Hwajeon, also called kkotbukkumi or kkotjijimi, is a small Korean pan-fried rice cake made from glutinous rice flour, honey and edible seasonal flower petals such as rhododendron. It is traditionally eaten during the Samjinnal festival and on Buddha's Birthday. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Hwajeon, kkotbukkumi, kkotjijimi, (Korean: 화전) or flower cake is a small Korean pan-fried rice cake.
Hwajeon nori
These customs date back to the Three Kingdoms era (57 BCE ‒ 668 AD) and originated in Silla.
- Uses Ingredient: Honey, Infobox main_ingredient field: Edible flowers, glutinous rice flour, honey
In Cuisine: Korean Cuisine, infobox national_cuisine field
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