What Is Tteokbokki? How Koreans Really Eat Korea’s Famous Spicy Rice Cakes

Tteokbokki Korean spicy rice cakes served at a local Korean bunsik shop

Walk past a Korean street-food stall or a small bunsik shop around lunchtime, and there is a good chance you will see a pan filled with bright red sauce and chewy rice cakes. That is tteokbokki (떡볶이), one of Korea’s most recognizable comfort foods. For Koreans, however, tteokbokki is more than simply “spicy rice cakes.” … 더 읽기