가래떡 is a long-cylinder rice cake. It is one of the most commonly used rice cakes.
It is available fresh and packaged. It is chewy and plush in texture. Cylinder-shaped rice cakes are most popular in tteok-bokki recipes. Cylinder-shaped rice cakes hold their shape well even when they expand.
They can vary in length and thickness, but the average size is approx. 2-3 inches. There are some super long cylinder-shaped rice cakes that you can experiment with, but they are a little harder to find!
