Food plays a major part in Asian culture. Asian call eating rice as way of life because every meal they eat has rice. Rice is a must in their daily routine. There are 500 different ways to cook rice. For an example, Nasi Kuning and Sushi. The main ingredient in these dishes are rice. The temperature, water level and heat decide the texture of the rice. However, the authentic taste of dishes with rice is hard to find in many places.
Craving for Asian food is an endless thing we all face in life. Especially those who love spicy food are the pity ones among all.It is hard to find authentic taste of Asian food.
Asians who are in overseas know the feeling of missing homemade food. The natural and traditional taste of Asian food is the hardest thing on the planet to find when you are in overseas.One of the special dish, which is hard to find is the Korean hot and spicy rice cake known as Tteokbokki, also spelled dukbokki, topokki, or ddeokbokki is the heart of Koreans.
On Korean New Year rice cakes are a must. It shows their traditional values.It is in the shape of cylindrical.This white rice cake is fried in a delicious spicy gochujang based sauce. Savoury elements are added to the sauce. Eg: anchovy stock, dried kelp and a splash of sesame oil.
One of the most famous Korean street-foods, tteokbokki is fiery, savory and slightly sweet food perfection! Tteokbokki is famous for mukbang videos on youtube. ASMR tteokbokki cheese, this video is the best example of how tasty is this Korean dish.
Grabbing a plate of tteokbokki after a few glasses of soju (Korean spirit) with friends is the ultimate late night indulgence in Korea. We all have seen it in many Korean dramas.
You can find tteokbokki sold in food stalls across Seoul and the rest of the country, where groups of people gather to enjoy great food with friendly conversations. As I stated earlier Tteokbokki is hard to find in overseas countries. Luckily, you have me to search the best Korean food overseas with authentic taste of Korea.
