Hwajeon

Hwajeon (Korean: 화전; Hanja: 花煎), or flower cake is a small Korean pan-fried rice cake. It is made out of glutinous rice flour, honey and edible petals from seasonal flowers, such as rhododendron. It is eaten during the festivals of Samjinnal and Buddha's Birthday.

Hwajeon
Jindallae-hwajeon (pan-fried Korean rhododendron rice cakes)
TypeJeon, tteok
Place of originKorea
Associated cuisineKorean cuisine
Main ingredientsEdible flowers, glutinous rice flour, honey
Korean name
Hangul
화전
Hanja
花煎
Revised Romanizationhwajeon
McCune–Reischauerhwajŏn
IPA[hwa.dʑʌn]
Hangul
꽃부꾸미
Hanja
(none)
Revised Romanizationkkot-bukkumi
McCune–Reischauerkkot-pukkumi
IPA[k͈ot̚.p͈u.k͈u.mi]
Hangul
꽃지지미
Revised Romanizationkkot-jijimi
McCune–Reischauerkkot-chijimi
IPA[k͈ot̚.t͈ɕi.dʑi.mi]
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