Grain
Garaetteok
가래떡
Also called tteok, Korean rice cakes, cylinder rice cake
What it is
Chewy cylinders of pounded short-grain rice. The body of tteokbokki and tteokguk (sliced).
Origin
Korea.
Flavour
Mild, milky rice; the point is the chew.
How to use it
Soak refrigerated cakes in warm water until flexible before simmering. Frozen cakes need a longer soak.
Storage
Fridge a few days, or freeze. They harden when cold.
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What is Garaetteok?
Chewy cylinders of pounded short-grain rice. The body of tteokbokki and tteokguk (sliced).
How do I use Garaetteok?
Soak refrigerated cakes in warm water until flexible before simmering. Frozen cakes need a longer soak.
How do I store Garaetteok?
Fridge a few days, or freeze. They harden when cold.
What does it taste like?
Mild, milky rice; the point is the chew.
What can replace Garaetteok?
sliced leftover rice cakes, or skip (low for tteokbokki, tteokguk). The chew is the point. Gnocchi is a party trick, not a substitute we will pretend is equivalent.
Nutrition
Per 100g · estimate · USDA FoodData Central averages and equivalent published tables. Values are typical, not lab tests of your shopping bag.
Recipes using it
Tteokbokki
떡볶이
Chewy rice cakes in a glossy gochujang sauce — the street stall that made K-food a late-night sport.
30 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Rose tteokbokki
로제떡볶이
The creamy, pink, extremely 2020s cousin of street tteokbokki — still Korean, just wearing a dairy jacket.
30 minEasy🌶️🌶️
Dakgalbi
닭갈비
Spicy stir-fried chicken with rice cakes, cabbage and sweet potato — Chuncheon's table-grill export.
50 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Budae jjigae
부대찌개
Army-base stew: kimchi, spam, sausages and ramyeon in a gochujang broth that refuses to be precious.
40 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tteokguk
떡국
Sliced rice cakes in a clear beef broth — the New Year bowl that is said to make you a year older.
1 hr 20 minMediumNo chilli
Korean ramyeon
라면
Instant noodles cooked like a home cook actually does it: extra garlic, an egg, and kimchi on the side.
13 minVery easy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Patbingsu
팥빙수
Shaved ice with sweet red beans, milk and a few chewy toppings — summer dessert that is not a smoothie bowl.
1 hr 20 minEasyNo chilli
Gungjung-tteokbokki
궁중떡볶이
The older soy-sesame rice-cake stir-fry — court-style tteokbokki before the street went red.
30 minEasyNo chilli
Tteok-kkochi
떡꼬치
Rice cakes on a stick, fried and brushed with a sweet-hot glaze — the other street tteok.
30 minEasy🌶️🌶️