also: ヤクパプ
noun
yakbap; sweet Korean rice dish with nuts and dried fruit
A Korean dish made with glutinous rice, nuts, jujubes, and honey or brown sugar, often served on festive occasions. In Japanese, it is a loanword from Korean 약밥 (yakbap), literally 'medicinal rice'.
from Korean
See also: 薬食 (ヤクシク)
韓国料理店でヤッパプを初めて食べた。
I tried yakbap for the first time at a Korean restaurant.
薬飯は韓国のお祝いの席でよく出される甘いご飯料理だ。
Yakbap is a sweet rice dish often served at Korean celebrations.
薬食 (yakushiku) is an older Japanese term for a medicinal meal or a meal taken for health, while 薬飯 (yappapu) specifically refers to the Korean dish yakbap.
Borrowed from Korean 약밥 (yakbap), literally 'medicinal rice'. The kanji 薬飯 are a direct translation of the Korean word. The reading ヤッパプ reflects the Korean pronunciation, while ヤクパプ is a Japanese on'yomi reading of the same characters.