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Classic tteokbokki with garaetteok and egg
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TTEOKBOKKI ISN'T ONE DISH. Six versions share one rice cake. Here's how to order the right one.
Garaetteok rice cakes in sauce
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IT'S RICE. NOT PASTA.. Garaetteok are steamed, pounded rice cakes. Chewy by design, not undercooked.
Red gochujang tteokbokki topped with twigim
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RED IS THE DEFAULT. Gochujang, sugar, fish cake. Order twigim on the side and dip it in the sauce.
Cheese tteokbokki on a hot plate
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CHEESE IS EASY MODE. Melted mozzarella rounds off the chili. The safest first bowl if you're spice-shy.
Rabokki with ramyeon and rice cakes
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ADD RAMYEON. NOW IT'S DINNER.. Rabokki drops instant noodles into the same sauce. Snack becomes a shared meal.
Non-spicy soy-sauce style tteokbokki
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NOT ALL OF IT IS SPICY. Soy-based and jjajang versions exist, and the royal-court original had no chili at all.
Korean market street-food stall
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START AT A MARKET STALL. Cheapest portion, best first taste. Full guide with spice levels at epickor.com

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KOREA STREET FOOD

TTEOKBOKKI ISN'T ONE DISH

Six versions share one rice cake. Here's how to order the right one.

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