Sugar, rice and everything nice
Throughout the recent gourmand posts we've already shown our hedonistic side and established that food is one of the most exciting things to experience in a culture. This time, we decided to satisfy our sweet tooth and got curious about some South Korean sweets.
Fancy a sweet? Yes please!
Our first try was 'tteok' - a Korean rice cakes. Because, what kind of Korean dessert would it be if it wasn't made of rice? And we couldn't mind less. Those sweet little dessert bites can be made in so many variations, including different colours, flavours and shapes using different kind of nuts, fruits, flowers and grains. Tteok can be steamed, pounded, shaped, pan-fried and basically prepared in any desired way. Since Koreans are known for sharing food, tteok is also believed to be a 'good fortune rice cake' and it's being shared with friends, neighbours and relatives. We couldn't think of a better way to show appreciation and friendliness.
A box of assorted sweet treats made out of rice, including fried tteok and puffed rice squares.
Jeungpyeon (증편) is a variety of tteok made by steaming rice flour dough prepared with rice wine
Another dessert that we found particularly sweet, in both senses, is hangwa, traditional Korean confection. It is a very important part of Korean cuisine and it can be found almost everywhere, including street markets and even coffee shops. Hangwa is usually made of grain flour, fruits and roots, honey and spices such as cinnamon and ginger. There are various types of Hangwa, including jelly, savoury sweets and biscuits. Hangwa can be so colourful and cheerful that it can also serve as a very nice decoration to any table.
Hangwa - traditional Korean confections
Tasting Korean sweets was a true local experience, just like one of those we have in BIG BERRY. Taste of the fresh, homemade food reminded us of BB partners products, who are helping our guests have an authentic touch of Slovenia.
Tteok and hangwa are the most common sweets eaten during holidays and festivals, and no celebration can be imagined without it. If we had to choose our favourite one, it would be a very exhausting task. So, we decided to take some time in order to try as much of these unusual sweets as possible, in order to give the right verdict. Since Korean street food is very popular, with an endless varieties of sweets and pastries, we enjoyed the abundance of it.
Food streets in Korea are full of delicious sweets and pastries
Bungeoppang is a fish shaped pastry, particularly popular in winter streets of Korea
Hotteok (호떡) is a variety of filled Korean pancake that can be found on streets
Our sweet tooth has definitely been satisfied. We could easily imagine a special, sweet edition of BB Chef Project in BIG BERRY, where the guests could get introduced to those amazing treats and have another authentic experience and try the local food from a far away Korea.
Trying Korean street food and sweets was one of our favourite experiences here.
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