Gyeran-ppang
{{Short description|South Korean egg bread snack}}
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| national_cuisine = Korean cuisine
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| served = Warm
| main_ingredient = Wheat flour, eggs
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| serving_size = 100 g
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{{Infobox Korean name
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| hangul = 계란빵
| hanja = 鷄卵빵
| rr = gyeran-ppang
| mr = kyeran-ppang
| koreanipa = {{IPA|ko|kje.ɾan.p͈aŋ|}}
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Gyeran-ppang ({{Korean|hangul=계란빵|lit='egg bread'}}) is a South Korean street food.{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/kocis9/docs/koreamazine1607_en/33|title=Street Food Paradise|last=Flinn|first=Jennifer|date=July 2016|work=Korea|access-date=10 May 2017|page=33}} It is a fluffy, oblong-shaped piece of bread that is sweet and savory with a whole egg inside the pancake dough.{{Cite news|url=https://www.10mag.com/10-korean-winter-street-foods-to-bear-the-cold-for/|title=10 Korean Winter Street Foods To Bear The Cold For|last=Carruth|first=David|date=28 November 2016|work=10 Magazine|access-date=10 May 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/06/6-traditional-vegetarian-snacks-in-south-korea.html|title=6 Traditional Vegetarian Snacks in South Korea|last=Vis|first=Karin-Marijke|date=14 June 2016|work=Paste|access-date=10 May 2017}}
Preparation
A gyeran-ppang machine is an appliance with a few dozen oblong slots for pouring cake batter and eggs. The cake mix usually consists of wheat flour, baking powder, milk, eggs, butter, sugar, salt and vanilla extract. A whole egg is cracked onto the batter in each slot, and the egg breads are cooked till golden brown. Common toppings include chopped parsley, cheese, and diced ham.
History
Gyeran-ppang was first made at the back gate of Inha University in 1984.{{Cite web|title=계란빵|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?cid=51927&docId=2624267&categoryId=53677|access-date=2021-05-03|website=terms.naver.com|language=ko}}
Gallery
Gyeranppang (egg bread) (Seoul street food).jpg|Gyeran-ppang sold as street food in Seoul
Making gyeran-ppang.jpg|Gyeran-ppang preparation
See also
{{Commons category|Gyeranppang}}