Injeolmi

Injeolmi is a traditional Korean tteok, or rice cake. It starts with glutinous rice powder mixed with a little salt and water, which is steamed over high heat for about fifteen minutes under a wet cloth and then pounded for a few minutes until it forms a dough.

The dough is shaped into a rectangle roughly two centimeters thick and cut into small squares. Each piece is dusted with powder, most commonly yellow soybean powder, though green soybean, black sesame or red bean powders can be used instead. The coating gives the cake a nutty flavor against its soft, sticky center.

Injeolmi is regularly served on the table at traditional weddings, where the bride offered it to the groom's family as a wish for the couple to live happily and closely. At festivals the dough is often pounded with a giant mallet, which makes it chewier than pounding in a small mortar.