Chapssal-tteok

Chapssal-tteok
Alternative namesChaltteok, glutinous rice cake
TypeTteok
Place of originKorea
Associated cuisineKorean cuisine
Main ingredientsGlutinous rice
Similar dishesMochi
Korean name
Hangul
찹쌀떡
Revised Romanizationchapssal-tteok
McCune–Reischauerch'apssal-ttŏk
IPA[tɕʰap̚.s͈al.t͈ʌk̚]
Another name
Hangul
찰떡
Revised Romanizationchaltteok
McCune–Reischauerch'alttŏk
IPA[tɕʰal.t͈ʌk̚]

Chapssal-tteok (찹쌀떡; [tɕʰap̚.s͈al.t͈ʌk̚]), also called chaltteok (찰떡, [tɕʰal.t͈ʌk̚]), is a tteok, or Korean rice cake, made of glutinous rice.

Chapssal-tteok is traditionally provided as a good luck gift to students before exams. Its sticky texture symbolizes the answers "sticking" in students' minds.