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Food on Samjinnal
Hwajeon
(A flower-shaped Rice Cake)
This is a food made by pan-frying
the dough of glutinous rice powder to be round-shaped
using sesame oil.
Hwameon
(Flowered noodles)
This is a food made by slicing the
cooked dough of mung bean powder and putting it into
Omija tea with honey and pine nuts. The dough can include
azalea petals and can be dyed in red or put into honeyed
water. This is also called as 'Sumeon' and is often
used in the religious service.
Sanddeok
They make white pieces of rice cake
in a bubble shape dyed with five colors, putting red-beans
in it, and string the five pieces of cake with beads.
Small pieces are five to be threaded and large ones
are three. This is called as Sanddeok or Ggopjangddeok.
Drinks
Various drinks were brewed in each
family to drink them in spring. Somyeonju, Songsunju,
and Gwahaju are the well-known drinks, and in Gwanseo
regions, Gamheungro and Byeokhyangju are famous, and
in Haeseo areas, Igangju, and in Honam regions, Jukryeokgo
and Gyedangju, and in Hoseo areas, Nosanchun and Seohyangro
are well known. In addition, Samaju is the drink brewed
on the fourth fifth day repeatedly and is famous for
its unchangeable taste even after the one year of its
brewing.