- Bungeoppang
Infobox Korean name
caption = "Bungeoppang" being sold inToronto .
hangul = or 어빵 (NK: 어빵) [cite book|last=Martin|first=Samuel E.|title=A Reference Grammar of Korean|year=1992 |edition=1st Edition|publisher=Charles E. Tuttle Publishing|location=Rutland andTokyo |id=ISBN 0-8048-1887-8|pages=95|quote=līnge]
rr = bungeoppang / ingeoppang (NK: ringeoppang)
mr = pungŏ ppang / ingŏ ppang (NK: ringŏ ppang)"Bungeoppang" (lit. “
crucian carp cake/bread”) is the Korean name of a Japanese fish-shaped pastry. "Bungeoppang" consists of sweetazuki bean filling known as "pat" ( _ko. 팥; seered bean paste ), which is encased in batter and then toasted in a special appliance that performs like awaffle iron . This appliance is specially molded to create the fish shape of "bungeoppang" (seeAsian carp for the fish's significance in East Asian culture). It is then toasted golden-brown and served.History
"Bungeoppang" was first introduced into Korea by the Japanese during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s; although there it is known as "
taiyaki ". [cite news | author = 이규연 | title = 분수대 붕어빵 | url = http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?ctg=2002&Total_ID=270186 | publisher =JoongAng Ilbo | date =2003-12-13 | accessdate = 2007-07-09 | language = Korean]How to get
"Bungeoppang" is usually sold as a snack by open-air food vendors throughout
Korea during the winter season. The vendors sell them in a similar way to Korean "eomuk" or Japanese "kamaboko ". It is usually sold in quantities of four or more. Although the pastry is shaped like a fish, it does not contain any fish or fish products.There are also "bungeoppang"-shaped waffles filled with
ice cream and "pat" (sweetened and boiled red beans orazuki beans).imilarities
Similar variations also exist:
* "Gukhwappang" ( _ko. 빵, “chrysanthemum cake”) is essentially identical to "bungeoppang", only it is a flower-shaped pastry.
* "gyeranppang" ( _ko. 빵, lit. “chicken egg cake”) is filled with egg and it has a shape of rounded rectangle.References
ee also
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Korean cuisine
*Taiyaki External links
* [http://www.prkorea.com/photo2/review.php?sid=233&recat=27/ High quality photograph of bungeoppang]
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