Korean Street Food 길거리 음식
Snacks you will find at markets and food stalls all over Korea.
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1 / 20 Street food is a big part of daily life in Korea. At markets, near subway stations and outside schools you will find stalls selling hot snacks that cost only a few thousand won. Koreans eat them standing up, often from a paper cup or on a stick, and winter is the best season for warm treats. Fish cake soup, roasted sweet potatoes and fish-shaped pastries are especially popular when it is cold. The words on this page are the names written on the stall signs, so learning them helps you buy exactly what you want. Stall owners are friendly, so point, smile and say the name. Some small stalls prefer cash or bank transfer, so keep some small bills ready.
Walk through a market and read every stall sign aloud. Even if you get only half, you will remember it.
Word list
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- 떡볶이tteokbokki tteokbokki / spicy rice cakes
- 순대sundae sundae / Korean blood sausage
- 튀김twigim twigim / deep-fried snacks
- 어묵eomuk eomuk / fish cake
- 호떡hotteok hotteok / sweet filled pancake
- 붕어빵bungeoppang bungeoppang / fish-shaped pastry
- 계란빵gyeranppang egg bread
- 김밥gimbap kimbap / seaweed rice roll
- 닭꼬치dakkkochi dakkkochi / chicken skewer
- 핫도그hatdogeu Korean corn dog
- 군고구마gungoguma roasted sweet potato
- 군밤gunbam roasted chestnuts
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- 호두과자hodugwaja walnut cakes
- 만두mandu mandu / dumplings
- 추로스churoseu churros
- 탕후루tanghuru tanghulu / candied fruit skewer
- 떡꼬치tteokkkochi rice cake skewer
- 감자튀김gamjatwigim french fries
- 옥수수oksusu corn on the cob
- 튀김만두twigimmandu fried dumplings
Ready-to-use sentence
- 이거 하나 주세요.One of these, please.
- 얼마예요?How much is it?
- 매운 거예요?Is it spicy?
- 소스는 따로 주세요.Please give the sauce separately.
- 여기서 먹을게요.I will eat it here.
Frequently asked questions
Can I pay by card at a street stall?
Many stalls now take cards, but some small ones prefer cash or bank transfer, so carry small bills just in case.
What is the best street food in winter?
Hot fish cake skewers with broth, roasted sweet potatoes, hotteok and bungeoppang are the winter favorites.
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