Today was the first time I tried Tteok-bokki with scallions and boiled eggs. I really liked a chewy texture but the spicy level was crazy for me. Koreans really do love spicy food and put chilli paste into everything. Northern Vietnamese cuisine (where my family and my in-laws come from) isn’t this spicy though we use fresh 🌶 rather than paste.
And to be honest Vietnamese food is still better than Korean ☺️👌👍 I grew up on Czech and Vietnamese food, but I frequently had Italian and French meals too. But still, I think Vietnamese cuisine is the tastiest! 🇻🇳
Looks delicious, what are those fried balls? I like tteobokki but I can’t take the spiciness for the sake of spiciness, thankfully most recipes are pretty easy to make at home so one can adjust the level of spice. I never tried Vietnamese kitchen although there are plenty of Chinese bars run by Vietnam natives in my country, they offer nor real Chinese nor Vietnamese cuisine but weird variation of “Asian”.
The balls are the potato croquettes, not sure why they put them there, probably one of the “fusion” thing. Tteok-bokki Was really spicy, I couldn’t finish the whole portion because it was too much for me.
Oh you should definitely try authentic Vietnamese cuisine! I know what you mean about “Asian” bistros that are mixtures of everything and probably taste nothing like real Vietnamese food.
Vietnamese cuisine is considered one of the best in the world, it’s neither spicy like Thai nor oily like Chinese. We use tons of fresh herbs and also ingredients like lemongrass, galangal, aniseed, Vietnamese mint, basil, perilla, etc. so our food is very colourful and smells delicious.
cherry 🍒
December 9, 2019 at 6:31 AM
Today was the first time I tried Tteok-bokki with scallions and boiled eggs. I really liked a chewy texture but the spicy level was crazy for me. Koreans really do love spicy food and put chilli paste into everything. Northern Vietnamese cuisine (where my family and my in-laws come from) isn’t this spicy though we use fresh 🌶 rather than paste.
And to be honest Vietnamese food is still better than Korean ☺️👌👍 I grew up on Czech and Vietnamese food, but I frequently had Italian and French meals too. But still, I think Vietnamese cuisine is the tastiest! 🇻🇳
shach
December 9, 2019 at 7:32 AM
Looks delicious, what are those fried balls? I like tteobokki but I can’t take the spiciness for the sake of spiciness, thankfully most recipes are pretty easy to make at home so one can adjust the level of spice. I never tried Vietnamese kitchen although there are plenty of Chinese bars run by Vietnam natives in my country, they offer nor real Chinese nor Vietnamese cuisine but weird variation of “Asian”.
cherry 🍒
December 9, 2019 at 7:57 AM
The balls are the potato croquettes, not sure why they put them there, probably one of the “fusion” thing. Tteok-bokki Was really spicy, I couldn’t finish the whole portion because it was too much for me.
Oh you should definitely try authentic Vietnamese cuisine! I know what you mean about “Asian” bistros that are mixtures of everything and probably taste nothing like real Vietnamese food.
Vietnamese cuisine is considered one of the best in the world, it’s neither spicy like Thai nor oily like Chinese. We use tons of fresh herbs and also ingredients like lemongrass, galangal, aniseed, Vietnamese mint, basil, perilla, etc. so our food is very colourful and smells delicious.
shach
December 9, 2019 at 8:47 AM
You just make me hungry 😉 I need to check for authentic Vietnamese restaurant when I’ll visit some bigger city.