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Bungeoppang

Not only spicy and savor food been served at the MyeongDOng Street, the sweet food also available there. The shape of this food is very unique as it look like a real fish and been called as bungeoppang. The bungeoppang or ‘goldfish bread’ is similar to the Japanese taiyaki. The traditional version of the bungeoppang is usually filled with red bean but there are many interesting flavours to try here including sweet potato, banana and Nutella chocolate. It is suitable for all ages and had been everyone’s favourite since then. It will make you feel excited whenever you see it.  And if you have a sweet tooth this is the stall to go crazy for.

Unique Gold Fish Bread

Roasted Sweet Potato

If you were to name the ultimate comfort food, I bet sweet potatoes are not on your list. For many Koreans, however, the sweet tuber is a favourite. From pre-packaged snacks, stews, desserts or just by itself, the sweet potato is extremely popular in Korean cuisine. Korean sweet potatoes almost always feature brownish purple skin with yellow flesh. They are much more dense and sweeter than North American sweet potatoes. There are infinite ways to enjoy this popular root vegetable in Korea. There’s a myriad of pre-packed and prepared foods that use sweet potatoes as a primary ingredient. From lattes, yogurt drinks, cakes, noodles and pizzas, sweet potatoes are represented. The versatile root vegetable is healthy, easy to grow and tastes great; which is why it’s so popular in Korea. Korean people usually enjoy it standing by a street vendor’s hot barrel-cart during winter, eagerly waiting for a steaming hot sweet potato wrapped in the prior day’s newspaper. It was the epitome of winter comfort eating! 

Korean Sweet Potato

Running Man members eating Korean Sweet Potato

Gimbap

Are you sushi lover??? But in Myeongdong Street you will have different version of sushi which is gimbap. Gimbap or kimbap is like a sushi roll and made from steamed white rice (bap) that has been marinated in vinegar, salt and sugar. it also will be filled with various ingredients such as vegetables, pickles and seafood. Gimbap will be rolled in gim (dried seaweed) and served in bite-size slice. It usually wrapped in plastic and can be eaten as on-the-go meal. Gimbap not only can be found in MyeongDong Street, it also can be found everywhere in Korea. It one of the favourite food for all Korean people from kids to folk. -the bap refers to the rice.

Gimbap (Kimbap)

Odeng

“Odeng” is derived from the Japanese word of “Oden”, while “Eomuk” is the native Korean word. Odeng is one of the gems of Korean food for the Korean people and the foreigners. It tastes great, filling and cheap. It is the Street food that you can find everywhere for just 50 cents a pop. It also can be eaten as spicy and plain. It is made from processed fish cake with pureed fish and other ingredients. It also be served with warming soup. The other way to eat odeng are with bunsik like tteokbokki, bibim noodles or twigim. Other than that, you also can add udon noodles to the soup and enjoy it as Odeng Guksu. 

Odeng (Fish Cake)

Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)

To get the warm feeling and sensation in cold weather, the foreigner love to try something spicy, savor and hot. One of the most popular food can be found in MyeongDong Street is Tteokbokki also be known ddeokbokki, topokki. These are cylindet-shaped rice cakes cooked in Gochujang - a sweet, spicy red pepper sauce. It also can be served in a bowl with ingredients such as egg, noodles or in a stick. To cheese lover, you also can add the cheese as the topping on top. Tteokbokki can be found almost everywhere in MyeongDong Street. Soooo, don't worry and enjoy the moment!

Sweet spicy and hot Tteokbokki

Foot-long Ice cream Cone

Wandering around Myeong-Dong in the middle of a monsoon was not a smart idea, you get really soaked from the rain even if you have an umbrella. It’s a great area to find face masks, dirt cheap jewelry and awesome food. In the middle of Myeong-Dong, there is an area with a small ice cream stand. They have a tall 32 cm ice cream for 2,000 won. Twirling an ice cream is a skill that entails a lot of time to practice. But it’s an easy thing to do for those street vendors selling these foot-long ice cream cones. You can choose from a variety of flavours – mango, strawberry, banana, chocolate, blueberry, etc.

32cm - Foot Long Ice Cream

Hwan-yeong to Myeong-Dong !

 Myeong-dong is Seoul’s shopping mecca and is a must-see for tourists, but it is not just a shopping destination; Myeong-dong is also a hub of commerce, banking and culture with a daytime population of 1.5-2 million. For shoppers there is a mixture of street stalls and retail outlets selling everything from high fashion to casual attire, as well as many Korean cosmetics stores offering high-quality products at competitive prices.

Myeong-dong is very popular with international visitors and fills with Japanese and Chinese tourists during the holiday period known as “Golden Week” which takes place in spring and is called golden week due to the week-long holiday period that takes place in Japan and China. Part of Myeong-dong’s popularity stems from relatively affordable prices here, especially compared to the other shopping meccas of Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong.

MyeongDong Street

                                                            MyeongDong Street Market

Annyeonghaseyo !!!

Korea, Korean people, Korean food, K-pop somehow had been very famous in our culture. Why it been very famous? Korea also been as wish list for every women to go and have a vacation there with their beloved family and friend.  Korea forms a peninsula that extends some 1,100 km from the Asian mainland, flanked by the Yellow Sea (West Sea) and the Sea of  Japan (East Sea), and terminated by the Korea Strait and the East China Sea to the south. The southern landscape consists of partially forested mountain ranges to the east, separated by deep, narrow valleys. Densely populated and cultivated coastal plains are found in the west and south. About 3,000 islands, most of which are small and uninhabited, lie off the western and southern coasts. The total area of South Korea is 99,268 km². So, on my blog I will share about what is the most attractive place to get best food in Korea which is in Seoul. Stay tuned!!!

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