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Hotteok
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Hotteok

Korean name: 호떡 · hotteok

What is it?

Griddled sweet pancake filled with molten brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts.

Taste & texture

Crisp outside, chewy inside, with a molten sweet filling.

How to enjoy it

Eaten hot from a paper cup straight from the street stall.

Ingredients & preparation

Yeasted dough pancake filled with brown sugar and cinnamon; Busan's ssiat-hotteok adds seeds and nuts.

Traveler tips

The filling is extremely hot right off the griddle — wait a moment before biting.

Where to try it

Nampo-dong in Busan is famous for the seed-stuffed version.

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Bupyeong Kkangtong Night Market

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