What Is Tteok? A Beginner’s Guide to Korean Rice Cakes

Assortment of traditional Korean tteok rice cakes including injeolmi, garaetteok and songpyeon

One of Korea’s most talked-about dessert trends in 2026 has roots in a much older food tradition. In 2026, younger Koreans are lining up for trendy rice cakes, bakeries and cafés are experimenting with chewy tteok-inspired desserts, and international visitors are discovering that Korean “rice cake” means much more than the cylindrical pieces floating in … 더 읽기