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| Alternative names | Yakbap |
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| Place of origin | Korea |
| Region or state | Korean-speaking areas |
| Main ingredients | glutinous rice, chestnuts, jujubes, and pine nut |
| Similar dishes | Shwe htamin, biko |
| Other information | Typically consumed during Jeongwol Daeboreum, weddings and hwangap festivities |
| Yaksik | |
| Hangul | 약식 / 약밥 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | yaksik / yakbap |
| McCune–Reischauer | yaksik / yakpap |
Yaksik or yakbap (literally "medicinal food" or "medicinal rice") is a sweet Korean dish made by steaming glutinous rice, and mixing with chestnuts, jujubes, and pine nuts. It is seasoned with honey or brown sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sometimes cinnamon. It is traditionally eaten on Jeongwol Daeboreum (정월대보름), a Korean holiday which falls on every January 15 in the lunar calendar, but also for weddings and hwangap festivities.[1]