''Gyeongdan'' () or Korean rice ball cake is a type of ''

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 ...

'' (rice cake) made of

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or other glutinous cereal flours. When the cereal other than rice is used, its name is usually specified, making compound nouns such as ''susugyeongdan'' (, "

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ball cake"). The name ''chapssalgyeongdan'' (, "

ball cake") may also be used, but ''chapssal'' can be, and usually is, omitted. ''Gyeongdan'' can be made by kneading glutinous rice flour into chestnut-sized balls, then boiling them in water, and coating them with honey, mashed

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s or

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s, or toasted and ground sesame seeds, etc. The gyeongdan have various kinds of '' gomul'' (고물; Powdered sesame or beans, used for coating tteok, rice cake, in order to improve its appearance and taste.), making them look pretty, but they are not inflexible even after a long period of time because of gomul. The white bean paste, which is on the table for a child's birthday, is decorated with red bean paste, which means that red beans fight evil spirits.

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