Tag Archives: Yakwa

Korean Honey Pastry(약과 Yakwa)

Yakwa(약과) is a traditional Korean sweet pastry that is rich with flavors of ginger and honey. It was my most favorite snack growing up and I tasted hundreds of Yakwa in my life but I have never tasted one that is as light and flavorful as this one. This recipe that I learned from my mother-in-law […]

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Story of two Korean sweets – Yakwa(약과)and Yaksik(약식)

Korean Honey Pastry(Yak-Kwa) I have heard this story from my husband’s oldest uncle when I first got married but I really did not realize the significance of it until now…you can find several different versions of this story on the Korean internet but here is the family’s version. Hopefully my daughter will be able to […]

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