Mujigae-tteok

Mujigae-tteok
Alternative namesRainbow rice cake
TypeTteok
Place of originKorea
Associated cuisineKorean cuisine
Main ingredientsRice flour
Korean name
Hangul
무지개떡
Hanja
(none)
Revised Romanizationmujigae-tteok
McCune–Reischauermujigae-ttŏk
IPA[mu.dʑ.gɛ.t͈ʌk̚]
Hangul
색떡
Hanja
色떡
Revised Romanizationsaektteok
McCune–Reischauersaekttŏk
IPA[sɛk̚.t͈ʌk̚]
Hangul
색편
Hanja
色편
Revised Romanizationsaekpyeon
McCune–Reischauersaekp'yŏn
IPA[sɛk̚.pʰjʌn]

Mujigae-tteok (Korean무지개떡) or rainbow rice cake is a layered tteok (rice cake) of different colors resembling a rainbow.[1] It is used for special occasions such as a banquet, party, or feast like doljanchi (first birthday), hwangapjanchi (60th birthday). Alternative names for mujigae-tteok include saektteok (색떡) and saekpyeon (색편), both of which means "colored rice cakes".[2]

  1. ^ "Mujigaetteok" 무지개떡. Korean-English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Doo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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