Seoul Gwangjang Sijang(Traditional Market) (광장시장)

 

 In North part of Seoul, You can find many markets where is most popular for foods, snack, fruits, and some souvenir. I guess this market is most popular in Seoul. Day and night 24/4 be crowded, you may see all of street foods of Korea in here. Of course some place is has characteristic such as Sinpo market is for deep fried Chicken coated with sweet and sour sauce,(in Korean, Dak gang jeong[닭강정]), for Gongduk, Jangchungdong, Cheonho is for steamed pig's feet(In Korea, Zok bal [족발]) or else I will post about korean market more if I have time more.

  For this time, I have visited Gwangjang Sijang last winter. For more information, Sijang means Market. If you see XX Sijang, then you are in Market. This place is pretty huge to get lost easily, So you may need any map app on your smart phone or you can get a map in information center. fortunately, these days many volunteers work in here as translator. English, Japanese, Chinese, you can ask to them.

While walk around this market, then you can find many street restaurant. you may sit down the on the chair, and request your food what you want. but I'm not sure they can speak English well. So I recommend short word can be more easier talk with than sentence.

On the below, let me show you what I at foods at that time

This rice wine (In Korean, mak goli [막걸리]) one of the most easy to get in Korea (Pretty popular because cheap lol.). taste like slightly bitter, and not fresh at all. some people said to me taste like Japanese sake with mixing wheat. It has 5% ABV, so it can drinkable even you don't drink alcohol well.

Well, you may find kind of pan cake such as kimchi, vegatable, spring onion, fish, minced meat, or you can find more. and that 3 colored pan cake is combination with meat and vegetables.

This food name is ground bean with meat pan cake(in Korea, nok du jeon(녹두전) It is slightly thick, but surface is crispy enough.

You may find many spicy foods in Korea street market. that food is spicy pork skin.

You may see many times this food and it is tteokbboki (떡볶이)

And this is kimbab. Some people confused with Japanese のりまき(norimaki), But it's only similar not same. maybe ふとまき(hutomaki) more looks like same with this.

Normally we ordered Tteokbboki, then always follows other foods such as kimbab, twigim(deep fried foods]튀김]), or sundae( Korean sausage[순대]). that sauce 

Yes this is sundae.

you can see not only sundae, but also other stuff. this parts are kind of organ of pig.

Also you may find this snack many times while you walk on the street. this snack called hotteok, this food origin is China, but their pancake is pretty big, crisp, and pretty thin. But Korean snack is pretty fat and chewy and they put various ingredients like sugar, vegetable, or nuts. 

Looks greasy but yes it's true

This is how to grab the pancake in Korea.  Easy to eat, and spillage free. I think it's good way to use but you have to put it on the bin not on the street. 

I'm gonna post other market next time, and I think I should take more pictures and share and introduce with you guys.