Today we went to Namdaemun in Seoul today and we saw this ridiculous line of people waiting for something. At the head of the line were Veggie Hotteok and Honey Hotteok. Hotteok are like ricecake donuts that are usually stuffed with honey or sugar and cinnamon.
Here they veggie hotteok that are stuffed with yummy japchae!
They only cost 600won for a honey hotteok and 800 for a veggie hotteok.
See the long line of people? I think there were 20 people in line and it kept growing all day.
Here is the queen hotteok maker.
You can see the big flat honey Hotteok in the back and the yummy veggie ones up front. Oh, and yes, that's a big pool of oil.
So you first make the rice dough pocket and then stuff it with honey or with japchae and then you slowly fry it in the pool of oil. You have to flatten it down after it gets golden brown.
Yummy.
See. It's quite a production.^^
Time to make the Hotteok
Personally, this was the best part! There are whole oranges and slices of apple in the sauce for the Hotteok!
Yummy! Yummy!
Michelle Min is a freelance graphics designer and photographer based in Seoul. You can see her design website here.
I made some hoddeok for my family on Sunday. It's certainly an art that takes some practice to master.
ReplyDeleteThey remind me of Salvadoran pupusas, only pupusas are usually stuffed with cheese or refried beans.
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I want that!
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ReplyDeleteCome back and we can go get it.
Dan
looks so good! i'll have to go try them out when i'm seoul.
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