Korean street food in Indonesia

On Wednesday, November 27, 2019, the South Korean cultural center in Indonesia holds an event every month, a themed event (Introducing typical Korean roadside food), the event is free and is free of charge, participants only need to register their names , telephone numbers and e-mails, all ages and groups can also join this event.

 the people who attended the event were also very numerous and because they were very interested, in this event the food that was introduced was Ttaebokki and odeng, in this place we could also cook for ourselves and also mix the spices we wanted, and of course according to our tastes .

Street Food is ready-to-eat food or drinks that are sold on the streets or public areas, by hawkers or peddlers, sometimes from tents or kiosks that are easily cleared up. Most Street Food is divided into types of finger food (food that can be eaten with your fingers) and fast food (fast food).

There are two meals that are served in this event, namely ttaebokki and odeng.

Tteokbokki is Korean confectionary in the form of tteok made from rice flour cooked in a spicy and sweet gochujang seasoning. Tteok used in the form of rods or cylinders. This snack is a popular food sold in Pojangmacha.

Initially, these snacks originated from the cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty palace called gungjung tteokbokki. At that time, this dish was huintteok cooked with soy sauce with beef, bagogari, green bean sprouts, parsley, shiitake, carrots, and onions. The taste is far different from the chili seasoned tteokbokki known today. In addition, the tteok used can consist of 5 colors that symbolize Korea: red, yellow, white, black, and blue.

Odeng is the food that we meet most often in South Korea. In food stores, supermarkets, roadside stalls, restaurants to star hotels. Basically odeng is fish that is usually boiled and how to eat it using hot broth. That's why Odeng is very suitable to eat when winter comes because it can warm the body. Usually Odeng is served by stabbing the fish in a skewer. Apart from using broth, Odeng can also be eaten with sauce, especially soy sauce.

If you go to Korea, at least we will find 3 types of Odeng. The first is Odeng which is eaten using broth. The broth comes from a turnip mixture, leeks mixed with crab and seaweed to add flavor. In roadside tent stalls, you can eat Odeng with unlimited broth. Usually there are people who eat Odeng not with broth but with spicy red milk. The second type of Odeng is Odeng served with mustard sauce and tomato sauce. The third type is called Odeng Tang or Eomuk Guk. Here, fish is served in a bowl of broth with chili and onions and soybeans. Yes, Odeng colors and offerings vary depending on where you buy them. Every stall and restaurant in South Korea has its own blend to add a delicious taste to Odeng. Some add vegetables, peppers, sesame leaves and others.

The city famous for its delicious Odeng is Busan. It was here that Odeng was first popularized namely during the Japanese occupation of Busan. The restaurant in Busan that sells Odeng is Busan’s Renowned Hoe House. In this place you can taste Odeng Tang which has been served since 1968. Odeng broth is made from 15 different ingredients so that it gives a different flavor as well. This restaurant is located in Sujeong-dong, open from noon to night and closed every Sunday in the first and third week. The second restaurant is Miso Odeng which is also located in Busan. Although it only opened in 2007, this restaurant has many customers. There are several choices of Odeng at this restaurant such as the Mushroom Odeng and the Squid Odeng. If you want to get a different choice of odeng, come to the Sweet Home Home Restaurant in Seoul. Here you will be given a menu of more than a dozen types of Odeng