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''Chapssal-tteok'' (; ), also called ''chaltteok'' (, ), is a '' tteok'', or Korean rice cake, made of glutinous rice.


Etymology

''Chapssal-tteok'' is a compound noun consisting of ''chapssal'' (), meaning "glutinous rice," and '' tteok'' (), meaning " rice cake." The word ''chapssal'' is derived from the Middle Korean ''chɑl'' (), meaning "glutinous," and ''psɑl'' (), meaning " rice." ''Chɑlpsɑl'' () appears in ''Gugeup ganibang'', a 1489 book on medicine. * The word became ''chɑppsɑl'' () with consonant cluster reduction and then became ''chɑpsɑl'' () with degemination. Due to the loss of the vowel ''ɑ'' () as well as syllable-initial consonant clusters, the word became ''chapssal'' with the syllable boundary between
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''p'' and onset ''ss''. ''Tteok'' is derived from the Middle Korean ''sdeok'' (), which appears in ''Worin seokbo'', a 1459 biography and eulogy of the Buddha. * The word ''chaltteok'' is a compound consisting of the
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''chal'' (), meaning "glutinous," and ''tteok''. ''Chal'' is derived from the Middle Korean ''chɑl'' (), and the word ''chɑlsdeok'' () appears in ''Geumganggyeong Samga hae'', a 1482 book on the '' Diamond Sūtra''. * Accordingly, ''chaltteok'' can mean ''tteok'' made of glutinous grains other than rice, such as glutinous sorghum, but ''chapssal-tteok'' can only refer to ''tteok'' that is made of glutinous rice. In most cases, however, the words are used interchangeably, as ''tteok'' is most often made with glutinous or non-glutinous rice.


Preparation and varieties

''Chapssal-tteok'' can be prepared in several ways. Glutinous rice is soaked, ground into flour, and then steamed in a '' siru'' (rice cake steamer). The rice may or may not then be pounded. Sometimes, the rice is ground after being steamed instead of before. ''Chapssal-tteok'' can be coated with '' gomul'' (powdered sesame or beans) and steamed, or it may be boiled and then coated. ''Chapssal-tteok'' can also be made round and filled with various ''so'' (fillings) such as
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. ''Chapssal-tteok'' ice cream is popular in modern South Korea. ''Chapssal-tteok'' is featured in some fusion Korean dishes.


Similar food

Some Japanese '' mochi'' varieties are very similar to certain ''chapssal-tteok'' varieties. Both may be made by steaming and pounding soaked glutinous rice.


See also

* List of Korean desserts *


References

Glutinous rice dishes Tteok {{Korea-cuisine-stub