Yeot-gangjeong | |
Country: | Korea |
National Cuisine: | Korean cuisine |
Type: | Hangwa Candy bar |
Main Ingredient: | Toasted seeds, nuts, beans, or puffed grains; mullyeot (rice syrup) |
Korean name | |
Hangul: | 엿강정 |
Hanja: | none |
Rr: | yeot-gangjeong |
Mr: | yŏt-kangjŏng |
Koreanipa: | pronounced as /ko/ |
Yeot-gangjeong is a candy bar-like variety of hangwa (traditional Korean confection) consisting of toasted seeds, nuts, beans, or puffed grains mixed with mullyeot (rice syrup).[1] [2] [3] In general households, they usually make and eat yeot-gangjeong during Korean holidays and Jesa. Or, it is made and sold as a winter snack and is usually eaten during holidays and feasts.