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[Food] Tteok-kkochi (떡꼬치, Rice Cake Skewers)
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| Tteok-kkochi (떡고치, Rice Cake Skewers) |
In my previous articles about Korean gourmet, I mentioned that Koreans are big fans of chewy textures and spicy flavors such as sticky rice cake. Dishes made of sticky rice have been a beloved dish since ancient times in Korea. One of them is 'Tteok (rice cake)', which is roasted, boiled, stir-fried or barbecued and enjoyed as a snack.
Today, I would like to introduce you to 'Tteok-kkochi (떡꼬치, Rice Cake Skewers). 'Tteok' means 'rice cake' and 'kkochi' means 'skewer' in Korean. Tteok-kkochi is a simple snack made of rice cake. It's very easy to cook and eat.
1. Chop garae tteok into small pieces as desired
2. Place chopped tteok pieces into skewers, and deep-fry them in hot oil till they become crispy
3. Mix sugar, chili powder, chili paste, oligosaccharide syrup, ketchup, minced garlic, soy sauce and water into a bowl to make a sweet and spicy tteok-kkochi sauce.
4. Brush sweet and spicy sauce onto deep-fried tteok-skewers
It is not clear when and how tteok-kkochi was invented, but people suppose it originiated in the 1980s as a new menu in addition to tteok-bokki (Stir fried spicy rice cake). Some people claim that a recipe book from the 15th century Chosun dynasty recorded the name 'tteok-sanjuk' - an origin of tteok-kkochi - in its menu.
Some months ago, a new type of tteok-kkochi became very popular through a comedic reality show. 'So-tteok-so-tteok' is a new kind of Korean-style rice cake skewer made of rice cake and Vienna sausage. Rice cake and Vienna sausages are skewed one after the other. The same sauce used for tteok-kkochi is also used for so-tteok-so-tteok.
I remember buying one or two tteok-kkochis at a snack shop near my school and eating them on my way home :) It was a cheap and tasty snack for all ages which also filled our bellies quickly.
There are not many snack shops that sell tteok-kkochi these days but I still miss tteok-kkochi :)
Bon Appétit!
Today, I would like to introduce you to 'Tteok-kkochi (떡꼬치, Rice Cake Skewers). 'Tteok' means 'rice cake' and 'kkochi' means 'skewer' in Korean. Tteok-kkochi is a simple snack made of rice cake. It's very easy to cook and eat.
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| Garae tteok (long rice cake): main ingredient of tteok-kkochi |
2. Place chopped tteok pieces into skewers, and deep-fry them in hot oil till they become crispy
3. Mix sugar, chili powder, chili paste, oligosaccharide syrup, ketchup, minced garlic, soy sauce and water into a bowl to make a sweet and spicy tteok-kkochi sauce.
4. Brush sweet and spicy sauce onto deep-fried tteok-skewers
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| Local Korean snack bar |
Some months ago, a new type of tteok-kkochi became very popular through a comedic reality show. 'So-tteok-so-tteok' is a new kind of Korean-style rice cake skewer made of rice cake and Vienna sausage. Rice cake and Vienna sausages are skewed one after the other. The same sauce used for tteok-kkochi is also used for so-tteok-so-tteok.
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| Famous and popular Korean snack so-tteok-so-tteok |
There are not many snack shops that sell tteok-kkochi these days but I still miss tteok-kkochi :)
Bon Appétit!
This looks dangerously appetising!
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