Hodu-gwaja

Hodu-gwaja (호두과자; "walnut cookie"), commonly translated as walnut cookies, walnut cakes, and walnut pastries,[1][2] is a type of cookie originated from Cheonan, South Korea.[3] It is also known by the name hodo-gwaja (호도과자; which is not the Standard Korean spelling but the name used by Hakhwa walnut cookies, the company that first produced the confection.) in and outside Korea.

Hodu-gwaja
Alternative namesHodo-gwaja, walnut cookies, walnut cakes, walnut pastries
TypeCookie
Place of originSouth Korea
Region or stateCheonan
Created byJo Gwigeum, Sim Boksun
Invented1934
Main ingredientsWalnuts, red bean paste
Ingredients generally usedWheat flour, eggs, milk, sugar
Korean name
Hangul
호두과자
Hanja
胡桃菓子
Revised Romanizationhodu-gwaja
McCune–Reischauerhodu-kwaja
IPA[ho.du.ɡwa.dʑa]

It is a walnut-shaped baked confection with red bean paste filling, whose outer dough is made of skinned and pounded walnuts and wheat flour. Ones that are made in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, are called "Cheonan hodu-gwaja" and are a local specialty.

History

Hodu-gwaja was first made in 1934 by Jo Gwigeum and Sim Boksun, who were a married couple living in Cheonan.[3] The method was developed based on those of traditional Korean confectioneries and the influence from Imperial Japan, as the cookie was developed during the period of Japanese forced occupation (1910–1945).[4]

Outside Cheonan, it was popularized in the 1970s, often sold in train stations and inside the train via catering trolleys.[4] Nowadays it is sold in most regions in South Korea including Seoul, and in the cities of other countries, such as Los Angeles and San Diego in the United States.[2]

  • hodu-gwaja with a cup of milk and mixed nuts and raisins
  • hodu-gwaja in its packaging

See also

References
  1. Yun, Suh-young (27 November 2013). "Fresh from the street". The Korea Times. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. Anderson, Ian (11 October 2015). "Walnut-shaped pastries are a thing". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. Lee, Seongok. "Local foods". Encyclopedia of Cheonan. Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 10 February 2017 – via Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea.
  4. Hong, Ji-yeon (17 February 2016). "Local specialties take train travel to a new level". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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