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Sweets from Korea: recognise hotteok, bungeoppang, songpyeon, yakgwa, dalgona, hoppang, injeolmi, gyeranppang, chapssaltteok and yaksik. Good to know: A stuffed pancake with brown sugar and nuts. A winter street food from the hot pan. A fish-shaped waffle with red bean paste. It is related to the Japanese taiyaki. Half-moon rice cakes for the Chuseok harvest festival. They are steamed on pine needles. A fried honey cookie of wheat flour. It was once a courtly festival treat. A crisp sugar honeycomb with a stamped pattern. It became famous as a game in a TV series. A steamed, fluffy bun with a sweet filling. It is bought at kiosks in winter. Soft glutinous rice cakes coated in soybean flour. The nutty powder lends the ‘injeolmi’ flavour. A small bun baked with a whole egg inside. A savoury-sweet winter snack. Glutinous rice balls with a sweet red bean filling. It resembles Japanese daifuku. Sweet glutinous rice with jujubes, chestnuts and nuts. It is served on holidays. In the end it is less about memorising than about recognising.

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Hotteok

A stuffed pancake with brown sugar and nuts.

💡 Did you know? A winter street food from the hot pan.

Pastry

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Bungeoppang

A fish-shaped waffle with red bean paste.

💡 Did you know? It is related to the Japanese taiyaki.

Pastry

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Songpyeon

Half-moon rice cakes for the Chuseok harvest festival.

💡 Did you know? They are steamed on pine needles.

Pastry

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Yakgwa

A fried honey cookie of wheat flour.

💡 Did you know? It was once a courtly festival treat.

Pastry

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Dalgona

A crisp sugar honeycomb with a stamped pattern.

💡 Did you know? It became famous as a game in a TV series.

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