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10 won bread

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10 won bread, also called 10 won waffle or sibwonppang, is a South Korean street food first sold in the city of Gyeongju in 2019. It is shaped like a South Korean 10 won coin and is filled with stretchy mozzarella cheese, made as either a bread or a waffle. The snack inspired regional variations across South Korea, including a 50 won bread in Jeonju, a 100 won bread in Tongyeong, and a 500 won bread in Seoul's Sinsa-dong neighborhood, and the trend spread to Japan in 2022 as 10 yen bread. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 2019 1
Origin Region
South Korea 2
FAQs

Why is 10 won bread shaped like a coin?

It copies the 10 won coin, whose reverse shows the Dabotap pagoda of Gyeongju's Bulguksa temple.

The bread carries markings that make it closely resemble a South Korean 10 won coin. That coin was selected because its reverse side shows an image of the Dabotap pagoda in Gyeongju's famous temple Bulguksa, and Gyeongju is the city where the bread was first sold.
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Street Food Culture, Food Traditions
Source 10 won bread (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Korean Cuisine, Cuisines
Source 10 won bread (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Mozzarella, Ingredients
Source 10 won bread (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

South Korea

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source 10 won bread (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. 10 won bread (Wikipedia)
  • lead paragraph
    10 won bread (Korean: 십원빵), also sometimes called 10 won waffle or sibwonppang, is a South Korean street food that was first sold in Gyeongju in 2019.
  • entity description (course)
    10 won bread, also called 10 won waffle or sibwonppang, is a South Korean street food first sold in the city of Gyeongju in 2019.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_won_bread (dietary-suitability)
    It is a bread or waffle in the shape of a South Korean 10 won coin that contains stretchy mozzarella cheese.
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food in South Korea
  • Uses Ingredient: Mozzarella, Lead section
    contains stretchy mozzarella cheese
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2. 10 won bread (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): South Korea
Quote, P495 (country of origin): South Korea
South Korea
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