Topokki – Are you a big fan of spicy food?

Topokki is a major Korean street food. There are street vendors of the open kitchen style on the street. You can see the entire cooking process. It is convenience to order take out through the open kitchen. The other type is Topokki on the spot. You can order and make your own Topokki. You can find a snack bar as called “Bunsikjeom”. There are many Topokki franchise restaurants named Dookki, Jaws and Addal or so many locals. Topokki is one of the most beloved snack for its cheap price by young students. Most Korean have nostalgic memory of childhood, running to ‘Bunsikjeom’ to go eat Topokki with friends after school.

3 Recommendation of Topokki for you

1.Try the normal and common type of Topokki at first. You will be able to find them easily. It is selling in street wagons(Pojangmacha), markets and franchise stores. The basic ingredients are rice cakes, red pepper sauce(gochujang) and fish cake.  It is SPICY and sweet. When you order, accompany with a mild menu like sundae or fritters to balance its hot, spicy taste.

2.After you tasting normal topokki, you can order the next level, ‘Topokki on the spot’. This type of Topokki is served on top of a portable gas stove and cooked right at the table. It has more vegetables. You can customize adding on toppings to taste like noodle or mandu, etc. I’d love to make a fried rice with leftovers in Topokki source.

3.If you dare to challenge the highest spicy level of Korean, try Yeopgi Topokki. It means ‘Crazy Topokki’ because of its very spicy taste. You can choose how spicy you want Topokki to be among three level – extremely spicy, spicy, less spicy. Be aware the spicy level. I’d like to recommend to try it when you have no schedule for the next day. Well.. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m sure it would take me to a whole new level of spicy food.

Its chewy and sticky taste is sometimes not welcomed to a Korean food beginner. However, it is worth trying Topokki in Korea in that it’s the most loved and typical food of many Korean.