When it was first introduced to China
“Goryeobyeong” (Korean snack)
Because it was named
It prevents the Chinese from claiming that their country is the source of medicine.
A snack made by kneading flour with sesame oil, honey, alcohol, ginger juice, etc., frying it in oil, and then coating it with honey.
Yakgwa was considered the best snack. It is said to be a snack containing honey, the best of all medicines, and sesame oil, which kills bugs and detoxifies, and was called Yakgwa using the character ‘Yak Yak (藥)’. Yakgwa has been made and eaten since the Goryeo Dynasty.
Yakgwa was known in China about 900 years ago. King Chungryeol of Goryeo went to the Yuan Dynasty in China to attend the wedding of his crown prince. The crown prince of Goryeo, who was the vassal of the Yuan Dynasty, married the imperial princess of the Yuan Dynasty and lived in Beijing.
In ‘History of Goryeo’, “
King Chungryeol served Yumilgwa at a banquet held in the Yuan Dynasty, and its taste was as if it melted on the lips, so it had a great reputation.”
It is said that At this time, Yumilgwa is Yakgwa. For this reason
In the Yuan Dynasty, the medicine was called “Korea Byeong”. The meaning of ‘Korean sweets’