Korean baked goods
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Korean baked goods consists of either snacks (Korean: 한국 생과자) or bread (한국 빵). Examples include bread, buns, pastries, cakes, and snacks.[1]
Place of origin | South Korea |
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Region or state | East Asia |
Associated cuisine | South Korea |
Bread did not enter the Korean diet or become a mainstream staple until the late 1980s. To a large extent, bread was not part of Korean cuisine, other than some types of traditional steamed bread that were made of mixed rice flour and wheat.[2] Korean breads were first introduced to the mainstream market in the 1980s with the establishment of the bakery chain Paris Baguette.[3] The items that were introduced to the Korean market aimed to introduce a French-inspired type of bread that would simultaneously satisfy a Korean taste palette. Hence, the type of bread and buns that were created were a fusion of Western technique and Korean flavours.[1] Western fused breads are a growing phenomenon across Asia and as new Asian bakery chains grew in their home countries, they have simultaneously entered international markets.[4]