The name "Yaksik" means "medicinal food" because it was historically prepared with honey, which was considered a medicinal ingredient in ancient Korea. It is a popular comfort dessert of Portugal ...

Literally meaning "medicinal food," the term "yaksik" refers to its wholesome components. Chewy rice is flavoured using soy sauce, sesame oil and cinnamon in order to give a mouth watering and ...

The only food that came to mind in connection with the Lunar New Year’s full moon was yakshik, a traditional sweet rice dish. Curious, I searched for old recipes to see if yaksik had ever ...