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Chilgongju Tteokbokki
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Chilgongju Tteokbokki has continued its 50-year history inside Guro Market in Seoul. The central offering combines market-style tteokbokki with fried dumplings and eggs.
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The Tteokbokki Eatery Where People Have Lined Up for 50 Years
This video tastes 50-year-old traditional market-style tteokbokki, fried dumplings, and an egg at Seven Princesses Tteokbokki inside Guro Market in Seoul.
Seven Princesses Tteokbokki has continued its 50-year history inside Guro Market in Seoul. The key offering is a combination of market-style tteokbokki, fried dumplings, and an egg.
Taste notes from the video
It is market-style tteokbokki containing plump wheat rice cakes, fish cake, and green onion, with a thick gochujang-based sauce that is sweet and slightly spicy. The rice cakes do not swell easily, and the fried dumplings have a relatively strong pepper flavor.
Key visit points
- Seven Princesses Tteokbokki inside Guro Market in Seoul is introduced.
- An egg is included with 1 portion of tteokbokki.
- The fried dumplings are described as being packed with glass noodles.
- Uncooked takeout packs are also available and cost 6,000 won.
- It may close as early as 6 p.m. or around 7 to 8 p.m.
A True Guro Market Gem We Kept Eating After the Camera Was Off
A market food tour sampling kalguksu, tteokbokki, red-bean porridge, twisted doughnuts, and bread in order at Guro Market and Namguro Market.
A long-established market tteokbokki restaurant serving long wheat-flour rice cakes in a gochujang-based sauce.
Taste notes from the video
It has a non-sweet, gochujang-based sauce, while the rice cakes are said to be soft and the fish cake thick.
Key visit points
- Guro Market and Namguro Market are introduced together.
- A combination of complimentary barley rice and kalguksu is shown.
- Chilgongju Tteokbokki and Damirang Tteokbokki are sampled.
- Red-bean porridge with rice balls is eaten at Won Pat Kalguksu.
- Wang Twisted Doughnuts and Freshly Baked Bread are also visited at the end.
A Video Made by Someone Who Devoted 1 Year to Tteokbokki
A compilation video comparing 3 tteokbokki favorites in Seoul and 1 bonus spot, summarizing which places are worth revisiting.
This video introduces tteokbokki with sweet gochujang sauce, boiled eggs, and fried dumplings at Seven Princesses Tteokbokki inside Guro Market in Seoul.
Taste notes from the video
The sweet gochujang sauce has rich savory depth and mild spiciness. It pairs well with plump wheat cakes and is eaten with eggs and fried dumplings.
Key visit points
- The video introduces Tteoksan near Yeonseo Market in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.
- It introduces Seven Princesses Tteokbokki inside Guro Market in Seoul.
- It introduces Sinheung Tteokbokki in Moraenae Market, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
- Cow Tteokbokki near Sincheon Station is mentioned as a bonus.
- The video compares the tteokbokki sauces, rice-cake textures, fritters, fish cakes, and bean-sprout soup.