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Must Try Street Food in Busan

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Annyeong! Have you got into your train to Busan? 

Busan is a big port city famous for its seafood and beaches. But not only that, Busan also has a lot of cheap and delicious street food to satisfy your low-budget plans!

Here are 8 Must Try Street Food in Busan that is affordable for everyone!

Must Try Street Food in Busan

Ssiat Hotteok

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  • Ssiat Hotteok is easily the most iconic street food in Busan. You can't leave this city without trying it because it is literally sold in every street. It is a dough cooked in hot oil and stuffed with various kinds of seeds and sugar to make it more flavourful and less oily. The warmth of the dough and crunchiness of the seeds makes it the best thing to eat on a winter day.
  • 1000 Won
  • Sweet and crunchy
  • Hot

Eomuk

  • Due to the geographical location of Busan, this city’s seafood is the best of the best in Korea. So, the next street food in Busan that you can’t miss out is fishcake or eomuk. The fishcakes are served in skewers and sold in food stalls on the streets. Along the Busan streets, you can see food stalls with pots and pots of steaming hot fishcakes cooked in fishcake soup. Don’t forget to ask for some fishcake soup when you stop by to try fishcakes.
  • 1000 - 2000 Won
  • Savoury
  • Hot

Haemul Pajeon

  • Although pajeon or Korean pancake consists of different variations from green onion pancake to mung bean pancake, the haemul pajeon is the most popular type of pancake in Busan, Haemul pajeon is seafood scallion pancake. This type of pancake is famous in this city because Busan is a port city known for its fresh seafood. Haemul pajeon is made with thick batter and chopped scallion, squid and green onion, which then is pan-fried into golden crispy delicacy.
  • 10000 - 20000 Won
  • Savoury
  • Oily

Tteokbokki

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  • Tteokbokki may seem intrigued to foreigners when they first see it because of its colour. However, if you watch a lot of Korean drama, tteokbokki would be a familiar street food to you. Tteokbokki is finger-sized rice cakes cooked in bright red sauce. The colour of the sauce may trick you into believing that it is extreme spicy but don’t worry, it’s not that spicy. It is a famous street food all around Korea and is best eaten on cold winter days.
  • 3000 Won
  • Savoury
  • Spicy

Dakkochi

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  • Dakkochi is Korean marinated chicken skewers. It is chunks of chicken, hot dogs, onion and other various vegetables put on sticks and grill to perfection. Food vendors often grill dakkochi at the roadside or streets, so the passersby couldn’t resist getting one.
  • 500 - 8000 Won
  • Sweet or Savoury
  • Oily

Gimbap

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  • Gimbap is like a Korean version of sushi. It has the same concept of wrapping rice and various ingredients in seaweed but it is often sold uncut and cylindrical. Particularly, some food stalls would wrap your gimbap with your preferable fillings. It is the best to-go snack in Korea.
  • Average 2000 Won for 8 rolls
  • Savoury
  • Sometimes get to choose your own fillings

Mandu

  • Mandu is a Korean style dumpling. It is usually filled with chopped vegetables, meat and fine rice noodles. These mandu appear in a few variations either boiled, steamed or fried. This snack is commonly complemented with a sweet or spicy dipping sauce.
  • 3000 Won
  • Savoury
  • Delicious

Soondae

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  • Soondae is a kind of dark coloured blood sausage that is traditionally eaten on Korean celebrations and holidays. It is long tubes of pork intestine stuffed with mince meat, blood and vegetables. It may seem scary to foreigners as it is not an usual dish around the world. In fact, it gives out strong flavour that might not be the likings of everyone.
  • 5000 Won
  • Savoury
  • Strong Flavour
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