Yaksik

Yaksik
Alternative namesYakbap
Place of originKorea
Region or stateKorean-speaking areas
Main ingredientsglutinous rice, chestnuts, jujubes, and pine nut
Similar dishesShwe htamin, biko
Other informationTypically consumed during Jeongwol Daeboreum, weddings and hwangap festivities
Yaksik
Hangul
약식 / 약밥
Hanja
藥食 / 藥밥
Revised Romanizationyaksik / yakbap
McCune–Reischaueryaksik / yakpap

Yaksik (Korean약식; lit. medicine food) or yakbap (약밥; lit. medicine 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]

  1. ^ (in Korean) Yaksik at Britannica Korea