Garaetteok
/ˌɡɑː.reɪˈtʌk/noun
A Korean cylindrical rice cake made from steamed, pounded rice flour.
Did you know?Garaetteok is traditionally eaten at Seollal in tteokguk, whose round slices symbolize coins, renewal, and the gaining of another year of life.
Etymological Timeline
Middle Korean period
Korean
가래
“A long, cylindrical form or object; the shape element in the food’s name.”
Middle Korean period
Korean
“Rice cake; the earlier form of modern Korean 떡 (tteok).”
Early Modern Korean
Korean
가래
“A cylindrical rice cake.”
20th Century
Korean
가래떡
“A long, cylindrical rice cake made from pounded rice.”
Modern English
English
garaetteok
“A Korean cylindrical rice cake, commonly discussed in English-language food writing.”