Meaning of yakgwa | Babel Free

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A type of Korean dessert made with honey, rice wine, sesame oil, and ginger juice.

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“Perhaps no Korean dish represents the value of honey more than the ancient dessert yakgwa, a deep-fried honey cookie soaked in syrup. Yakgwa (“yak” means medicine and “gwa” means confection) is more than a vessel for coveted sweetness.”

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