This gwaja was intriguing, what with Invention Patent No. 0626971 on the label. It’s chal tteok (glutinous rice) encased in a soft, hollow butter cookie — it combines a traditional Korean delicacy with a modern, Western pastry!
It didn’t taste as weird as you might think. It’s like a butter cookie with a rubbery filling. Enjoyed eating it actually. Not healthful though.
Made by the Korean confectionery company Cheong Woo known in hangeul as 청우식품. As you can see, the tteok in the cookie is not as white as it looks on the packet’s photo.
The box is printed entirely in Korean (costs 2,000 won!) with an English label tacked on as a sticker with nutrition facts. They translate their product as Korean Biscuit — that makes sense in Britain where an American cookie is called a biscuit.
A box contains 6 individually wrapped cookies, each 20 grams. Each serving of one piece is 78 calories, 19 from fat. 2 grams total fat — no saturated or trans fat. 2 milligrams of cholesterol, 63 milligrams of sodium. 15 grams of total carbohydrates — no dietary fiber, 6 grams of sugars. 1g of protein. No vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium or iron.
Ingredients: sugar, wheat flour, fructose, salt (really? nothing else?)
Allergy information: contains wheat
Net weight: 120 grams (4.23 ounces). UPC 8 801204 201369
Product of Korea. Retail Price at HK Super: 99 cents (sale!)
