Korean cuisine and street food, especially, are some of the best in the world. Some are spicy but the vast majority of the food are not that spicy surprisingly, but they sure are quite addictive once you try them.
If you have been to Seoul already, you probably have noticed that foods are practically everywhere. You really don't have to worry about going hungry unless you are afraid of trying something new.
Here are the most popular street food in Korea that you will surely encounter during your visit to Korea.
Ddukbboki pictured above is by far the most street food in Korea. It's basically soft and chewy ricecake, fish cake with vareity of other vegetables and noodles (it varies place to place) cooked in traditional Korean hot pepper and paste.
It is almost always quite spicy, but there are less spicy versions often found nowadays, usually cooked in fusion style with seafood, cheese and so on.
Boong-uh-bbang or fish shaped bread is another all time favorite by the young and old alike. It is traditionally filled with sweet red bean paste, but then again, you will find many new fusion style filled with totally different filling such as hams or Korean style salad.
It's definitely more popular during colder season since they are served hot right off of the specially made metal plate. It does a double duty as a hand warmer while you are eating it.
Odeng Ggochi (fish cake on a stick). There is nothing better than a couple odeng sticks with a cup of hot soup on a cold day on the streets of Seoul. If you haven't tried this yet, you are missing out.
Most of street food (I would say more than 90% with confidence) in Seoul is made with common ingredients so they should not be offensive to people from outside of Korea. So venture out and try them especially if you see a lot of locals eating them.
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