jeonggwa

{{Short description|Korean confection}}

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| name = Jeonggwa

| image = Geumgyul jeonggwa (kumquat sweet).jpg

| caption = Geumgyul-jeonggwa (candied kumquat)

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| country = Korea

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| type = Hangwa

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| main_ingredient = Edible fruits, roots, or seeds; honey, mullyeot, or sugar

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| serving_size = 100 g

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| hangul = 정과

| hanja = 正果

| ipa = {{IPA|ko|tɕʌŋ.ɡwa|}}

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{{Korean cuisine}}

Jeonggwa ({{Korean|hangul=정과}}) is a crispy, chewy hangwa (traditional Korean confection) with vivid colors and a translucent look.{{Cite web|url=http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=295832|title=jeonggwa|website=Standard Korean Language Dictionary|publisher=National Institute of Korean Language|language=ko|script-title=ko:정과|access-date=26 April 2017|archive-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427100434/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=295832|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://korea.stripes.com/news/bite-sweetness-korean-desserts|title=A Bite of Sweetness! Korean Desserts|last=Korea Tourism Organization|date=23 December 2015|work=Stripes Korea|access-date=26 April 2017|archive-date=6 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506070102/http://korea.stripes.com/news/bite-sweetness-korean-desserts|url-status=dead}} It can be made by boiling sliced fruits, roots, or seeds in honey, mullyeot (rice syrup), or sugar water, then drying the slices, and optionally shaping them into flowers or other decorative forms.{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/07/135_91375.html|title=[Weekender] Summer dessert — Korean style|last=Kwon|first=Mee-yoo|date=21 January 2011|work=The Korea Times|access-date=26 April 2017}}{{Cite book|url=https://issuu.com/the_korea_foundation/docs/korean_food_guide_800__english_/196|title=Korean Food Guide 800|last=Chun|first=Hui-jung|publisher=The Korea Foundation|year=2014|editor-last=Yoon|editor-first=Ho-mi|location=Seoul|pages=195|via=issuu}}{{Cite web|url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Index?contents_id=E0049942|title=jeolpyeon|last=윤|first=서석|website=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture|publisher=Academy of Korean Studies|language=ko|script-title=ko:정과|access-date=26 April 2017}} The candied fruits, roots, or seeds may have the similar texture to jam, marmalade, or jelly.