Songpyeon

Name: Songpyeon
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 500g wet rice flour (short-grain rice); Hot water and a pinch of salt; Toasted sesame seeds ground with honey and sugar; Chestnuts or sweetened beans (optional fillings); Mugwort, pumpkin or omija powder, for colour (optional); Clean pine needles, for steaming; Sesame oil

송편/SONG-pyun/

Also known as: Song Pyeon, Korean Half-Moon Rice Cakes, Chuseok Rice Cakes

About this dish

Small half-moon rice cakes filled with sweet sesame, chestnut or beans and steamed on a bed of pine needles.

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Ingredients

🍚500g wet rice flour (short-grain rice)

💧Hot water and a pinch of salt

🌾Toasted sesame seeds ground with honey and sugar

🌰Chestnuts or sweetened beans (optional fillings)

🎨Mugwort, pumpkin or omija powder, for colour (optional)

🌲Clean pine needles, for steaming

🫙Sesame oil

Method

Serves 4

Knead the rice flour with salt and hot water into a smooth dough, colouring some if you like.

Roll small balls, press a hollow and add a spoonful of filling.

Pinch closed into a half-moon shape.

Steam on a layer of pine needles for 20–25 minutes.

Rinse briefly in cold water and brush with sesame oil.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Songpyeon are made by families together for Chuseok, the autumn harvest festival; making pretty ones is said to bring a good spouse.

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