Just wanted to share a quick update with one my favorite things from my trip to Korea. I saw many pictures of the original hotteok which I wasn’t interested in, I’m a fan of savory over sweet. When we visited Namdaemun, our wonderful guide led us to a very popular hotteok stand which sold AMAZING japchae hotteok. I am drooling just thinking about it. They fry it up fresh, stick it in a cup and pour some special sauce over it. The sauce was like a sweet marinade, looked like the type of marinade you would use for kalbi. You must try this if you go to Korea!
That looks yummy, starch on starch is my favorite combo. Is the batter more fritter-y like tempura or bread-y? Either way it’s making me want to take a trip to Korea.
Oh it was so delicious! I really hope you get to try it. I would say the batter is almost like a really crispy mochi texture but also a bit flaky because of how perfectly fried it is. Ah and I also believe that if it isn’t eaten fresh, it will become a greasy blob.