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Welcome to Tongin market where you can find everything from shoes to clothing and of course delicious food
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But what makes this place really unique?
Is that most of the food stalls here instead of accepting this they accept well these tokens.
And how it works is that you come here to buy your tokens in batches of ten they give you a little lunch box tray
And whenever you walk up to a food vendor with this sign
You can use your tokens. Now normally ten tokens is more than enough to fill up this lunch box
But it's me come on
I want to try everything so you know I got a little more like forty this tteok-bokki stall has been around since
1956. It's even certified by the Korean government. This is the original grandmother. For two coins
I'm gonna try the spicy tteok-bokki, and I'm really in the mood for some fried chicken and some blood sausage
Apparently this place is so good John Kerry came here, but unfortunately
I already have tteok-bokki on my plate something to this fried leaf looking thing
These are Korean fried pancakes called hotteok it looks like dough, and he's putting inside some sort of nuts and sesame filling
Round one for my ten coins. I got pretty much a full plate of food. First thing
I want to try are these rice cake tteok-bokki. This is from the really famous stall that's been around for over 60 years
mmm
That's awesome. The rice cake has really nice chewy texture, and oh my goodness
It is spicy. I feel like it just punched me in the throat. Only thing better is if they just poured cheese all over this.
I can't stop eating it
I'm out to go back for seconds next to try a piece of this fried chicken.
That was surprisingly good because I saw that the chicken was siting there for a while also after I bought it
I walked around for a long time still you changed a nice lunch nice delicious. Whatever I feel kind of vampire
like I do today. I really welcome blood sausage, but this was just simmering in a huge pot looking all beautiful
I mean, how can you resist that?
I'm not an expert on what a good blood sausage should taste like the sauce here is insane. its so
So spicy also should cut fresh herbs on this and that gets a sausage a really nice natural earthy flavor, This is delicious
I'm not exactly sure what this is I'm guessing if I could get but it's a sesame leaf wrapped around
Something then deep-fried only one way to find out
It's sesame leaf. There's some sort of flavored dough on the inside, and it's really delicious I
Love the flavor. This filling it tastes like dough. I'll complete little like like potato paste that with a piece of chicken p
That's how you make fireworks in your mouth. now finally this is the Korean pancake I expect this to be
sweet because I think the filling is made out of sesame and nuts
This is awesome, I could feel my arteries clogging as you speak the holy cow is this good
I taste sesame peanuts sunflower seeds and a lot of honey
That's just a beautiful crispy fried donut this thing might be my favorite thing on the plate
I know, it's not spicy if there's any meat inside
But just the fact that I'm topped initially was hoping under 10 seconds as a testimony to
How good this is all right round number two. I give them tokens, and they give me delicious food
This is like the best arcade ever
Korean dumplings actually long, Sikhye I love this rice drink. Yeah
Got a grill octopus and this will cost me three tokens
oh
Thank you. Thank you little rice drink Kimchi noodle soup grilled Octopus and some dumplings
I need to act fast on this octopus before it dies on me
About two types of dumpling here one.One I think is with chive I'm the other with kimchi. Let's try the chive dumpling
There's no meat inside. It's just eggs, glass noodles and chives
This is the Kimchi one again. No meat mixed up with some kind of rice noodles and a kimchi soup
All right, the noodles have been soaking in this soup for too long
That's probaby my fault because I was walking around with this for a long time
That's all I thought that one was that you got a nice crunch from the Kimchi
So for future reference if you guys get this, eat it right away, round three
not that I trust john's taste in Korean food but we'll see
Round three I got some Japchae had to go back for some tteokbokki, but this time from a different place, and I got some kimbap
Let's try jang Chaeri's tteokbokki really good really spicy. I feel like the texture is better than the first place
Maybe that's because this thing just came out of the wok
Was really good flavour wise I think the first place wins out is the gimbap. There's some kind of sauce at the bottom of this
This kimbap is excellent nice and refreshing the veggies are so crunchy and sweet
If I had some rice, I think it might be a little better
All right guys. I think I'm done. I managed to go through three rolls of these tokens snaps
I just bought every item down at the food arcade
So I think I'm going to keep these for next time and believe me there will be a next time
I think for future reference one roll tokens if you're hungry two rolls of tokens if you're really hungry and three rolls of tokens
if you want to look like me afterwards
but for ten tokens or five us dollars you're going to be able to get a lot of varieties of food and that is a
Great deal, so definitely check it out next time you're in Seoul
Hey guys today. I am in the famous historic Guangzhong market here in Seoul one of the largest markets in South Korea
And it's renowned for its quality silk products linens in fact a lot of these stores here
They have their own factories that even supply goods to markets and Department stores all across Korea. This market is massive
It's over a hundred years old
And as you can see it has withstood the test of time it remains popular to this day
And if I'm here that means this market is not just known for its great silk and linen
It's also known for its wide variety of traditional Street food
I was just walking along, and I smelt something really really good this chilli pepper store I don't know
Just makes my mouthwater looking at it. I think whatever that is I need it (gochugaru). I can tell right away this
would make some great hot oil
as I'm walking in from the textile section of the market I see a ton of just banchan stalls just everything looks, so
Incredibly you I wish it can take this stuff back with me on the plane. Oh, oh, thank you
Also, this nice lady here. Just just (laugh) gave me a piece of this octopus. Thank you auntie
It was awesome hMM
