24 Hours Eating Chinatown STREET FOOD in Seoul South Korea! 100 Foods to Eat Before You Die #53

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and lower in calories.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: coconut aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while coconut aminos are lower in sodium.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

dumpling wrappers

🥗Healthier: whole wheat wrappers

💰Cheaper: wonton wrappers

Whole wheat is healthier, while wonton wrappers are often less expensive.

Arrive in Chinatown, Seoul, and introduce the area as a real Chinatown with Chinese characters and businesses.

Showcase a food item called maaha, describing it as a Chinese pretzel and demonstrating how to dip it in oil tea soup.

Taste the maaha, noting its crispy outside and fluffy inside, and express enjoyment.

Mention having a bun filled with meat and juice, highlighting the peppery flavor and fluffy bun texture.

Describe a unique noodle dish made with flat noodles, onions, scallions, cilantro, hot dogs, and a fried egg, emphasizing its flavor and texture.

Taste the noodle dish, commenting on the sour sauce and crunchy garnishes.

Show soup dumplings, describing their appearance and the soup inside, and take a sip to enjoy the flavor.

Demonstrate biting into a soup dumpling, describing the juicy filling and the experience of eating it.

Walk around Chinatown, noting the prevalence of Northeastern Chinese food, and showcase a large pancake.

Purchase fresh pork buns, noting the price and quality, and mention adding hot oil to them.

Introduce a tea egg, describing its flavor and expressing joy at discovering it.

Return to Chinatown on a rainy day, noting the increased crowd and the smell of food.

Order lamb soup and beef noodle soup, explaining the lack of salt in the meat soup and how to season it.

Taste the lamb soup, describing its flavor and texture, and mention the various lamb parts included.

Try the freshly made beef noodles, commenting on their texture and flavor absorption.

Add more chilies and Chinese vinegar to the beef noodles, expressing satisfaction with the meal.

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