Best Korean street foods in Myeongdong, Seoul
- tootsbespinosa
- May 20, 2017
- 3 min read
Seoul Street Foods, Seoul delicious!
One of the reasons why we do love traveling, is to eat local foods especially if it’s worth the price. Myeongdong is one of the key shopping and food districts in Seoul, lined with almost every major Korean beauty shops, department stores and of course, food. During our visit, I realized that the number of street food stalls along the key Myeongdong Shopping Street could be at least 80 of them as we walked from one end to another.
Tips before going to Myeongdong:
Prepare change fast, most food items should average about KRW 2,000 – KRW 5,000Bring a waste paper bag along for disposal as the major trash bag points are not that easy to find. Let’s be more responsible to keep the city clean.For ladies, don’t wear heels or wedges and it might cause you pain. Myeongdong is one of the busiest place in Seoul and most of the people visits here so much better if you wear the most comfortable shoes that you have.Try all of them! It’s worth every penny you have!Don’t forget to take pictures, of course!ENJOY!
Gyeran-Bbang (Egg Bread) Steamed little loaves of bread with a whole egg inside, and they usually taste both sweet and fluffy. Some stalls are (much) better and cheaper than the others. This is Raf’s favorite by the way. Probably your kids will love it too.
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Cheese Butter Baked Scallops The street stalls at Myeongdong are full of flaming torches. Grilled scallops added with mozzarella and cheddar then torched.
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Dried Cuttlefish Some are freshly grilled on the spot, either than a machine or stove. Amazing to watch how they are made on the spot. Surprisingly, I like these Korean ones as they are chewy yet soft, and you do not need to work on your teeth that much.
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Korean Grilled Cheese Lobster Street food goes upmarket. New York has lobster rolls, Seoul has grilled cheese lobsters. Quite an indulgent snack at KRW 15,000. If cost is not a major factor, I thought it was quite worth it as the seafood was so fresh and sweet.
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Gimbap Gimbap or kimbap is like a sushi roll, made from steamed white rice (bap) and various other ingredients such as vegetables and pickles, rolled in gim and served in bite-size slice. The Korean street version is usually pre-made and wrapped in plastic.
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Caught in the act! HAHA!
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Croissant Bungeoppang Bungeoppang or Boong-uh ppang is called ‘goldfish bread’, a pancake typically filled with red bean. Somewhat like the Japanese taiyaki. A croissant version has a flaky pastry dough.
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Korean Softserve 32 cm TALL! And cost only KRW 2,000. They come in twist flavours of Chocolate and Vanilla, Greentea and Vanilla or Strawberry and Yogurt. Happy Kiddo! 📷
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Blood Sausage (Sundae) Don’t freak out. Sundae are made by boiling or steaming cow or pig’s intestines that are stuffed with various ingredients – including coagulated pigs blood with glass noodles.
Sausage with Cheese, Hamburg Steak Stewers While I am still on sausages, this contains alternating pieces of cheese-filled sausages and teokbokki filled beef on the same stick.
Fishcake (Eomuk) The rectangular seafood skewer is typically made of ground white fish and other ingredients such as potato starch, sugar and vegetables, then deep fried. I liked those with some vegetables for the crunch.
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Steamed Octopus Legs Octopus tentacles are cut into bite-sized pieces, steamed then skewered. Steaming retains the natural, fresh flavours and bouncy texture.
Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes) Also known as teokbokki, ddeokbokki, topokki, these are cylinder-shaped rice cakes cooked in gochujang – a sweet, spicy red pepper sauce. Can be served in a bowl with ingredients such as egg, noodles or cheese, or in a stick. You almost find Tteokbokki EVERYWHERE.
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Odeng / Eomuk Tang These are fishcake on skewers served with hot broth. Best to have these skewers during the cold weather when you can keep warm by holding a cup or bowl in your hands. Note: “Odeng” is derived from the Japanese word of “Oden”, while “Eomuk” is the native Korean word. “Tang” refers to soup. This is my most favorite of them all!
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Takoyaki Almost like a Takoyaki (wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special moulded pan) though shaped like a mini-pancake, choose your fillings of shrimps, octopus or bacon. Sprinkled with bonito flakes and drizzled with mayo and sweet sauce before serving.
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Deli Manjoo
These snacks are so popular (even outside Korea) that there are Deli Manjoo machines for sale online. One spout has the batter, the other spout, the custard filling. The metal molds move like a conveyor belt through the metal counter and is flipped open to reveal a perfectly cooked ‘dumpling’.
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Hope this post helps you while you’re traveling or planning to go in Myeongdong. Please do share your stories on my blog if you’d been here or if you have any questions, I will try to make a reply as soon as I can. Xiao!
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