HANSIK 寒食 한식 4/6

In HANSIK [called cold food], ancestors ate food with no use of fire and visited the ancestors' tomb. It was considered a rainy day with strong winds. Sowing was started on the field on the day of Hansik. Today, the meaning has faded a lot, and there are many cases where there is no special event. In particular, the custom of banning eating food with no use of fire or cold food is rarely observed. However, there are still many events related to ancestor worship. It is considered a day without Ghosts or a day when Ghosts do not move, and it is said that it is a day when there is no harm even if you touch an ancestor's tomb. So, people sow new grass near the tomb, change the tombstone, and/or move the tomb to a different location.

bibimbap

a Korean dish consisting of rice topped with sautéed vegetables, chili paste, and beef or other meat, sometimes with the addition of a raw or fried egg.

flower sweet rice cake 화전 /Hwajeon/

Preparing ingredients and quantities

After kneading glutinous rice flour with boiling water, make it into a round flat shape. After frying in oil, decorate with petals. In Korea, various edible petals are used depending on the season. Decorate with azaleas in spring, roses.

Ingredients and Quantities (12 servings)

2 cups (240 g) wet glutinous rice flour*, ½ teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons boiling water

An appropriate amount of edible flowers (Azalea flower, rose, chrysanthemum, etc.), a little sugar (or honey), an appropriate amount of cooking oil

*Making wet glutinous rice flour

Soak 1 cup (225g) of glutinous rice in 2 cups of water and soak it, strain it through a sieve, drain the water for 30 minutes, and then grind it into powder.

get ready

1. Add salt to boiling water, add little by little to glutinous rice flour, knead evenly and cover with a damp cotton cloth for 20 minutes.

2. Take out the dough to be the size of a chestnut and flatten it into a round shape about 5cm in diameter.

3. Remove the stamens of edible flowers, wash them in water, and prepare the dried petals.

to make

1. Heat a pan, add cooking oil, lower the heat, and spread the round dough so that it does not stick to each other. When the bottom is cooked and turns red, turn it over.

2. Attach petals to the ripe side to make a shape and cook slightly more.

3. When both sides are cooked, take them out and coat them with sugar or honey.