Tag: korean street food

Pizza bungeoppang (fish-shaped street pastry) inside Gwangjang Market in Jongno District, central Seoul [LEE JIAN]

Traditional markets see resurgence in popularity thanks to trendy and tasty treats

On a late January afternoon, some 50 people organized themselves into a line among the run-down buildings of Gwangjang Market, a 118-year-old traditional marketplace in central Seoul. With their heads tucked inward against the biting wind and...

2023.2.6

Korea's beloved winter snack finds itself in icy waters

You have to demonstrate extreme restraint to get a waft from a sweet bungeoppang stand and not at least steal a quick glance underneath the tarp of the seller. Bungeoppang (pronounced boong-uh-ppang), which can be literally translated to “carp...