What is Bam Yang Gang(밤양갱)? [Hot Topics in Korea]

What is Bam Yang Gang(밤양갱)? 

These days, a song called BIBI's Bam Yang Gang(밤양갱) is very popular in Korea.

Chestnuts are chestnut fruits, which are said to ripen into a dark brown color with a diameter of 2.5 to 4 cm. Yanggang is known as one of the first types of jelly made in Japan. It is usually made with red beans as the main ingredient or chestnuts. It is said that they make Yanggang by boiling agar powder, water, sugar, and starch syrup and then cooling it down.

Then, let's take a look at the Bam Yanggang products that are selling well in Korea.



It's stacked with paper boxes, and inside it's a gold-colored coated paper wrapped around the yokan. This paper cover is torn by hand to take out the Yanggang, but it doesn't cut very neatly. Recently, this chestnut red bean paste product is selling very well. It is easy to get at convenience stores in Korea. Also, it is more delicious and chewy if you put it in the refrigerator and eat it cold.




This time, I'm going to peel this jelly. Originally, I tear this wrapping paper with my hands, but this time I'll cut it with a bread-cutting knife.




If you look at the contents of this jelly, it looks like a dark brown jelly as shown in the picture below.




The taste is not very sweet, and it has a slight scent of red beans and chestnuts. It is high in calories and does not stick to or stick to teeth like chocolates and candies, so it is gaining popularity as a unique snack for people who exercise for a long time.

In fact, the reason why this snack is so popular in Korea is because the song with the same title is so popular.


Link to the music video of Bam Yanggang, a song with the same title as this jelly.         

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smdmEhkIRVc


The atmosphere of this song is bright and clear, but the lyrics show the change of emotions before and after the breakup, so unlike the cheerful melody, it represents the pain of separation and wants sweet jelly to overcome it.









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