List of Korean desserts

Korean cuisine known today has evolved through centuries of social and political change.

Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in southern Manchuria and the Korean peninsula, Korean cuisine has evolved through a complex interaction of the natural environment and different cultural trends.

[1] Hangwa is a general term for Korean traditional confectionery.

Common ingredients in hangwa are grain flour, honey, yeot, sugar, fruit or edible root.

Tteok is a class of Korean rice cakes made with glutinous rice flour (also known as sweet rice or chapssal), by steaming.

Hotteok is a variety of filled Korean pancake , and is a popular street food of South Korea .
Yeot covered with nuts (ttangkong yeot). Yeot is made from steamed rice , glutinous rice , glutinous sorghum , corn , sweet potatoes , or mixed grains. The steamed ingredients are lightly fermented and boiled in a large pot called a sot .
Tteok being pounded; hundreds of different kinds of tteok are eaten year round
Injeolmi is a variety of tteok , or Korean rice cake , made by steaming and pounding glutinous rice flour.
Black sesame rice sold with black sesame powder on Injeolmi