Bungeoppang: The Fish-Shaped Snack Born From Hard Times

Authentic Korean street food stand in Seoul, serving traditional fish-shaped bread snacks.

Before I could read, I already knew the shape a food cart could make. A wooden pushcart, a hot iron mold, and the smell of batter turning golden — bungeoppang, fish-shaped pastries filled with sweet red bean, sold by vendors who were, more often than not, doing it because times were hard, not because it … Read more