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Eventually, the yakgwa was stylized to take its current shape, round with a rippled edge. [13] In pre-modern Korea, yakgwa was mostly enjoyed by the upper classes, as wheat was a rare and cherished ingredient, and honey was also regarded highly. [5] Today yakgwa is common to serve with tea, but can also be gifts for special occasions.
During the Silla period (57 BC – 935 AD), chalbap (찰밥, a bowl of cooked glutinous rice) yakgwa (약과, a fried dessert) and yumilgwa (a fried and puffed rice snack) were served for Buddhist altars and have been developed into types of hangwa, Korean traditional confectionery.
Chuseok (Korean: 추석; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], lit. ' autumn evening '), also known as Hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from Old Korean, "the great middle [of autumn]"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar on the full moon.
Yumil-gwa (Korean: 유밀과; Hanja: 油蜜菓) is a variety of hangwa, a traditional Korean confection. Different varieties of yumil-gwa can be made by combining a wheat flour dough with various ingredients such as: honey, cooking oil, cinnamon powder, nuts, ginger juice, jujube, and cheongju (rice wine).
Yakgwa, (약과), a variety of yumil-gwa in hangwa, Korean traditional confectionery, made with honey and wheat flour [11] Dak yeot, (닭엿), yeot (candy) made with glutinous millet and chicken [12] Kkwog yeot, (꿩엿), yeot made with glutinous millet and pheasant meat [13] Dwaejigogi yeot, (돼지고기엿), yeot made with glutinous millet ...
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Turkish delight: Turkey: A family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios and hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; the cheapest are mostly gel, generally flavored with rosewater, mastic, bergamot orange or lemon. Wagashi: Japan
Also on the table are foods piled high in decorative fashion (typically in cylinders), such as chestnuts, jujubes, snacks, yakgwa, persimmons, and more. Other decorations would also be placed on the table, taking the shapes of flowers, dragons, turtles, or cranes.