Tteokguk
| Alternative names | Rice cake soup |
|---|---|
| Type | Soup |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Main ingredients | Rice cakes |
| 120 kcal (500 kJ) | |
| Other information | related to Korean New Year |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 떡국 |
| RR | tteokguk |
| MR | ttŏkkuk |
| IPA | [t͈ʌk̚.k͈uk̚] |
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).