For those of you who don't live near Korean bakeries but want to display a Korean rice cake for your party table, you can try a fake DIY one. This faux rice cake can be a perfect addition for your dol table or for a special occasion like your parent's 60th (hwan-gap) birthday.
Materials and directions:
- Round circular strip of thick cardboard (0r get cardboard and cut according to shape)
- Crayola model magic dough or something similar (white and brown color as shown)
-Brush to make the texture marks of a rice cake.
-Print out of Hangul letters
(for dol, you can use the print out below).
-Form and shape as shown
Great DIY ideas like this can be found on www.korean1stbirthday.com, a resource guide and forum for those planning a Korean party.
