Monday, November 1, 2010

Glutinous (or Sweet) Rice Flour (찹쌀 가루=ChapSsal GaRu)


In Korea, glutinous rice is called chapssal (찹쌀), and its characteristic stickiness is called chalgi (Hangul: 찰기). Cooked rice made of glutinous rice is called chalbap (찰밥) and rice cakes (떡=ddeok) are called chalddeok or chapssalddeok (찰떡, 찹쌀떡). Chalbap is used as stuffing in samgyetang.

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  • Use:
    Sticky rice cakes, Batter
  • Storage:
    Keep in the cabinet.
  • Short Korean lesson:
    ChapSsal (찹쌀)=Sweet Rice
    GaRu (가루)=Powder

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