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8 Must Try Korean Street Food Recipes

Explore the wonders of delicious Korean street food! Here I share eight of the best Korean street food recipes you can try in your own home. They are easy to follow and fun and delicious to make! You will feel like you’re in the midst of a food street in Korea!

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If you’ve been to Korea before, you will know that Korea is famous for it’s street food (길거리 음식)!

When I was young, I could easily spot a street vendor selling snacks in a plastic tent. They were anywhere and everywhere – near my home or near my school. Anywhere there’s a reasonable amount of human traffic, the cart was up.

Though I believe those good old days have now long gone and you won’t see as many street vendors unless you’re in a designated area. Myeong-dong (명동) in Seoul is a good example for this.

Myeong-dong is a popular Korean street food destination to the locals as well as to international visitors.

The list of food ranges from savory to sweets and covers light meals to dessert and drinks. You can easily fill your stomach up with many varieties of food! It’s a food heaven!

As food trends change, there is always something new you can try out. (There are many that I haven’t tried yet, so I’m very much looking forward to my next visit to Korea!)

Here I list 8 must try Korean street foods and a link to a recipe so that you can try them out at home! What’s more, many of these foods have been around for decades, not just for a few months! So you know that they are a steady seller!

Whether you just got back from Korea recently or you just wish one day you will visit there to try these food, wait no longer! You can ease your pain and satisfy your tastebuds while making these street foods at home! Hope you enjoy trying them out!

How to Make Korean Street Food At Home

1. Spicy Rice Cake (Tteokbokki, 떡볶이)

Tteokbokki are cylinder shaped Korean rice cakes cooked in spicy (& maybe sweet) Korean sauce. It’s addictive and quite moreish. And, this recipe will show you the easiest way to make it at home in 15 mins!

Easy Spicy Rice Cake Recipe | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Get the recipe for Tteokbokki

2. Korean Fish Cake Soup (Odeng-guk, 오뎅국 / Eomuk-guk, 어묵국) 

Odeng-guk is a popular fish cake soup, particularly during the winter months. It’s warm, tasty and comforting! This fish cake soup goes very well with spicy rice cakes (tteokbokki), just like bread and butter go well together. So if you’re making tteokbokki, you should make this one too!

What you will notice is that the homemade one is tastier, healthier and more refreshing than the street version!

Korean Fish Cake Soup Hot Pot | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Get the recipe for Fish cake soup

3. Korean Fish Shaped Pastry (Bungeoppang, 붕어빵) 

Bungeoppang is a Korean name for Japanese taiyaki, a fish shaped pastry that is particularly popular on the winter streets of Korea.

The fish shaped pastry are often filled with sweetened red bean paste but you can add other filling options such as custard cream or Nutella etc. My daughter loves the Nutella version!

Bungeoppang (Korean fish shaped pastry) recipe | MyKoreanKitchen.comGet the recipe for Bungeoppang

4. Korean Popcorn Chicken (Dakgangjeong, 닭강정)

Dakgangjeong are deep fried boneless chicken nuggets that are coated with Korea’s special sticky, spicy, and sweet sauce. It’s super moreish, crunchy and makes a perfect finger food! Many of my readers already raved about this recipe. So you should give this a go!

Korean style popcorn chicken garnished with sesame seeds and green onions | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Get the recipe for Popcorn chicken

5. Korean Egg Bread (Gyeran-bbang, 계란빵)

Gyerangbbang is a popular winter street food along with sweet pancakes (hotteok). It has a somewhat similar taste to corn muffin with egg and has a slight sweet and salty taste at once.

This egg bread is perfect for breakfast, brunch or as an afternoon snack!

Korean Egg Bread (Gyeran Bbang) Recipe | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Get the recipe for Korean egg bread

6. Korean Mochi Doughnut Holes (Chapssal Donuts, 찹쌀도넛)

Chapssal donuts are deep fried donuts that are made with sweet rice flour. The outside is crunchy but the inside is soft and chewy like mochi rice cakes. It’s an addictive Korean snack filled with sweetened red bean paste!

But if you like, you can also try nutella mochi donut holes instead. These are essentially the same thing except for the fillings inside! Super ooey gooey yummy!
Chapssal donuts (Korean sweet red bean filled mochi donut balls) | MyKoreanKitchen.com

 

Get the recipe for Chapssal donut

7. Sweet Pancake (Hotteok, 호떡)

Hotteok is probably the most popular Korean winter street food. It’s crispy outside and the inside is filled with sweet gooey sugar jam indulgence! It also gives a nice warm cinnamon smell!

If you feel lazy, you can even buy a premix versions then assemble. If not, try my recipe! It’s not difficult!

How to make popular Korean winter street food - Korean sweet pancakes (Hotteok). It's the ultimate sweet comfort! | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Get the recipe for Hotteok

8. Rice Cake Skewers (Tteokkochi, 떡꼬치)

Tteokkkochi is made with cylinder shaped Korean rice cakes (the same kind used in tteokbokki) and it’s deep fried (or lightly pan fried) then coated with addictive, sweet, tangy and spicy sauce on both sides of the rice cakes.

It’s crunchy outside and soft inside and it’s delicious and addictive ! My daughter loves this one too!

How to make Korean rice cake skewers (Tteok Kkochi) at home. It's one of the most popular Korean street foods! It's simply delicious and addictive!| MyKoreanKitchen.com

Get the recipe for Tteokkochi


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Senny
February 11, 2021 1:28 am

It look more delicious than I imagine, thanks

AGBO BENSON
January 7, 2021 6:24 pm

good day miss sue, i planed to open a korean restaurant in nigeria, can you guide me on what to do, how to go about it, i love the korean snacks, hoping to start with one or two good snacks,. hope to hear from you soon. thanks

casey
January 18, 2019 12:52 am

what does moreish mean? you used it many times and i haven’t a clue what you mean

celine
October 31, 2017 1:35 am

Great! I love to explore new ways for preparing delicious food. Thanks for sharing this 🙂 I will try these and will first start with the easier ones! Well, cannot miss any of them.

Zainab Iqbal
October 29, 2017 4:51 pm

Hello Sue,
I’m from Belgium and I came to know about korean street food just by watching kdramas. I wanted to try it so badly and thanks to you, finally I’ll be able to try it thank you very much.😊

Aria
September 22, 2017 5:09 pm

Wow!!!This sounds delicious and looks even prettier! Mainly Korean fish shaped pastry!!Thanks for sharing.

Anthony
September 19, 2017 10:29 am

Sue,

The treats take me back to my few visits to Korea. I’m looking forward to making a couple of them.

Jolyn
September 17, 2017 12:21 am

Hi Sue,

Thanks for the list and recipe! I will try to make my favourite 계란빵 some day ^^

Chuck Kimberl
September 16, 2017 9:18 am

Sue,
I know you must have really worked hard preparing this. Thank you very much. I see three or four recipes that I will try very soon.
Keep up your awesome work.

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