Garaetteok refers to "rod-shaped rice cake". It is one of the basic ingredients in making Tteokjjim (Braised Garaetteok Stuffs). Tteokjjim is a Korean braised dish of made of sliced rice cake (Garaetteok), meat, eggs, and seasoning. Tteokjjim, an early variant of modern Topokki, was once a part of Korean royal court cuisine.