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Winter Street Food in Korea | Oppa's Guide

Winter street food you can only get in Korea! Let's walk around Hongdae.

Eunseon Hong @creatrip
4 years ago

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Oppa's Guide | Winter Street Food   

One of the best ways to warm up in Korea's harsh winter is warm street food!

The street food scene is the hottest in winter!

Oppa's going to introduce you to some of the best street foods you can find in Hongdae.



Hongdae



1. Fish Cake (odeng)

Hongik University station exit 8

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Odeng (fish cake) : ₩1,000 / skewer

Warm up with a steamy fish cake soup on a winter day! The soup is free for customers.

You pay after you've finished eating. Count the number of skewers and pay accordingly.

TIP: Try brushing soy sauce on the fish cake too. 😋


2. Mini Bungeoppang & Egg Bread

(Hongdae Main Street Entrance)

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korea, hongdae, seoul, street food, korean food, travel, hongdae things to do, bungeoppang, fish-shaped pastry, fish cake, red bean bun, hoppang, korean bun, pizza, must eat, must tryMini Bungeoppang : ₩2,000 for 7

(Red bean flavour & cream flavour! You can mix them up!)

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3. The Hotteok (Address: 서울 마포구 홍익로2길 13)korea, hongdae, seoul, street food, korean food, travel, hongdae things to do, bungeoppang, fish-shaped pastry, fish cake, red bean bun, hoppang, korean bun, pizza, must eat, must try

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Mmm, classic hotteok (pancake with stuffing inside) for 1,500원!

This place has an automated payment machine and the steps are as follows:

1. Choose packaging method (cup if you're going to eat it right away / packed)

2. Pick flavours

3. Choose payment method (cash / card)

4. Check your number and pick up your hotteok when your number appears on the screen!


4. Hoppang & Roasted Sweet Potatoes

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Roasted Sweet Potato : ₩2,000

This yummy snack is believed to be good for diets in Korea.

Lots of locals think of sweet potatoes when it comes to winter snacks.

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Hoppang 3 flavours (Red Bean ₩1,100 / Veggie ₩1,300 / Pizza ₩1,300)

TIP: Red bean hoppang and milk go so well together. Highly recommended!



The best way to spend time in Korea's cold winter! Check out our video. 


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