Yeot-gangjeong (엿강정) is a candy bar-like variety of hangwa (traditional Korean confection) consisting of toasted seeds, nuts, beans, or puffed grains mixed with mullyeot (rice syrup).[1][2][3] In general households, they usually make and eat yeot-gangjeong during Korean holidays and Jesa. Or, it is made and sold as a winter snack and is usually eaten during holidays and feasts.

Yeot-gangjeong
Ttangkong-yeot-gangjeong (peanut candy bar)
TypeHangwa
Candy bar
Place of originKorea
Associated cuisineKorean cuisine
Main ingredientsToasted seeds, nuts, beans, or puffed grains; mullyeot (rice syrup)
Korean name
Hangul
엿강정
Revised Romanizationyeot-gangjeong
McCune–Reischaueryŏt-kangjŏng
IPA[jʌt̚.k͈aŋ.dʑʌŋ]
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  1. ^ "Yeot-gangjeong" 엿강정. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  2. ^ Chun, Hui-jung (2004). Yoon, Ho-mi (ed.). Korean Food Guide 800. Seoul: The Korea Foundation. p. 170. ISBN 89-89782-10-4. Retrieved 18 August 2017 – via issuu.
  3. ^ Kwon, Yong-Seok; Kim, Young; Kim, Yang-Suk; Choe, Jeong-Sook; Lee, Jin-Young (2012). "An Exploratory Study on Kwa-Jung-ryu of Head Families". Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (in Korean). 27 (6): 588–597. doi:10.7318/kjfc/2012.27.6.588. Retrieved 18 August 2017.