1 day ago · Sweet Tteok: Sweet versions are typically made with sugar or honey and flavored with ingredients like sesame seeds. A popular sweet tteok is yakbap, which is made with dates, chestnuts, and jujubes. Both savory and sweet varieties offer distinct textures and are enjoyed in a variety of settings.

May 23, 2010 · To someone who's never had Korean rice cakes or tteok, it's hard to describe what they are all about as there are endless varieties and types. Here is one recipe of a cake-type tteok based on normal Korean rice (not glutinous rice) which is steamed resulting in a crumbly and slightly chewy texture.

Juak (주악), made of glutinous rice flour and stuffed with fillings such as mushrooms, jujubes, and chestnuts, and pan-fried. Juak are colored with natural coloring and covered with sugar or coated in honey [4] Tteok-galbi (떡갈비) is made of formed minced rib meat, or galbi (갈비).

May 7, 2024 · When you roll steamed, pounded glutinous rice in powdered mugwort or roasted soybean powder, sesame seeds, nuts, or jujube, you get injeolmi. The rice cake is similar in appearance and texture to...

Feb 21, 2025 · Korean cuisine is celebrated around the world for its vibrant flavors, intricate balance of textures, and its harmonious blend of spices and ingredients. At the heart of its wide array of traditional dishes lies a simple yet profoundly versatile element: the Korean flat rice cake, known as Tteok.

Mar 12, 2019 · Tteok with various fillings and coated in bean powder, coconut and jujube, sesame or spongecake. Several modern Tteok flavored e.g. with sweet potato (purple) and coffee (brown). Tteok with blueberry jam.

Feb 15, 2025 · 🌾 Tteok and Korean Culture: A Symbolic Food for Festive Days and Milestones. Tteok is more than just a dish—it holds a special place in Korean traditions and is deeply connected to celebrations, rituals, and well-wishes.

Jan 22, 2010 · This recipe is a medicinal rice cake due to the jujubes, called daechu in Korean. I must say the obvious: the word “medicinal” to describe a cake does not sound very tasty, and truth be told I was never fond of jujubes growing up.

The ssanggaepitteok (bean paste filled rice cake) with its elegant, toned-down colors and gajeunpyeon with steamed jujube, chestnut and pine nut toppings look too pretty to eat.

Everything you need to know about the Traditional Korean Rice Cake - Tteok. Tasts, textures and flavours, but most importent, how to know if they are vegan!