Sunday, July 29, 2012

The Food - Hwajeon, Pretty Legit's Interest


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The Food - This cake does look like a flower. Glutinous rice flour dough topped with a beautiful variety of color petals. Cakes giinseng country is always present in any traditional events include picnic now.

Hwajeon is a small pancake batter made ​​from glutinous rice flour, sugar and water. This cake is commonly known by the name of interest or kkot darim cake in Korean language. Its texture is soft with the scent of fragrant flowers make this cake a lot of people liked. Azaleas and chrysanthemums flower petals most often used as a topping.

This dish is usually eaten at the moment hwajeon nori, a traditional celebration since the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). Samjinnal spring festival, the women have a picnic and bring the rice flour and a heavy skillet. They pick flowers Azaleas and instantly create a picnic hwajeon time.

Azaleas to eat called Jindallae. Kinds of beautiful purple flowers that are a characteristic of hwajeon. Traditionally eaten with jindallae hwachae or traditional drink made ​​from honey and azaleas.

In the autumn of Korean society makes different versions hwajeon chrysantemum flowers and leaves. This dish is named woof hwajeon and served with gukhwaju (daribunga made ​​rice wine).

To make the pancakes are also very easy. Materials needed glutinous rice flour, salt, hot water, vegetable oil, azaleas can be replaced or rosella flowers and honey. Mix the glutinous rice flour with a little salt and stir well. Add hot water, a spoonful after spoonful and make a smooth batter or dough samapai not stick in hand

Take the dough and form small round object and flatten, diameter 5 cm, ½ ​​cm thick. Place on a nonstick skillet. Cook over low heat until the dough is translucent. Stayed behind and were azaleas and cook until done. This cake is delicious eaten warm with syrup or honey.

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