Verified Korean-culture entity · as of 2026-06-28 · cross-checked + Skill-scored · via KoreaAPI · ✓✓ cross-verified
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Tteokguk (Korean: 떡국) or sliced rice cake soup is a traditional Korean dish eaten during the celebration of the Korean New Year. The dish consists of broth/soup (guk) with thinly sliced rice cakes (tteok). Eating tteokguk on New Year's Day is traditionally believed to grant good luck for the year and confer one sal (a year of age). It is usually garnished with thin julienned cooked eggs, marinated meat, gim (김), and sesame oil (참기름).
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Tteokguk (떡국) is a verified Korean dish/food (cross-checked via Wikidata Q685352 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Tteokguk 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).
Is Tteokguk spicy?
Tteokguk is rated 'mild' on KoreaAPI's spice scale (editorial rating; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikidata Q685352 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Tteokguk 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
Is Tteokguk vegetarian?
Tteokguk — dietary note: contains meat (beef broth) (KoreaAPI editorial; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikidata Q685352 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Tteokguk 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
What is Tteokguk's country of origin?
Tteokguk — Country of origin: Korea (verified via Wikidata Q685352 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Tteokguk 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).
What is Tteokguk's made from?
Tteokguk — Made from: tteok (verified via Wikidata Q685352 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Tteokguk 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).