''Bindae-tteok'' (), or mung bean pancake, is a type of ''

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'' (Korean pancake) that originated in the

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. * It is made by grinding soaked

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s, adding vegetables and meat and pan-frying it into a round, flat shape.

Etymology and history

''Bindae-tteok'' first appears under the name () in the '' Guidebook of Homemade Food and Drinks'', a 1670 cookbook written by

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. The word appears to be derived from (), the

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transcription of the

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word , whose first character is pronounced ''bǐng'' and means "round and flat pancake-like food". The pronunciation and the meaning of the second letter are unknown. ''

Tteok ''Tteok'' () is a general term for Korean rice cakes. They are made with steamed flour of various grains, especially glutinous rice, glutinous and non-glutinous Japonica rice, rice. Steamed flour can also be pounded, shaped, or pan-fried to make ...

'' () means a steamed, boiled, or pan-fried cake; usually a rice cake but in this case a pancake. During the

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era (1392–1897), richer households would dispense ''bindae-tteok'' to poorer people gathered outside the South Great Gate of Seoul during times of hardship. Bindaetteok was often eaten in the northwestern part of Hwanghae-do and Pyeongan-do.

Preparation

''Bindae-tteok'' is made with mung bean batter with a filling made of

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, pork, mung bean sprouts, and ''

baechu-kimchi ''Baechu-kimchi'' (), translated as napa cabbage kimchi or simply kimchi, is a quintessential ''banchan'' (side dish) in Korean cuisine, made with salted, seasoned, and fermented napa cabbages. * Preparation ''Baechu-kimchi'' is made by ferme ...

'' (napa cabbage kimchi). To make the filling for ''bindae-tteok'', soaked bracken is cut into short pieces, mixed with ground pork, and seasoned with soy sauce, chopped

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, minced garlic, ground black pepper, and

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. Mung bean sprouts are washed, blanched, cut into short pieces and seasoned with salt and sesame oil. Kimchi is unstuffed and squeezed to remove its fillings and excess juice, then cut into small pieces. The ingredients are then mixed. Washed, soaked, and husked mung beans are ground with water and seasoned with salt to make the batter. The mung bean batter is ladled on a hot frying pan greased with a considerable amount of cooking oil, topped with the filling, and followed by another layer of the batter poured over the top of the filling. Finally, the ''bindae-tteok'' is topped with pieces of diagonally sliced green and red chili pepper. The pancakes are pan-fried on both sides, and served with a dipping sauce consisting of soy sauce, vinegar, water, and ground pine nuts.

Gallery

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Etymology and history

Preparation

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