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Tteokbokki (spicy ricecake stew)

February 3, 2009
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One of the things I love about Seoul is that there is street food to be found in almost any corner of the city at almost any hour. Pojangmacha or “covered wagons” are typically unlicensed restaurants that spring up in back alleys and empty lots. I once went to one that you entered quite literally [...]

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Oden

November 7, 2008
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Soon after the leaves fall and the weather cools, people tend to crave comfort. For some of us, comfort comes in the form of food, and Oden is a quintessential staple of Japanese comfort food.
In the winter months, street carts, ramen shops and izakayas (pubs) all over Japan start serving the simple warming stew. [...]

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