Tteokguk

Tteokguk is a dish made with a broth of boiled beef with rice cakes. This is one of the traditional dishes that are usually cooked during the Lunar New Year - one of the biggest holidays in Korea.

Tteokguk is made by cutting 'Garae Tteok', a long strip of rice cake dough, which symbolizes a long life. Or it can also be cut into coin-like circles, symbolizing wealth. By eating rice cake soup during the festival, Koreans celebrate one year of age and gain greater wisdom, copper. wishes for prosperity and longevity.