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Songpyeon is a traditional Korean food made from glutinous rice
Glutinous rice

Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous in the sense of being glue-like or sticky and not in the sense of containing gluten; on the other hand, it is called sticky but should not be confused with the other varieties of Asian rice that become sticky to one deg...
. It is a variety of tteok
Tteok

Tteok is a Korean sweet cake made with Glutinous rice rice flour , by steaming. Normal rice flour can be used for some kinds of tteok....
, consisting of small rice cakes traditionally eaten during the Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
n autumn festival, Chuseok
Chuseok

Chuseok, originally known as Hangawi , is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar....
. They have become a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture. Songpyeon are half-moon-shaped rice cakes that contain a sweet filling made of sesame seeds or chestnut
Chestnut

Chestnut , is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the Beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate climate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
 paste steamed over a layer of pine
Pine

Pines are Pinophyta trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species....
 needles, which gives them the fragrant smell of fresh pine trees.






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Songpyeon is a traditional Korean food made from glutinous rice
Glutinous rice

Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous in the sense of being glue-like or sticky and not in the sense of containing gluten; on the other hand, it is called sticky but should not be confused with the other varieties of Asian rice that become sticky to one deg...
. It is a variety of tteok
Tteok

Tteok is a Korean sweet cake made with Glutinous rice rice flour , by steaming. Normal rice flour can be used for some kinds of tteok....
, consisting of small rice cakes traditionally eaten during the Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
n autumn festival, Chuseok
Chuseok

Chuseok, originally known as Hangawi , is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar....
. They have become a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture. Songpyeon are half-moon-shaped rice cakes that contain a sweet filling made of sesame seeds or chestnut
Chestnut

Chestnut , is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the Beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate climate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
 paste steamed over a layer of pine
Pine

Pines are Pinophyta trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species....
 needles, which gives them the fragrant smell of fresh pine trees. They used to be made into various shapes with the participation of family members and were often exchanged between neighbors. They are eaten on Chuseok and other festive days.

The earliest records of songpyeon date from the Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
 period.

See also

  • Tteok
    Tteok

    Tteok is a Korean sweet cake made with Glutinous rice rice flour , by steaming. Normal rice flour can be used for some kinds of tteok....
  • Korean cuisine
  • List of Korea-related topics
    List of Korea-related topics

    This is a list of articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. For help on how to use this list, see the #Introduction below....


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