Chapssal-tteok
| Alternative names | Chaltteok, glutinous rice cake |
|---|---|
| Type | Tteok |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associated cuisine | Korean cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Glutinous rice |
| Similar dishes | Mochi |
| Chapssal-tteok | |
| Hangul | 찹쌀떡 |
|---|---|
| RR | chapssaltteok |
| MR | ch'apssalttŏk |
| IPA | [tɕʰap̚.s͈al.t͈ʌk̚] |
| Alternate name | |
| Hangul | 찰떡 |
| RR | chaltteok |
| MR | ch'alttŏk |
| IPA | [tɕʰal.t͈ʌk̚] |
Chapssal-tteok (찹쌀떡; [tɕʰap̚.s͈al.t͈ʌk̚]), also called chaltteok (찰떡, [tɕʰal.t͈ʌk̚]), is a tteok, or Korean rice cake, made of glutinous rice.
Chapssal-tteok is traditionally provided as a good luck gift to students before exams. Its sticky texture symbolizes the answers "sticking" in students' minds.