You must try “Hangwa” One of the popular traditional Korean food during Chuseok

 


Hangwa are cakes made with beautiful shapes, decorated with natural colors and patterns. Hangwa is made with highly nutritious ingredients, such as rice flour, honey, fruits, and roots. Due to its intricate workmanship and the exclusive feel inside, hangwa is served not only during Chuseok, but also for weddings, birthday parties, and engagements

The most famous types of hangwa are Hangwa Yakgwa, Yugwa, and Dasik. Yakgwa are herbal cookies made from fried glutinous rice ball dough and Yugwa are fried cakes shaped like flowers. While dasik is a cake that is usually enjoyed with tea.

This Korean snack also requires a lot of time and skill to process. Other natural materials are used to create the colors, then pine nuts and jujubes are used for the decorations. This cake is colorful in terms of appearance, the colors served are usually adjusted to taste. The ingredients for making hangwa are fairly simple, which only requires rice flour, honey, sugar, sesame oil and healthy ingredients that have nutritional value.

Hangwa was first eaten by the royal family in the 7th century. This food is a substitute for fruit that is hard to find in winter. Today's hangwa, made from rice and shaped like a fruit. Entering the 9th century, hangwa forms are increasingly diverse and increasingly favored by many people. However, the Korean government at that time was very worried, seeing the people's preference for this hangwa. Therefore, the government also issued an order prohibiting the consumption of hangwa, in order to protect the basic ingredients commonly used to make hangwa.

Hangwa Culture Center, Since the 14th century, hangwa is no longer reserved for kings or special banquets. All Koreans are allowed to make and eat hangwa as a snack. However, as time goes by, hangwa's popularity is decreasing. People are starting to leave hangwa and switch to snacks that are widely available in modern supermarkets. because of this, there is a hangwa museum in Pocheon, South Korea, which is trying to immortalize and preserve it again. This museum called Hangwa Culture Center is the first traditional cake museum in the country. In this museum, visitors not only learn about the history of hangwa. Visitors also learn about the different types and ways of making hangwa as well as the traditions and meanings behind these foods.





Source : https://www.merdeka.com/gaya/5-makanan-lezat-yang-jadi-sajian-khas-musim-gugur-di-korea.html?page=6 , https://bobo.grid.id/read/08681639/mengenal-hangwa-kue-tradisional-korea-yang-hampir-punah?page=all .

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