Tteok-kkochi explained

Tteok-kkochi
Country:Korea
National Cuisine:Korean cuisine
Served:Warm
Main Ingredient:Tteok
Korean name
Hangul:Korean: 떡꼬치
Hanja:none
Rr:tteok-kkochi
Mr:ttŏk-kkoch'i

Tteok-kkochi is a popular South Korean street food consisting of skewered and fried tteok (rice cakes) brushed with spicy gochujang-based sauce.[1]

Etymology

Tteok (Korean: ) means rice cakes, and kkochi (Korean: 꼬치) means food on skewers or skewers themselves used for culinary purposes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Vis. Karin-Marijke. 6 Traditional Vegetarian Snacks in South Korea. 2 March 2018. Paste. 14 June 2016.
  2. Web site: kkochi. Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. ko:꼬치. 19 February 2017.