>red bean porridge, 팥죽, お汁粉

"Virtually all cultures have their own way of acknowledging this moment. The Welsh word for solstice translates as 'the point of roughness,' while the Talmud calls it 'Tekufat Tevet,' first day of 'the stripping time.' For the Chinese, winter’s beginning is 'dongzhi,' when one tradition is making balls of glutinous rice, which symbolize family gathering. In Korea, these balls are mingled with a sweet red bean [sic] called pat jook. According to local lore, each winter solstice a ghost comes to haunt villagers. The red bean in [sic] the rice balls repels him."

- There Goes the Sun, by Richard Cohen, The New York Times