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| Place of origin | Korea |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Korean-speaking areas |
| Main ingredients | glutinous rice flour, grains and beans (such as azuki bean, mung bean and sesame, wheat flour or starch) |
| Variations | seolgitteok, kyeotteok |
| 100g /183kcal | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 시루떡 |
| RR | sirutteok |
| MR | siruttŏk |
Siru-tteok (Korean: 시루떡) is a type of Korean rice cake (tteok) traditionally made by steaming rice or glutinous rice flour in a siru (시루).
The popularity of siru-tteok grew as the usage of siru spread across the Korean peninsula.[1] As it is not an everyday utensil but rather used for preparing sacrificial dishes during rituals, siru-tteok is not a casual dish made to enjoy.[1]
The making of siru-tteok is said to be the oldest form of tteok (떡).[2]
Tteok (떡), or steamed rice cake, which is made by steaming powdered rice, then pounding or rolling the dough, itself dates back to 57 B.C.E, along with the siru. The siru-tteok dish is a layered cake of the glutinous rice that is filled often filled with beans and/or red beans (pat, 팥), and the most seen and basic sacrifice offered in rituals for household gods.[3] This cake is generally used for bad fortune prevention rituals (aengmagi) to bring wealth, luck and health into the households. The red beans / fillings is believed to chase away bad spirits, and the other type of siru-tteok cake is the Baekseolgi, which is pure white, and is offered to the higher gods, including Cheonsin (천신; 天神, Celestial God), Sansin (산신; 山神, Mountain God) and Yongsin (용신; 龍神, Dragon God), reflecting the folk belief that the latter two are considered to be as high up and divine as Cheonsin (천신).[3]
- ^ a b Jang, Sangkyo. "Earthenware Steamer". National Folk Museum of Korea / Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ 시루떡 (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea.
- ^ a b Kim, Sangbo. "Steamed rice cake". National Folk Museum of Korea / Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture. Retrieved December 9, 2021.