Simple explainers on Korean dishes and food culture — what they are, how they taste, and where they come from, from sundubu-jjigae to street-food favorites.
Somewhere between a corn dog and a work of art, the Korean corn dog has become one of the country’s biggest street-food exports. You’ve probably seen it online: a skewered sausage or cheese stick coated in batter, rolled in crunchy toppings, deep-fried golden, and finished with a zigzag of ketchup and mustard. It’s crispy, chewy, … Read more
What is tteokbokki? Cylindrical rice cakes simmered in a red chili sauce, sold from small shops on nearly every commercial street in Korea. That description is accurate and tells you almost nothing. Ask Koreans about tteokbokki and you will not get a recipe. You will get an argument about which version is the real one … Read more