are red bean, soybean, mung bean, mugwort, pumpkin, chestnut, pine nut, jujube, dried fruits, sesame seeds and oil, and honey. ''Tteok'' is usually shared. ''Tteok'' offered to spirits is called ''boktteok'' ("good fortune rice cake") and shared with neighbours and relatives. It is also one of the celebratory foods used in banquets, rites, and various festive events. ''Tte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pine Nut
Pine nuts, also called piñón (), pinoli (), or pignoli, 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 traded locally or internationally owing to their seed size being large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines, the seeds are also edible but are too small to be of notable value as human food. The biggest producers of pine nuts are China, Russia, North Korea, Pakistan and Afghanistan. As pines are gymnosperms, not angiosperms (flowering plants), pine nuts are not " true nuts"; they are not botanical fruits, the seed not being enclosed in an ovary which develops into the fruit, but simply bare seeds—"gymnosperm" meaning literally "naked seed" (from and ). The similarity of pine nuts to some angiosperm fruits is an example of convergent evolution. Species and geographic spread In Asia, two species, in particular, are widely harvested: Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeolgu
''Jeolgu'' () and ''gongi'' () are a type of traditional Korean mortar and pestle set, used for pounding grains or '' tteok'' (rice cake). They can be made with timber, stone, or iron. ''Jeolgu'' is a bowl-shaped vessel in which grains or ''tteok'' can be pounded, and ''gongi'' refers to either a pestle for a mortar or a stamper for a stamp mill. Gallery 600ricesmash.jpg, Pounding '' tteok'' (rice cake) in ''jeolgu'' (mortar) with '' tteokme'' (mallet) 절구 (Jeolgu) 01.jpg See also * '' Usu'', Japanese equivalent of ''jeolgu'' * Tteok * '' Maetdol'' References Korean words and phrases Food grinding tools Korean food preparation utensils {{Korea-cuisine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnowing Basket
A winnowing basket or fan is a tool for winnowing grain from chaff while removing dirt and dust too. They have been used traditionally in a number of civilizations for centuries, and are still in use today in some countries. Use Unprocessed grain, mixed with impurities like dirt or inedible husks, is placed on the basket. The basket is then lifted and shaken, which separates out lighter particles (usually inedible husks) from heavier particles (the grain). The process can benefit from mild wind, which can carry away lighter particles. By region Ancient Greece The () appears in the ''Iliad'' (5.4999). India These have been used in India from centuries and still see widespread contemporary use. They are known as ''soup'' in Hindi and ''dala'' in Bangla. In West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, and Bihar the tool is also used to welcome the groom during marriage ceremonies. Japan They are known as or . Korea These are known as () in Korea, and were used throughout the region f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siru (rice Cake Steamer)
''Siru'' () is an earthenware steamer used to steam grain or grain flour dishes such as ''tteok'' (rice cakes), most notably ''siru-tteok''. The ''siru'' is an earthenware steaming vessel that dates back to the late bronze age of the Korean northern peninsula and the use of the utensil spread to the entire peninsula by the time of the Three Kingdoms in which the popularity of ''siru-tteok'' grew. The ''siru'' is also used during shamanic rituals and is even offered on the tables for ''daegamsin'' (대감신; 大監神, state official God). The ''siru'' is not an everyday utensil but is one for preparing and serving the sacrificial dishes during rituals. A ''siru'' consists of a handle, a body, and a bottom with holes, so that when placed above a fire, steam can easily reach the contents inside. The size of the bottom and the diameter of the ''siru'' is generally the same, and the size of the ''siru'' each have significance: large ''siru'' are for worshipping ''seongju'' (), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuseok
Chuseok (; , ), also known as Hangawi (; ; from Old Korean, "the great middle f autumn), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar on the full moon. In North Korea, they only celebrate for the day of chuseok. Like many other harvest festivals around the world, it is held around the autumn equinox, i.e. at the very end of summer or in early autumn. It is the biggest traditional holiday in South Korea. As a celebration of the good harvest, Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and share a feast of Korean traditional food such as '' songpyeon'', '' yakgwa'', fruits like Asian pear and '' hallabong'', and rice wines such as ''sindoju'' (). and '' dongdongju''. There are two major traditions related to Chuseok: '' Charye'' (, ancestor memorial services at home, also known as Jesa), and ''Seongmyo'' (, family visit to the ancestral graves), which is usually accompanied by '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songpyeon
''Songpyeon'' () is a traditional Korean food made of rice powder. Its shape resembles a half moon and it is a representative rice cake of Korean holidays and traditional culture. It is a type of ''tteok'', small rice cakes, and variety of fillings are used—some include red bean paste, toasted sesame seeds, and chestnuts. Songpyeon is traditionally eaten during the Korean autumn harvest festival, Chuseok, where it is often prepared by families at home. It is a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture. The earliest records of songpyeon date from the Goryeo period. Description Songpyeons are half-moon shaped rice cakes that typically contain sweet or semi-sweet fillings, such as soybeans, cowpeas, chestnuts, jujubes, dates, red beans, sesame seeds, or honey. They are steamed over a layer of pine needles, which gives them a distinctive taste and the fragrant smell of fresh pine trees. The colors typically include white (흰 송편, ''hwinsongpyeon''), green (숙 송 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean New Year
() is a Korean traditional festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the Korean calendar, Korean lunisolar calendar. It is one of the most important traditional holidays for Koreans, ethnic Koreans, being celebrated in both North Korea and South Korea as well as Korean diaspora all around the world. Seol, written as "" in Middle Korean in Hangul, means "year of age" since it is also the date when Koreans grow a year older, though in South Korea this has changed as of 2023. The modern Korean word for "age" – sal is derived from the same origin as seol. Nal () means day in Korean, derived from Old Korean . The Hanja term won-il () is used, when referring to the date of the lunar new year of the Korean calendar itself. The Korean lunisolar calendar, like most other East Asian calendars such as those of Japanese calendar, Japan, Mongolian calendar, Mongolia, Vietnamese calendar, Vietnam, among others, are all derived from historical variants of Chinese calend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 broth/soup (''guk'') with thinly sliced rice cakes (''tteok''). Eating ''tteokguk'' on New Year's Day is traditionally believed to grant good luck for the year and confer one ''East Asian age reckoning#Korea, sal'' (a year of age). It is usually garnished with thin julienned cooked Egg (food), eggs, marinated meat, ''gim (Korean food), gim'' (),''Tteokguk'' at Doosan Encyclopedia and sesame oil (). History The origin of eating ''tteokguk'' on New Year's Day is unknown. However, ''tteokguk'' is mentioned in the 19th-century book of customs ''Dongguksesigi'' () as being made with beef or pheasant used as the main ingredient for the broth, and pepper added as seasoning.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu (character)
The Chinese character ''fu'' (), meaning 'fortune' or 'good luck' is represented both as a Chinese ideograph and, at times, pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms. It is often found on a figurine of the male god of the same name, one of the trio of "star gods" , , and . Mounted ''fu'' are a widespread Chinese tradition associated with Chinese New Year and can be seen on the entrances of many Chinese homes worldwide. The characters are generally printed on a square piece of paper or stitched in fabric. The practice is universal among Chinese people regardless of socioeconomic status, and dates to at least the Song dynasty (960 – 1279 CE). When displayed as a Chinese ideograph, ''fu'' is often displayed upside-down on diagonal red squares. The reasoning is based on a wordplay: in nearly all varieties of Chinese, the words for and are homophonous. Therefore, the phrase 'upside-down ''fu'' sounds nearly identical to the phrase 'good luck arrives'. Pasting the chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
