Korean Street Foods

Odeng (오뎅 – fish cakes) – At about 500 won a stick, fish cakes are the cheapest street foods you’ll find. They’re skewered on a stick and left in a delicious broth, which happens to be free with any order (not just odeng) and can cures bad hang overs. Put on some soy sauce to enjoy.

Cup chicken (컵치킨) – Add fried chicken to the list of Korean street foods that come in a cup. Of course you can’t be dining on a drumstick in the middle of street (unless that’s your thing). So instead, eat this popcorn chicken, complete with tatertots, fried rice cakes and Korean-style sauce. For a famous one, check out Hongdae’s HongCup.

Walnut Cakes – Walnut cake is another waffle batter-based street food. It is also filled with sweet red azuki beans. For this one, however, it wouldn’t be walnut cake without some of that good ol’ brain food, walnuts, packed inside. This is also another popular Korean winter snack sold around subway stations and bus stops.

Egg bread (계란빵) – Egg bread (aka gyeran ppang) is a popular winter street food in Korea. It features a whole egg inside or on top of some bread (or baked waffle batter). The egg is complete with both white and yolk. It’s the breakfast of champions! (Or… people late to school.)

Tteokbokki (떡볶이 – spicy rice cakes) – Rice cakes in a spicy red pepper paste sauce. And the bright red color should be warning enough of how spicy it can be (depending on where you go). Don’t be intimidated if you only see junior high school girls giggling over rice cakes. Head over there and get some yourself. It’s equally loved by both kids and adults.


Reference: http://seoulistic.com/korean-food/complete-guide-korean-street-food-pictures/