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Workshop

Korean Dessert Making to Celebrate Chuseok

Chuseok, Korea’s harvest festival, is a time of gratitude, family gatherings, and sharing food. This hands-on series with Jennifer Lee Ban (“Mama Ban”), founder of Rice Blossoms, invites you to experience the artistry of traditional Korean desserts, reimagined for today.

2 hours·

The Desserts

  • Dashik (Black Sesame Tea Cookie): Once reserved for royalty, these delicate pressed cookies symbolize elegance and refinement. Made with black sesame, honey, corn syrup, and mung bean powder.

  • Songpyeon (Half-Moon Rice Cake): The iconic Chuseok rice cake, filled with brown sugar, honey, and sesame seeds, shaped into six different forms and steamed together.

  • Danja (Filled Rice Cake): Bite-sized rice cakes with festive fillings such as yuja, matcha, date, walnut, almond, coconut, and more.


Date & Time

Friday, October 17, 2025

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Dashik Workshop | $89

  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Songpyeon Workshop | $75

Saturday, October 18, 2025

  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Danja Workshop | $89

  • 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Songpyeon Workshop | $75


What You’ll Do

  • Learn to prepare doughs, fillings, and designs from scratch using natural ingredients.

  • Shape, press, and steam your own beautifully crafted Korean desserts.

  • Enjoy them with Korean tea.

  • Take home your handmade desserts to share with loved ones.


Notes

  • For ages 15+

  • Please note the ingredients listed (Danja contains nuts).

  • Bring your own apron.

This event is co-hosted by KCCNY

The details

Hosted by
Rice Blossoms
Duration
2 hours
Price
From $150 per person

Reviews

Reviews

4.6

The step-by-step clear instructions and interactions with the teacher, the tactile nature of the workshop, and attending with my sister, all made for ...

Great communication from host
Perfect location/venue
Well organized and on time

Shivani Shukla

Jul 2025

I really enjoyed the experience! From learning about how songpyeon are made and the cultural value it plays during holidays and bringing families toge...

Diana Gaona

Jun 2025

10/10 highly recommend to anyone, it was fun, relaxing, made new friends and new skills unlocked.

Carmen Lok

Jun 2025

This was so fun and extremely well organized! 10/10 experience learning how to make Korean song-pyeon rice cakes.

Rachel Chang

Jun 2025

The experience went well. Timing was planned well with snacks provided during the break (rice steaming). My only constructive feedback is that it was ...

Carmen Stowe

Jun 2025

The experience was well organized and so much fun! The event was perfectly timed, from the moment we started class, to making our rice cakes, to steam...

Eileen Wang

Jun 2025

The step-by-step clear instructions and interactions with the teacher, the tactile nature of the workshop, and attending with my sister, all made for ...

Great communication from host
Perfect location/venue
Well organized and on time

Shivani Shukla

Jul 2025

Book

$150per person