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| Place of origin | Korea |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Korean-speaking areas |
| Main ingredients | glutinous rice flour, grains and beans (such asazuki bean,mung bean andsesame,wheat flour orstarch) |
| Variations | seolgitteok,kyeotteok |
| 100g /183kcal | |
| Siru-tteok | |
| Hangul | 시루떡 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | sirutteok |
| McCune–Reischauer | siruttŏk |
Sirutteok (Korean: 시루떡) is a type ofKoreanrice cake (tteok) traditionally made bysteaming rice orglutinous rice flour in asiru (시루).
The popularity ofsiru-tteok grew as the usage ofsiru spread across the Korean peninsula.[1] As it is not an everyday utensil but rather used for preparing sacrificial dishes during rituals,siru-tteok is not a casual dish made to enjoy.[1]
The making ofsiru-tteok is said to be the oldest form oftteok (떡).[2]
Tteok (떡), or steamed rice cake, which is made by steaming powdered rice, then pounding or rolling the dough, itself dates back to 57 B.C.E, along with thesiru. Thesiru-tteok dish is a layered cake of the glutinous rice that is filled often filled with beans and/or red beans (pat, 팥), and the most seen and basic sacrifice offered in rituals for household gods.[3] This cake is generally used for bad fortune prevention rituals (aengmagi) to bring wealth, luck and health into the households. The red beans / fillings is believed to chase away bad spirits, and the other type ofsiru-tteok cake is the Baekseolgi, which is pure white, and is offered to the higher gods, including Cheonsin (천신; 天神, Celestial God), Sansin (산신; 山神, Mountain God) and Yongsin (용신; 龍神, Dragon God), reflecting the folk belief that the latter two are considered to be as high up and divine as Cheonsin (천신).[3]
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Sirutteok is made by soaking rice or glutinous rice in water and then grinding it. Thus prepared, the rice flour is put in asiru and steamed. According to steaming method,sirutteok is subdivided into two groups:seolgitteok (설기떡) andkyeotteok (켜떡).Seolgitteok---also calledmuritteok (무리떡)---is regarded as the most basic form ofsirutteok and is made only with rice. "Kyeotteok" consists of multiple layers ofazuki bean or other bean powder and a rice-glutinous rice mixture.[4]
The main ingredients for"sirutteok" arerice (멥쌀mepssal in Korean) orglutinous rice (찹쌀chapssal), which sometimes are mixed. Other grains and beans (such asazuki bean,mung bean andsesame,wheat flour orstarch) can also be mixed with the rice. Variousfruits and nuts are used as subsidiary ingredients, such aspersimmon,peach orapricot,chestnut,walnut, andpine nut. In addition, vegetables or herbs can be used to flavor thetteok.Danggwi leaves (당귀잎;Ostericum grosseserratum),seogi mushroom (mannalichen),radish,artemisia,pepper, andKorean wine for example, whereas honey and sugar are used assweeteners.[4]
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