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INTRODUCTION TO KOREAN CULTURE

The food we tried at first is Snowfleak dessert, also known as Bingsu

(: 빙수), sometimes written as bingsoo, is a Korean shaved
ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include
chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red beans.

There are many variations of Bingsu. Such as Pat-bingsu (red

bean bingsu), nokcha-bingsu (green tea bingsu), ttalgi-
bingsu (strawberry bingsu), choko-bingsu (chocolate bingsu), etc.

The most common variety is pat-bingsu (Korean: 팥빙수), the red

bean shaved ice. The main ingredient of ice was natural ice in
the past, but later artificial ice was produced and high-quality
sweeteners were developed, and now it has been improved into
boiled red bean shaved ice or fruit shaved ice mixed with
various fruits. At first, the ice-cutting machine was a simple tool
in the shape of a plane, but now the electric power is widely
used after a manual rotation by hand.
 : Pat-bingsu (red bean bingsu)

The earliest forms of bingsu existed during the Joseon

dynasty (1392–1897). The government records show that
the officials shared the crushed ices topped with various fruits,
which were distributed from the ancient Korean ice storage
called seokbinggo (Korean: 석빙고). The early forms
of patbingsu consisted of shaved ice and two or three
ingredients, typically red bean paste, tteok, and ground nut
powder.

The modern versions of the iced desserts were began to be sold

in Taegeukdang (Korean: 태극당), the oldest bakery in Seoul that
opened in 1946. With the western influences after the Korean
War, more various and richer ingredients, such as cereals,
syrups, ice creams, or whipped creams, were added to patbingsu.
 : Three kinds of Bingsu that we tried

Patbingsu (팥빙수, sometimes anglicized as patbingsoo, literally

"red beans shaved ice") is a popular Korean shaved
ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include
chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red beans.
The food began as ice shavings with red beans (known as pat, 
팥). Many varieties of patbingsu exist in contemporary culture.

There are a variety of bingsu types and flavors. Many bingsu do

not necessarily follow tradition, and some do not include ther
red bean paste. Some popular flavors are: green tea, coffee,
and yogurt.
:Happy faces to see such great dessert!
With Bingsu, we also tried another traditional korean dessert. Which
is Bungeo-ppang. Bungeo-ppang (붕어빵; "carp bread") is a fish-
shaped pastry stuffed with sweetened red bean paste, which
originated from the Japanese taiyaki. One of South Korea's
most popular winter street foods, the snack is often sold
at street stalls, grilled on an appliance similar to a waffle
iron but with a fish-shaped mold. Red bean paste is the
standard filling but many bungeo-ppang sold as street food are
filled with pastry cream (called "choux-cream" in South
Korea), pizza toppings, chocolate and others. Usually, it costs
about 1,000 won (KRW) for three bungeo-ppang. However,
small bungeo-ppang costs 1,000 won for five and large bungeo-
ppang costs 2,000 won for one, indicating that the price range
varies depending on the size.
All the desserts were incredibly delicious. Thanks to “Introduction to
Korean Culture” class and our beloved professor “Akhmedov
Armigon”, we got the idea and opportunity to taste such delicious
korean desserts. Overall it was an amazing and memorable
experience for us!

GROUP
 Rifat Yeasir Arafat
 Haq Md Ahsanul
 Sweety Taslima Rahman.

Thanks for watching!

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