The Korean people have enjoyed the day, taking various national dishes.

One of them is Yakbab (sweet rice dish) with high nutritive value and good pharmacological action.

Yakbab, made with glutinous rice, chestnut, date, honey, pine nuts, walnut and others, is known effective for refreshment and efficacious for different diseases like arteriosclerosis, scurvy, purpura and stomach troubles.

Now, the dish is greatly popular among people, thanks to the policy of the Workers' Party of Korea to protect national heritage.