송편 만들기

We had an hour social activity in school this evening, learning how to make 송편 (Songpyeon). 송편 are crescent-shaped rice cakes, stuffed with sesame seeds, chestnut paste or beans. 송편 are usually eaten during 추석, Harvest Moon Festival, which is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month (usually end September or early October).

추석 is a time to give thanks for autumn harvest. During this festival, In the morning, Koreans will don new clothes and begin the day with rites honouring their ancestors. Offerings are made of newly harvested foods. After then, families will visit the graves of their ancestors to bow and clean the area for the coming winter.

I tried a piece of 송편. It's sweet and chewy... 선생님 told us that her mother used to tell her that if she's able to make pretty 송편 every year, she would be able to find a dashing husband. Apparently that's not true! Mothers...