Yumilgwa

Yumilgwa

Alternative names	Yugwa
Type	Hangwa
Place of origin	Korea
Main ingredients	Grain flour, honey
Cookbook: Yumilgwa  Media: Yumilgwa

Yumilgwa
Hangul	유과 or 유밀과
Hanja	油菓 or 油蜜果
Revised Romanization	yugwa or yumilgwa
McCune–Reischauer	yukwa or yumilkwa

Yugwa or yumilgwa is a variety of hangwa, or Korean traditional confectionery, made by deep-frying a mixture of grain flour and honey. The name is now commonly shortened to yugwa, but the original name is yumilgwa after the cooking procedure: frying and baking. It is generally divided into two categories: yakgwa (약과) and gangjeong (강정).

Types

• Yakgwa (약과), fried sweet dessert made from a pressed mixture of kneaded wheat flour, sesame oil, and honey. The name comes from the fact that it is made with honey; yak refers to honey in Korean just like yaksik (a type of tteok, rice cake), and yakju (rice wine).^[1]
• Gangjeong (강정), fried dessert made from dried dough of rice flour.^[2]

References

1. http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=249374&v=43
2. http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=241824&v=43

External links

• General information about Korean desserts
• Information about Yumilgwa (in Korean)
• Information about Hangwa (in Korean)
• Information about 봉화 닭실 한과마을 and Hangwa (in Korean)