KOREAN STREET FOOD TOUR of GWANGJANG Market in SEOUL, South Korea

If you love to EAT then GWANGJANG MARKET is a MUST VIST in Seoul, South Korea. You can sample a range of traditional, local KOREAN STREET FOOD here. We take you on a food tour of Gwangjang Market in this video….

We eat:

Bindaetteok
This mung bean pancake is very popular at Gwangjang Market and you’ll see a number of vendors shallow frying these golden, crispy pancakes. They are made up of ground mung beans and vegetables and is dipped in a vinegar, soy and onion sauce.

Gimbap
The vendors at Gwangjang Market are well known for selling Mayak Gimbap which are ‘narcotic rice rolls’. These seaweed rice rolls don’t actually contain narcotics but they’re so named because they’re super addictive! Pickled vegetables are rolled together with rice and dried seaweed, brushed with sesame oil and then sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds. Delicious!

Bibimbap
Bibimbap is a must eat at Gwangjang Market. Giant bowls of fresh vegetables and kimchi line the benches of the bibimbap vendors. Bibimbap is mixed rice so rice, sometimes barley and a load of fresh and pickled vegetables is mixed together before eaten. We had ours served in a hot stone bowl but you can also have it cold. A dollop of gochujang (red chilli pepper paste) adds a mellow fiery kick!

Yukhoe at Buchon Yukhoe in Raw Beef Alley
Raw beef alley is another must visit when at Gwangjang Market. We ate at Buchon Yukhoe which is Michelin recommended (Bib Gourmand 2018 Seoul). We sampled the steak tartare which is served with matchstick pears, sprouts, raw egg yolk, sesame oil and sanakjii (raw baby octopus). The beef is brought in each morning and it was super fresh!

Gwangjang Market
Closest Subway: Jongno 5-ga or Euljiro 4-ga metro station

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[LukeMartin]

Oh man those bindaetteok are to die for!! Great job guys trying some exotic Korean Street Foods like the Beef tartare with octopus! Everything looked delicious great video~

[catskids]

I need a mung bean pancake in my life. Oh, and every dish from the last video, especially the kimchi dumpling.

[zekpermaitaman]

I loves, how good u guys explaining all the food,

[keunice]

WOW! i’m catching up on videos, and it is so awesome to see how much you guys have grown with the views!! like always, ur content is always entertaining and informational. so happy for y’all! can’t wait to keep seeing the growth that’s well deserved

[brilliantbutblue]

No freaking way!!! The last time l saw beef with wiggly things in it was when it had been left out in the sun!. You couldn't pay me to eat that, l just couldn't do it. That takes "rare" to a whole new level adding the octopus. Bibimbap: the only Korean dish l can make but that one was fancy!

[DaleDuffy]

Just finished watching the Korea videos. You both did a brilliant job with taste descriptions, loved the videos....keep um coming...thanks again Sheena, Thomas...!

[tomiemyspace]

I could do with 20 rolls of Gimbap now and 3 bowls of Bibimbap (Korean Nasi Ulam) right now...always love the presentation and the goodness of rolled sticky rice with weeds and assortment of vegetables...and the additional sprinkled sesame seeds on it...simple to eat, fullsome and lots of flavours plus the wasabi sauce...arghhhh I want hot seat and hot Korean foods...😢

[tomiemyspace]

Ohhh that Yukhoe...the red beef colour is so tempting...the octopussy is scary but tempting too...all the colours mixed on the plate of tartare are so bright, so vibrant, so moving and flowing...so how many Star 🌟 of Michelin? Grooowwwllliiinnnggg tummy right now...

[crabbymuffin]

Fantastic...except tat moving baby octopus..the rest of it is just perfect....good job guys...!

[cinnabark]

How come your channel only got 20k-ish subscriber.. You deserves moreee

[johnmendez]

Oh wow! I've never heard of yukhoe before but I am now on a mission! That looked so incredible. Raw Beef Alley here I come! Thanks for the great video.

[samanthainlove]

I never knew a plate could run away lol lol lol. Good luck chasing it.

[MrClarity]

Whoa, I am craving some bindatteok right now! Thank you for the video.

[mohdfairus]

hiii... thanks a lot sheena and thomas..!!! korea food video.. whooo hooo...!!!

[jumbeaux]

Always nice to see a food culture that has lots of vegetables around them.

Raw beef and moving baby octopus would not be on my plate anytime soon. :)

All the best. I wish you would deep dive Korean food as much as you have in Malaysia.

[su-lingchia]

I am gobsmacked! There are so many varieties of food to choose from and eat! Yum, yum, yum! 🤤🤤🤤😋😋😋👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[MrCyberizal]

wow. that is big plate of cooker. that pan cake ingredient remind me cucur udang and tauhu sumbat

[Sepolmerantau]

5am in the morning. Freaking hungry after looking at the bindaetok.. food stalls not open yet in my area. 🤣🤣
Watching hungrily 🤣🤣🤣

[melatiputih]

I LOVE KOREAN FOOD MORE EHMM MY LOVELY MY SO SWEET CHEESE HERE IN SEOUL OF SOUTH KOREA ❤

[idawan]

Yesterday in pahang, today in korea...are you a superman 😄