Crunchy So friendly here as I kept watching I came to this intersection, and this is all street food vendors right now
I'm standing in the middle of the foodie market in Korea, and everything is just look so good
I'm experiencing some sort of food deleria right now because they're just so many things I want to eat and it's everywhere
I'm just surrounded by it. I just I don't know I don't know what to do
It's like you walked into a cave full of hidden treasures
And you still don't want to grab because there's only a limited supply you can carry out. I mean
Do you grab the brick of gold or the crown of Jewels ahh
So overwhelmed right now. I here's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna start at the end of the market which is right there
And I'm going to just work my way back and the plan is going to work my way back
I'm going to eat everything you guys think that's a good plan. I think a good plan so here it is
I'm at One end of the market
Let's go
I came across they serve
Ping chung noodles(Mandarin) Ping chung shou gang mian this place been around for over 40 years is the most famous noodle stall here
And they look like they make your noodles fresh
She also asked me if I wanted some dumplings in my noodle soup, and she said it was really good, so I say yes
And there's two dumpling to the soup pork and then in Kimchi
I didn't want to start off with something as heavy as noodles
But they convinced me this does look really good seaweed on top dumpling. I think there's potatoes in here. Oh put that
This auntie's like I need to I need to add spice. I think she already knows me so well
I'm going to mix the pepper sauce in
Talk that's where it's that mmm They have some vinegar at that a little bit. Oh
It tastes like a beautiful bowl of wonton noodle soup so excited to try these noodles look at this
Hmm. There are really bouncy fresh noodles
That's a good noodle you know they're not the same consistency in terms of thickness and length, but in this case different is unique and unique is delicious
I'm actually really looking forward to this pork dumpling here and looking inside. There's some chives in here for three plus items hopefully in there
Nice dumpling. I'm trying to pace myself because there's so much food here
But it is really delicious. Oh, I sort of can't stop eating right now. I
was actually so wonderful but after eating this I think I'm have to switch to stomach two because that
Definitely filled up my stomach five fifty for this bowl of delicious noodle. Soup didn't throw a great deal
I was really good, but that took up a lot of stomach space, and I'm still sweating
It's already hot and I'm just sweating from the noodle. I feel good about it. Oh
What is this look at this beautiful beautiful
Cut of bacon and this crazy-looking thing this is not a creature. This is Sundae or Korean blood sausage
I didn't know they were so massive. They look like giant snakes. This is probably the most famous food item here
It's called mayak(mini in Korean) gimbap
It literally means drug gimbap not because there's drugs in there at least I don't think they're is
It's just because it's so freakin addictive that if you eat it you just can't stop like girl scout cookies or doritos mayak gimbap
She seems really nice. I'm gonna buy some kimbap from her. Oh yeah, you mayak kimbap
portable gesture I think
symbolically
Difference, and I say the concept of a kimbap is really simple just seaweed wrap around sliced carrots and pickled veggies
sesame leaf
Kkaennip
This is also coated with a little bit of sesame oil
And of course sesame on the outside the dipping sauce on here is a little bit of Wasabi Sauce oh
there's sort of Raita called as a drug because
I'm sitting here just
Keep some of these things in my mouth. I don't feel too bad about it because it's not like I'm popping Dorito's or chicken nuggets
Every bite you get that beautiful punch from the carrots and the pickled veggies
And I think the addictive quality has a lot to do with that not only the crunch, but also the sesame element to this
It's almost like a like a sesame trifecta. I thought you guys can have just one so you've been warned if you eat this
Prepare to be addicted
This is something a lot of stalls here are selling mung bean pancakes
What's really interesting?
Is that some of the stalls they grind their own beans this looks like?
Looks like an egg foo yong these are thick holy cow. I got they're dense and heavy
I mean, I'm working on my biceps right now eating this pancakes are crispy on the outside
Oh Bean sprouts a lot of bean sprouts on the inside, and you give it a little dip
We're going to grab a pickled onion and put it on top
Got a surprise you leave your white ball, and I'll be honest with you guys. It didn't look delightful
I look at like something that is just so greasy and heavy and by no means is it not greasy and heavy because yeah it
Is it's also got a subtle nice flavor, and you're gonna have to rely on your onions a lot
I don't want to make it through this pancake the onions are pickled in a lot of vinegar
So this is very very very vinegary with Vinegar is going to help you a lot
Honest all the bindaektteok doesn't have a lot of flavor. It's like
I said it's very subtle flavor is more like that
It has a strong
Strong Bean Sprouts flavor that makes sense because it may would being with a bunch of bean sprouts on the inside
This is also something. I had at the toy and market
It's a hotteok if I'm saying it correctly maybe not
It's basically a honey fried pancake and it is delicious, and I love it
It's definitely something you don't want to eat if you're trying to fit into a smaller pair of jeans where you're getting ready to show
Off that peach, I mean he can show of a honey taking body, but for me my philosophy is when I'm in a different country
calories don't really count oh
oh, oh
Wanna hold it like I said last time. This is why eating nation right? It's donut fried mochi donut because the texture is gelatinous
It's crispy on the outside like stuffed with honey and nuts on the inside. It's my workout for today. That's it
I couldn't bear to let you guys. See me like this
So no walk away in Shame and eat my fried donut mochi
I think today is one of those days where I ate so much
I managed to somehow bypass the food comas all into food oblivion were the great food abyss
And that's a place where I just feel like I'm gonna dreamlike state am I even awake right now
I'm not even sure everything here is relatively inexpensive you going to find yourself some really traditional
Korean eats and guys all the information for this market is listening for you in my description Box below until we eat again
I'll see you later