Authentic KOREAN STREET FOOD Tour of Seomun Market | Daegu, South Korea

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After arriving in the city of Daegu on my ninth day in South Korea, my travel buddy Sam and I hit the ground running with a visit to 83 Tower, followed by a trip to Seomun Market to try some of the local street food! Come along with us as we explore the city of Daegu!

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Our morning in Korea’s fourth-largest city began at 83 Tower, which is considered a symbol of Daegu. I heard that it offers incredible views of the city, so I couldn’t wait to go up and get a bird’s-eye view of Daegu!

83 Tower has (you guessed it) 83 floors. Its observation deck is located on the 77th floor and there is a restaurant on the 78th. It costs 10,000 won ($8.25 U.S.) for adults to go up to the observatory. We took the elevator up. The observation deck was beautiful!

The city was so big! I could see a park, stadium, an amusement park, and more. It was so cool to see the city nestled in the valley between mountains. On the wall, there’s a display that compares the heights of several famous towers around the world.

We ordered some green tea lattes from the café, which only cost about $2.50 U.S. each. My matcha espresso latte was cold and refreshing! From the tower, we headed to the Skyway cable car, which was free! It took us over the amusement park. After 10 minutes, we were back on the ground!

Daegu was so much bigger than we anticipated. We caught a taxi to Seomun Market, a traditional market that has over 4,000 stalls. It’s the last remaining market from the Joseun Dynasty.

It looked like we were the only foreigners in the market, which I loved! We found some pots that are used for storing spices, some kitchenware, vegetables, and nuts roasting in drums. There was also dried seafood like prawns, fish, and seaweed. I’d never seen a presentation like this!

Our first street food were a cabbage pancake and a leek chili pancake. They were served with a soy sauce with onions. At 2,500 won (a little over $2 U.S.) each, they were practically a steal!

The leek chili one was a little hot with very little batter. It was so healthy and tasty! The cabbage one was also good and not my favorite. It had more batter and a bit of leek inside.

Next, we passed by lots of seaweed and dried fish on our way to get a little waffle ball with walnut and red bean paste inside. It was very nice and contained a walnut and lots of red bean paste. You get 10 for 3,000 won, or $2.47.

We passed crafts, clothing, and kids stuff before we found more street food across the street. We found a lady selling oden, or hot pot, tteok cooking in a red chili paste, and blood sausage. The blood sausage was really spicy and had an amazing texture! It cost 1,000 won, or $0.82. The tteok was only 500 won!

The tteok a thick rice cake. It wasn’t too spicy but I loved it! Then I tried the fish cake (1,000 won). It was spongy with lots of herbs. I loved how dense and spicy it was!

We cooled off with a cold, cloudy, and milky rice drink called sikhye. It contains grains of rice floating on the bottom and is really refreshing. It reminded me of sugarcane juice from India! The rice at the bottom was really nice!

Next was a sweet doughnut-like dish called hotteok, which has sugar and seeds on it. They’re served scorching hot and have a crispy exterior with a soft, elephant-ear-like texture on the inside. It was amazing and super sweet! It cost 1,000 won.

I was full, so we laid off the food. I found some clothing for kids and looked for something for my daughter. It was never-ending! I found some Spider-Man and Iron Man shirts for about $7. The saleswoman even gave me a discount!

What an adventure! I hope you enjoyed exploring Daegu with us. If you did, please give it a thumbs up, leave me a comment, and subscribe you don’t miss any of my upcoming travel/food videos.

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My name is David Hoffmann. For the last decade, I have been traveling around the world in search of unique culture, food, and history! Since starting David’s Been Here in 2008, I have traveled to over 1,000 destinations in 73 countries, which I welcome you to check out on my YouTube channel, travel blog, and social media sites.

I focus a great deal on food and historical sites, as you probably have seen! I love to experience the different flavors that each destination has to offer, from casual street food to gourmet restaurant dining. I’m also passionate about learning about the local history and culture.

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The market is so big. It's like never ending. Lots of stuff to buy and eat. Korea really has variety.... Awesome... Thanks. ❤️❤️❤️

prrithykailasaraajan
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This is an awesome video. Those look so good. Yummy! Enjoy! ☺️

NINAUNRATEDEATS
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The green pancake that you enjoyed so much is called buchujeon. It is made with garlic chives and is one of my faves also.

skatingcanuck
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Really like the two different views, Sam was awesome to travel with .

johannasmith
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Hey David and Sam in S.Korea. Nice aerial view of the city. Now to the 77th floor. Omg that’s a beautiful view of that city. Thank you. That market is huge...wow.

ricardotongol
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Been following u since your first tour of india, really one of the best food channel on YouTube Keep up the good work 👍

ansarimobdhl
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Those little waffle balls with red bean paste 🔥😍 and the hoteokk ! those look awesome. Great street food and beautiful view from the tower

AussieAngeS
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Such a huge tower and a varieties of items be it food or clothing in the market !!

atri
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welcome to korea!!! have a great time in my beloved country!! 😍😍

myhappylife
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park and view awesome wow thats a big city. Love the mountains. I will go on that with you those are crazy rides been on those. free ride? awesome! What a view. I love roller coaster come on.. lets do it lol.. cabbage pancake and a leek chili pancake so good i love those :) As always love those markets. Nice adventure :)

elizabethee
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Korea is best. Food, people everything is beautiful ❤❤❤👍

kamashikindalkar
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David, I know this is your video and I love watching every single one of them. But you are the one that turned me on to watching Sam and Audrey's videos as well. Sam oh, you need to take your and Audrey's dad with you and Mark and bring David's dad to! Now that would be a fantastic videos of watch!

lisakipp
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Your foody videos are superb. They really are an inspiration.

PlanesTrainsEverything
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I think you need a new Microphone 4:37 it has been on a lot of your recent videos!!

TheHokkaidogaijin
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My mom is from Daegu. She attended Kyongpook National University. I was there three weeks ago.I was in Daegu, Pohang, Busan, Cheju City, and Seogwipo. I heard Pohang is nice with their nice beaches.Yes use to live in Anyang a part of Seoul. Lived in Daejeon, Yesan, Bundang, and Icheon when I taughtEnglish in Korea. Cheonan is nice. I call it "Little Seoul". A city of half of million people.

danielpark
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Just love to see you enjoy all the foods, by the way what cameras and lenses are you currently using?

bryandkhar
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83타워는 밤에 가서 야경을 봐도 좋아요.
서문시장 구경도 재미있죠.

sinwookdo
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I'm moving to Daegu in a few weeks and I don't know the area so I'll have to check out the places you talked about in your video. I don't know anyone in Daegu so I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos about the area.

jefflevenhagen
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Good video dude was going to skip it but it got going and was good dude

JesusGodHolySpirit
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You have to go to Lotte tower in Seoul, world 5th highest tower, you can not compare it with others! It is much higher than sky tree in Tokyo.
Absolutely worth it!!

pilkueshin