Street Food
떡볶이
Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)
Pre-soaking the rice cakes keeps them from hardening.
20 minEasy3 Servings
Rice Cake (Tteok)
떡/tteok/
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Korean rice cakes come in dozens of shapes and varieties. For tteokbokki, cylindrical garaetteok (tube-shaped) are used. They are made from pounded or ground glutinous rice, giving them a soft, chewy, and slightly sticky texture. Fresh tteok is best but dried or frozen works well too.
Common substitutes
- →Japanese mochi cut into sticks
- →There is no true substitute — the texture is unique