Kkulppang

Kkulppang, (꿀빵) also known as honey bread, is a sticky, sweet bread filled with sweetened red bean paste.[1] Softer, fluffier ones that are made in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea, are called Tongyeong-kkulppang, being a local specialty.[2] In an adjacent city called Jinju, crunchier Jinju-kkulppang is sold as a local specialty.[3] Shortly after the Korean War, many bakeries in Tongyeong were sold. Fishermen and shipbuilding workers who worked on the beach simply ate a meal or snack because they could be kept for a long time despite the warm climate of Tongyeong.[4]

Kkulppang
Tongyeong-kkulppang
Alternative namesHoney bread
TypeBread
Place of originSouth Korea
Region or stateTongyeong, Jinju
Associated national cuisineKorean cuisine
Created byJeong Wonseok
Invented1963
Main ingredientsWheat flour dough, syrup, red bean paste
Variations
  • Tongyeong-kkulppang
  • Jinju-kkulppang
Korean name
Hangul
꿀빵
Revised Romanizationkkulppang
McCune–Reischauerkkulppang
IPA[k͈ul.p͈aŋ]

History

Kkulppang was first made and sold in 1963 by Jeong Wonseok at a stand in front of his house in Hangnam-dong, Tongyeong.[5] In the early 1960s, when post-war impoverishment was severe, the bread was made with rationed wheat flour.[2]

Preparation

Sifted wheat flour is kneaded with eggs to form dough.[6] The dough is then rolled into small balls and filled with sweetened red bean paste, deep-fried in vegetable oil, and then coated with syrup and toasted sesame seeds.[6]

Varieties

Fillings for Tongyeong-kkulppang other than the typical red bean paste include sweet potato, chestnut, yuja and green tea.[7]

  • Tongyeong-kkulppang sold at a store
  • A pack of Tongyeong-kkulppang
  • Tongyeong-kkulppang filled with red bean paste

References
  1. McGill, Bobby (26 March 2013). "Tongyeong: Meeting spring early in the "Naples of Korea"". Seoul Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. 양, 성빈; 조, 서연 (14 September 2012). "통영 꿀빵의 원조, 100년 역사의 기업으로 발돋움". Sisa magazine (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. 원, 성윤 (13 November 2015). "'식당의 발견' (3) 덕인당 : 당신이 여태 먹어보지 못한 '꿀빵'의 바스락거림". The Huffington Post (in Korean). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. "통영 꿀빵". 네이버 지식백과.
  5. "오미사 꿀빵 소개". 오미사 꿀빵 (in Korean). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. "Kkulppang / Tongyeong" 꿀빵 / 통영. Local Information Portal (in Korean). Korea Local Promotion Foundation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. 이, 소원 (13 August 2015). "1년 365일 맛볼 수 있는 통영 사철 별미". Policy Briefing (in Korean). Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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