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tteokbokki

Name: tteokbokki
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 400 grams garaetteok (Korean rice cakes); 3 tablespoons gochujang (Korean red chili paste); 100 grams fish cake; 2 cups water or anchovy broth; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon garlic, minced; 2 stalks green onions; 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Tteokbokki is a popular Korean dish featuring chewy rice cakes in a spicy and sweet red chili sauce. It is a beloved street food known for its comforting texture and vibrant flavors, symbolizing Korean culinary creativity and communal eating culture.

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Culinary DNA Preview

Korean85%

Indigenous15%

Ingredients

garaetteok (Korean rice cakes)
400 grams
gochujang (Korean red chili paste)
3 tablespoons
fish cake
100 grams
water or anchovy broth
2 cups
sugar
1 tablespoon
garlic, minced
1 teaspoon
green onions
2 stalks
sesame oil
1 teaspoon

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originally a royal court dish known as garaetteok stir-fried in soy sauce, tteokbokki evolved into its spicy form in the 1950s, popularized by street vendors in Seoul using gochujang.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Korean85%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous15%

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Techniques

soaking boiling stir-frying simmering

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