Yakbap is a national dish peculiar to the Korean people and a typical dish for First Full Moon Day (lunar January 15).
It is of high nutritive value and delicious with good harmony of honey, sesame oil, chestnuts, dates, etc.
Here is the recipe for yakbap.
First, glutinous rice is washed, cleaned and soaked in water for about three hours. Second, chestnuts are thoroughly peeled off and cut into two pieces. Third, dates are cleaned before the seeds are removed. The half is smashed and the other half is cut into two. Fourth, glutinous rice is steamed or boiled and it is placed on a big vessel. Then, sugar is mixed evenly with the rice to prevent the rice grains from sticking to one another. Fifth, chestnuts and dates are added after seasoning with soy. Then, sesame oil and honey are evenly mixed with it before putting it in a pot with a lid. Sixth, the yakbap pot is put into a cauldron with water and fixed before putting the lid and boiling it. Finally, it is boiled for eight to ten hours while regulating the fire for continuous boiling of water after boiling it over intense fire for half an hour. After 20-24 hours, yakbap looks more delicious. The finished yakbap is put in a container with a lid and served with pine nut seeds and cinnamon powder on it.