Hangwa

Hangwa

Various types of Hangwa

Korean name

Hahngwa is a general term referring to Korean traditional confectionery. The ingredients of hahngwa mainly consists of grain flour, honey, yeot, and sugar, or of fruit and edible root.

[edit] Types of hangwa

Yugwa (유과): made by frying and kneading like the literal meaning of the term.
Suksilgwa (숙실과), made by boiling fruits, ginger, or nuts in water and then reformed into the original fruit's shape, or other shapes.
Gwapyeon (과편), jelly-like confection made by boiling sour fruits, starch, and sugar.
Dasik (다식), literally eatery for tea. It is made by kneading rice flour, honey, and various types of flour from nuts, herbs, sesame, or jujube.
Yeot (엿): a Korean traditional candy in liquid or solid form made from steamed normal rice, glutinous rice, glutinous kaoliang, corn, sweet potatoes or mixed grains. The steamed ingredients are lightly fermented and boiled in a large pot called sot (솥) for a long time.
Yeot gangjeong (엿강정)
Jeonggwa (정과)