 South Korea's 'It' Cookie: The Amber Gleam of Yakgwa

[{"selector":"#anim-7db7508c-e4f7-41ab-8341-99c291f84485 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Chef Junghyun Park's relative brought fresh honeycomb to his Seoul home when he was young.

[{"selector":"#anim-600bec14-0f92-46dc-9fa5-04cb07f60379 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.874999829338595%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Mr. Park's mother treasured it since South Koreans valued fresh honey for its health benefits and only gave it to sick people.

[{"selector":"#anim-43f3b5c3-47da-45cc-b967-d37fe9323d54 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-16.162109169672995%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Honey made great tea with ginger in hot water. “We were drinking it almost like medicine,” Mr. Park recalled.

[{"selector":"#anim-1949f58a-9812-4a7f-a653-3c0a7fe90e2b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The ancient Korean treat yakgwa, a deep-fried honey cookie coated in syrup, may best reflect honey's benefits.

[{"selector":"#anim-fa8319af-da7e-471d-847b-822849942e12 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] “yak” means medicine and “gwa” means confection—more than holds sweets.

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[{"selector":"#anim-cf367366-95d1-4d20-95d7-9697037928e0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Popular since the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), these sweets have returned to South Korea and abroad owing to YouTube, TikTok, and Korean dramas like “Alchemy of Souls.”

[{"selector":"#anim-aabba925-f1fc-4c56-9b93-524f2c521738 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.874999829338595%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Young boutique companies like Golden Piece and Jangin Hangwa sell yakgwa in modern flavors including ginger-honey, lavender, chocolate, and cookies-and-cream in South Korea.

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