Street Food

Usually during for holidays I bake for my coworkers, friends, and students. Pumpkin bread, gingerbread-pumpkin ice cream sandwiches, molasses cookies, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are my fall and winter staples. However, now being without an oven, I have no idea what to give people. Sigh. I think food might be my love language. Is that be possible? I mean, some of you may know of my not-so-secret, joking-but-not-really ambition of starting a food truck...

In New York, street food is taken seriously, and there're amazing food trucks everywhere. Since being here in Korea, I've only seen two food trucks, but there are a ton of street food stands, and a lot of their menu items are quite tasty. Here are some notables I've tried:

Hotteok- fried dough filled with cinnamon and sesame seeds. Delicious.
There's also a savory variation with vegetables; I haven't tried that one though.

Corndog- Notice the layers. That's because it's battered and
fried twice. Heart attack? Yes. Delicious? Yes. I've also seen these
battered in french fries and then fried. That's a little too much
for me...

Tteokbokki- rice cake in sweet, thick hot sauce. The rice cake is kind of
like a solid piece of penne made from rice flour instead of wheat. I didn't
like it at first but now I find myself craving it.

Fish cakes- squiggly, boiled fish-flavored snack on skewers. Back in the
day, these were made from real fish, but now, they're only fish flavored.

Ho Ppang- warm, chewy steamed red bean bun. So good,
especially on a cold day. Comfort food.

Pomegranate Juice- supah fresh. And healthy! And typically only 4,000 won.

Some other satisfying things you can find on the street: kimbap, fish shaped red bean pancakes, walnut cakes...

There are also a lot of things I've yet to try/have no desire to try...

Sidewalk oyster and sushi bars. Convenient.

Egg breads. Like an egg sandwich.

Poop bread. Yeah, I don't know why. Chocolate filled bread, I think...

Various deep-fried vegetables and shrimp. 

Silk worm larva. And that is where I draw the line. It's probably just
the word "larva"...

Other things I see a lot but haven't tried: roasted chestnuts, grilled and dried squid, grilled corn on the cob, potato chip swirl things on skewers, custard filled churros...

Street food. Tastes good. Not the best for you, but hey, moderation, right?