Omegi-tteok is a rice cake made with chajo[1] powder. It is filled with red bean paste inside and covered with red beans on the outside. In recent years, there has been a variety of omegi-tteok developed. The fillings are the same red bean paste but the coating outside has changed. There are some that use ‘injeolmi powder’, ‘black sesame seeds’, and even ‘cereals.’2

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The moment Minhyuk chomped on the red bean covered omegi-tteok, the not-so-sweet flavor of the red bean that covered the rice cake greeted his taste buds. Then, it was immediately followed by the chewy texture of the rice cake, and then a burst of sweetness from the red bean paste inside. Savoring those flavors could make one dance happily.0

Of course, the next omegi-tteok that Minhyuk tried was the one covered with injeolmi.2

“Chomp.”0

Minhyuk consumed the entire rice cake in one bite. The sweetness of the injeolmi powder immediately greeted him with that one huge bite. However, the more he chewed the omegi-tteok, the more he realized that the flavor was quite different from injeolmi. It felt more chewy and softer than injeolmi. Even the red bean paste inside was much sweeter.1

Just like that, Minhyuk continued to eat the omegi-tteok, including those covered with black sesame seeds and cereals, while admiring the flavors and textures.0

‘Happy Island is a very beautiful island…’0

Based on Minhyuk’s standards, Happy Island was the best...0