Yeot-gangjeong

Not to be confused with gangjeong.

Yeot-gangjeong

Ttangkong-yeot-gangjeong (peanut candy bar)
Type	Hangwa Candy bar
Place of origin	Korea
Associated cuisine	Korean cuisine
Main ingredients	Toasted seeds, nuts, beans, or puffed grains; mullyeot (rice syrup)
Media: Yeot-gangjeong

Korean name
Hangul	엿강정
Revised Romanization	yeot-gangjeong
McCune–Reischauer	yŏt-kangjŏng
IPA	[jʌt̚.k͈aŋ.dʑʌŋ]

Yeot-gangjeong (엿강정) 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.

Gallery

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  Cutting yeot-gangjeong
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  Black sesame yeot-gangjeong
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  Black soybean yeot-gangjeong
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  Peanut, puffed rice, and raisin yeot-gangjeong
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  Puffed rice yeot-gangjeong
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  Puffed rice and raisin yeot-gangjeong
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  Sesame yeot-gangjeong
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  Walnut yeot-gangjeong

See also

• Candy bar
• Dessert bar
• Chikki
• Gozinaki
• Sachima

References

1. "Yeot-gangjeong" 엿강정. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
2. Chun, Hui-jung (2004). Yoon, Ho-mi (ed.). Korean Food Guide 800. Seoul: The Korea Foundation. p. 170. ISBN 89-89782-10-4. Retrieved 18 August 2017 – via issuu.
3. Kwon, Yong-Seok; Kim, Young; Kim, Yang-Suk; Choe, Jeong-Sook; Lee, Jin-Young (2012). "An Exploratory Study on Kwa-Jung-ryu of Head Families". Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (in Korean). 27 (6): 588–597. doi:10.7318/kjfc/2012.27.6.588. Retrieved 18 August 2017.