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Sweet Rice Cake (Gyongdan in Korean)

GyungdanThis is a Korean traditional snack. It is my husband’s favourite rice cake (I like it too, but if I have it too much, I feel sick, because it is quite sweet stuff.)

We often buy it at Hanaro Mart. (Their rice cake tastes best in this town. I hardly ever buy rice cakes at Homeplus.) Its price is between 2000-2500 won (US $2.10-2.60) depending on weight.

It has squashed red bean paste inside. Many years ago Koreans believed red beans in food (especially in rice cakes) drives out the devil spirit, so they used it on a baby’s first birthday to wish them long life and health.

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5 Responses to “Sweet Rice Cake (Gyongdan in Korean)”


  1. 1 elisha Feb 11th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    awww that looks so dammmmm good. i just had it last night cuz i’m korean. it’s soo goodd. 마시껫다!!!!

  2. 2 genabobeana Apr 17th, 2007 at 12:02 am

    would you happen to have a recipe for this dish? i love it so much i was hoping to find a recipe for it!

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