Chef Jeong-sun
Jjinppang (Anheung Red Bean Steamed Bun)
Soft wheat buns from Gangwon's Anheung road stalls, risen with makgeolli for a faint tang and filled with chunky red bean, the comfort food you eat hot before the crumb firms.
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Sangae-tteok (Jeju Barley Steamed Bun)
A Jeju holiday bun made from barley flour and live makgeolli, risen slowly, wrapped around red bean paste, and steamed tender for the ancestral table and the family sharing after.
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Hoppang (Sweet Red Bean Steamed Bun)
A winter convenience-store bun made at home: soft white dough wrapped tight around smooth sweet red bean paste, steamed until pillowy, then eaten too hot because waiting is not its nature.
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Kkotppang (Flower-Shaped Steamed Buns)
Soft wheat buns twisted into little flowers, plain enough to let a peppery stir-fry speak, but measured carefully so each one opens cleanly in the steamer.
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Sanghwabyeong (상화병, Goryeo Fermented Wheat Bun)
A pale wheat bun risen with makgeolli, filled with red bean, and steamed until the skin springs back, a Goryeo table memory made steady for a modern home kitchen.
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Jeungpyeon (Fermented Rice Steamed Cake)
A porous, gently sour rice cake fermented with makgeolli and steamed until tender, the summer tteok made ahead for special tables because it keeps better than most rice cakes.
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Bori-ppang (보리빵, Barley Steamed Bread)
A plain Korean market bread of barley flour and makgeolli, steamed into small dense rounds with a measured lift from yeast, gentle sweetness, and the earthiness older cooks knew too well.
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Oksusu-sulppang (Corn Makgeolli Steamed Bread)
A market-style Korean steamed bread where makgeolli and a measured pinch of yeast lift cornmeal batter into a tender yellow loaf, coarse enough to taste the grain and sweet enough for a cheap afternoon.
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Sulppang (술빵, Makgeolli Steamed Bread)
Raw makgeolli does the patient lifting in this market-style steamed wheat bread, giving a soft, faintly tangy crumb that asks more for warmth and time than skill.
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