SECRET KOREAN STREET FOOD tour of SEOUL'S HIDDEN food alleys | Korean BBQ town, Tteokbokki town...

rice cakes

🥗Healthier: brown rice cakes

💰Cheaper: store-bought rice cakes

Brown rice cakes offer more fiber.

gochujang

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Sriracha can provide a similar heat level.

fish cakes

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: imitation crab

Tofu is a healthier protein alternative.

Arrive at Tteokbokki town in Seoul, known for its spicy rice cakes.

Order tteokbokki at a restaurant, served in a hot pot with various ingredients.

Observe the bubbling pot filled with rice cakes, fish cakes, cabbage, spring onions, shredded carrot, hard-boiled eggs, and instant noodles.

Note the dark orange broth from gochujang and powdered chili.

Turn down the burner to let the sauce simmer and thicken.

Load a plate with a bit of everything from the pot, letting it cool down before eating.

Taste the tteokbokki, noting its chewy texture and sweet flavor from the gochujang.

Try the two-minute noodles, which take on the flavor of the sauce.

Taste the dough fritter, discovering crunchy bits inside.

Observe the sauce reducing and thickening, adding cold water to loosen it up if necessary.

Taste the pickled radish, noting its sweet and tart flavor that complements the tteokbokki.

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