Korean Street Food
Popular Korean street food recipes you can make at home — tteokbokki, gimbap, hotteok, and more.
Korean street food is bold, portable, and often spicy. Tteokbokki — chewy rice cakes in a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce — is the most iconic. Gimbap rolls rice and fillings in seaweed for an on-the-go meal. Hotteok are sweet pancakes filled with brown sugar and cinnamon. Most of these recipes translate well to home kitchens because street vendors keep things simple: a few ingredients, high heat, fast execution. The flavors are designed to be immediate and satisfying.
34 recipes
Spicy Rice Cakes
20 min · beginner
Korean Seaweed Rice Roll
45 min · intermediate
Sweet Filled Pancake
45 min · intermediate
Korean Egg Bread
30 min · beginner
Candied Sweet Potato
25 min · intermediate
Chrysanthemum Bread (Simplified)
30 min · intermediate
Cream Tteokbokki
20 min · beginner
Fish Cake Soup
20 min · beginner
Fish-Shaped Sweet Pastry (Simplified)
25 min · intermediate
Fried Sundae
15 min · beginner
Injeolmi Toast
10 min · beginner
Kimchi Dumplings
45 min · intermediate
Korean Corn Cheese
11 min · beginner
Korean Corn Dogs
35 min · intermediate
Korean Dumplings
45 min · intermediate
Korean Egg Drop Sandwich
10 min · beginner
Korean Egg Toast
15 min · beginner
Korean Honey Cookies (Simplified)
35 min · intermediate
Korean Honey Thread (Simplified)
20 min · advanced
Korean Sausage Stir-Fry (Simplified)
15 min · beginner
Korean Scallion Pancake
25 min · beginner
Korean Sugar Candy
7 min · beginner
Korean Taffy (Simplified)
25 min · intermediate
Korean Tempura
30 min · intermediate
Oil Tteokbokki
15 min · beginner
Potato Corn Dog
35 min · intermediate
Puffed Rice Snack
15 min · beginner
Rice Cake Skewers
20 min · beginner
Sausage & Rice Cake Skewers
20 min · beginner
Sundae Soup
25 min · beginner
Sweet Steamed Bun (Simplified)
35 min · intermediate
Tornado Potato
25 min · beginner
Tuna Kimbap Rolls
30 min · intermediate
Walnut Cakes (Simplified)
35 min · intermediate
Related Guides
Best Rice Cakes for Tteokbokki — Frozen vs Fresh and What to Buy
Guide to buying rice cakes for tteokbokki. Covers frozen vs fresh, cylinder vs sliced, top brands, and cooking tips to avoid mushy or hard rice cakes.
What Is Gochujang? The Fermented Pepper Paste Behind Korean Cooking
Everything you need to know about gochujang — Korean fermented red pepper paste, its heat level, uses, and how it compares to sriracha.
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Soy Sauce
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Sesame Oil
Toasted sesame oil adds a nutty aroma to finished dishes. A few drops transform any Korean side dish.
Gochugaru
Korean red pepper flakes — sun-dried, coarsely ground, and the backbone of kimchi, stews, and most Korean seasoning.
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