빈대떡 Bindaetteok
A thick, crisp pancake of ground mung beans, often with pork and kimchi, eaten with a dipping sauce.
Spice: Not spicy
Occasion
Korean street and market food
Food sold at street stalls, traditional markets and snack shops. Quick to eat and easy to order for one person.
- 10 dishes
Sweets
붕어빵 Bungeoppang
A fish-shaped bread baked in an iron mold and filled with sweet red bean paste, sold at winter street stalls.
Spice: Not spicy
어묵탕 Eomuktang
A clear broth of fish cakes on skewers, sold hot at street stalls and shared as a pot at bars.
Spice: Not spicy
Seaweed rice rolls
김밥 Gimbap
Rice and fillings rolled in seaweed and sliced into rounds.
Spice: Not spicy
Fried
핫도그 Hatdogeu
A sausage on a stick coated in thick batter, deep-fried, and often rolled in sugar and topped with ketchup.
Spice: Not spicy
Rice cakes
호떡 Hotteok
A fried wheat pancake with a brown sugar and cinnamon filling that melts into hot syrup, sold at street stalls.
Spice: Not spicy
Seaweed rice rolls
꼬마김밥 Kkomagimbap
Small, finger-size gimbap rolls with a few simple fillings, served whole and eaten in one or two bites.
Spice: Not spicy
Dumplings
만두 Mandu
Dumplings in thin wheat wrappers, filled with minced pork, tofu and vegetables, eaten steamed, pan-fried or in soup.
Spice: Not spicy
순대 Sundae
Pig intestines filled with glass noodles and pig blood, sliced and eaten warm with salt or a dip.
Spice: Not spicy