Okchun-dang

Okchun-dang (Korean: 옥춘당; Hanja: 玉春糖) or okchun (옥춘; 玉春),^[1][2] called saek-kusŭl-sathang (색구슬사탕; "colour marble candy") in North Korea,^[3] is a traditional Korean sweet made of rice flour. The flat, rounded sweet is red with white, yellow and green decoration.

Okchun-dang

Alternative names	Okchun, saek-kusŭl-sathang
Type	Candy
Place of origin	Korea
Associated cuisine	Korean cuisine
Main ingredients	Rice flour
South Korean name
Hangul	옥춘당
Hanja	玉春糖
RR	okchundang
MR	okch'undang
IPA	[ok̚.tɕʰun.daŋ]
Alternate name
Hangul	옥춘
Hanja	玉春
RR	okchun
MR	okch'un
IPA	[ok̚.tɕʰun]
North Korean name
Hangul	색구슬사탕
Hanja	色구슬沙糖
RR	saekguseulsatang
MR	saekkusŭlsat'ang
IPA	[sɛk̚.k͈u.sɯl.sa.tʰaŋ]

It is a staple on the table for various traditional ceremonies such as jesa (ancestral rite) and hwangap (60th birthday).^[2]

Gallery

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  (the left-most stack in the photo) okchun-dang piled high on the table at a celebration of hwangap