Mujigae-tteok
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 Mujigae tteok in the background | |
| Alternative names | Saekpyeon, osaekpyeon |
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| Type | Tteok |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, sugar |
| Mujigae-tteok | |
| Hangul | 무지개떡 / 색편/ 오색편 |
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| Hanja | [none ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
| Revised Romanization | mujikae tt'ok/ saekpyeon/ osaekpyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | muchigae tch'ok/ saekp'yon/ osaekp'yon |
Mujigae tteok is a variety of tteok, or Korean rice cake, which consists of colorful layers. It literally means "rainbow tteok and also called saekpyeon (colored tteok) or osaekpyeon (five colored tteok). Mujigae tteok is made by steaming a mixture of colored rice flour and sugar in a siru (an earthen steamer).[1] It is used for special occasions such as a banquet, party, or feast like doljanchi (celebrating a baby's first birthday), hwangap (celebrating 60 years old people's birthday), or gyeolhon janchi (wedding party).
See also
References
- ^ 무지개떡 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
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