It’s K-pop’s favorite snack. And the South Korean ’hotteok,’ which can be bought at a small shop in Nørregade, might just become a street food hit in Copenhagen.
Food critic: I turned into a predator when the soft bun hit the table
Hotteok was practically a national dish in South Korea until the authorities removed many food stalls in connection with the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Now, a new generation has rediscovered the street snack. Foto: Nicolai West
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The following is not an exact recipe. Far from it. It’s rather an attempt to get closer to the othernessthat is number two on the menu at Kopan Street, where you can buy the South Korean street food called hotteok
It’s quite simple: You put a cinnamon roll inside a sweet bun filled with cheese and make everything melt together by pressing it in a scorching hot toast iron.
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