What is Tteok?
[[File:Korean rice cake-Tteok-Gyeongdan-02.jpg|right|thumb|Different types of Tteok.]] '''Tteok''' is a [[Korean cuisine|Korean]] [[tradition]]al [[rice]] [[cake]] which is made of rice by kneading it with [[water]]. It tastes [[wikt:chew|chewy]] and [[wikt:sticky|sticky]]. Tteok is usually only eaten on [[holiday]]s or [[birthday]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foodinkorea.org/eng_food/korfood/korfood8_1.jsp |title=A Guide to Korean Food |access-date=2009-12-08 |archive-date=2009-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416133751/http://foodinkorea.org/eng_food/korfood/korfood8_1.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Koreans eat Tteok depending on the season. On the first day of the year, they make ''Garaetteok'' which is shaped like a long white [[cylinder]] because it looks like a white thin thread that represents a long life generally in [[Asian]] culture. Sliced Garaetteok is used for making a soup named [[Tteokguk]]. In March, women make small sweet Korean [[pancake]]s called ''Hwajeon'' with flowers. They use flowers such as [[azalea]]s and chrysanthemums. On Chuseok holiday, Korean [[Thanksgiving Day]], Koreans make ''Songpyeon''. They [[dough]] [[rice flour]] and stuff [[sesame]], or chestnut into each. After they put it in, they shape it into a half moon. ==References== {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Korean food]] [[Category:Rice dishes]]