Rapil & Roasted Sparrow
It was a custom in Korea that the third Sheep’s day after the winter solstice was celebrated in the royal palace.
Typical dish of the day was the casserole of wild boar, hare and other game hunted on the day.
Rapil was also called rapphyong.
Ordinary people did not celebrate the day as grandly as in the royal palace, but they ate roasted sparrow and made yot (taffy).
In the Pyongyang area people ate noodles on the day.
Typical dish of the day was the casserole of wild boar, hare and other game hunted on the day.
Rapil was also called rapphyong.
Ordinary people did not celebrate the day as grandly as in the royal palace, but they ate roasted sparrow and made yot (taffy).
In the Pyongyang area people ate noodles on the day.
Taffy
Taffy is one of traditional sweets of Korea, which is made by saccharifying starch in cereals through the enzymatic action of malt.
The Korean ancestors found that cereals, when boiled and fermented with malt, have a sweet taste. They made taffy by applying the method to food processing.
