Tteok-kkochi
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| Type | |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associated cuisine | Korean cuisine |
| Serving temperature | Warm |
| Main ingredients | Tteok |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 떡꼬치 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | tteok-kkochi |
| McCune–Reischauer | ttŏk-kkoch'i |
Tteok-kkochi (Korean: 떡꼬치; lit. rice cake skewer) is a popular South Korean street food consisting of skewered and fried tteok (rice cakes) brushed with spicy gochujang-based sauce.[1]
Etymology
Tteok (떡) means rice cakes, and kkochi (꼬치) means food on skewers or skewers themselves used for culinary purposes.[2]
References
- ^ Vis, Karin-Marijke (14 June 2016). "6 Traditional Vegetarian Snacks in South Korea". Paste. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "kkochi" 꼬치. Korean–English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
