Kakigōri is shaved ice — a block of ice run against a blade until it comes off in fine, feathery layers that pile into a soft mound, then dressed with flavored syrup and, in many versions, a pour of sweetened condensed milk. The texture is what separates it from crushed ice or snow cones. Done […]

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Chapssaltteok is a glutinous rice cake — soft, yielding, with a slight resistance before it gives — filled with sweetened red bean paste and dusted on the outside with a fine powder that keeps it from sticking to everything it touches. The exterior is smooth and pale. The filling is dense and dark. The whole […]

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