Hangwa

Infobox Korean name

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caption=Various types of "hangwa"
hangul= 한과
hanja= 韓果
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mr=hankwa|

"Hangwa" is a general term for Korean traditional confectionery. Common ingredients in "hangwa" are grain flour, honey, "yeot", sugar, fruit or edible root.

Types of hangwa

*Yugwa (유과): made by frying and kneading.
* Suksilgwa (숙실과), made by boiling fruits, ginger, or nuts in water and then reformed into the original fruit's shape, or other shapes.
* Gwapyeon (과편), jelly-like confection made by boiling sour fruits, starch, and sugar.
* Dasik (다식), literally tea snack. It is made by kneading rice flour, honey, and various types of flour from nuts, herbs, sesame, or jujube.
* Yeot (엿): a Korean traditional candy in liquid or solid form made from steamed normal rice, glutinous rice, glutinous kaoliang, corn, sweet potatoes or mixed grains. The steamed ingredients are lightly fermented and boiled in a large pot called "sot" (솥) for a long time.
* Yeot gangjeong (엿강정)
* Jeonggwa (정과)

External links

* [http://www.asiafood.org/snacks1.cfm General information about Korean desserts]
* [http://www.kgacademy.com/cooking/cooking_06_04.asp Information about "Hangwa"]
* [http://gyodong.co.kr/nayamall/gyodong/menu3.html Information about "Hangwa"]
* [http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ya/gg/yagg_mv0.jsp?i_seqno=3897 Information about 봉화 닭실 한과마을 and "Hangwa"]