Korean Food: DDuk
Seoulbeats introduces a section we like to call, “Korean Food” where we tell you the best foods to eat just incase you ever find yourself at a Korean restaurant not knowing what to order or you’re in Korea but don’t know the things that you are putting in your mouth. For our first post, I am going to tackle the best kinds of “dduk.”
DDuk is made up of rice cake and let me tell you, it’s one of my most FAVORITE foods. Since I was kid, I’ve loved all kinds of dduk but I’ve heard in the past that many people whose taste-buds aren’t familiar with Korean food, tend to not like dduk. Now before I go on, dduk is not DUCK the animal so don’t get confused!
Songpyun-The ultimate dduk. Why? Cause it holds a surprise inside. It’s stuffed with “kkhul” which is basically sweetness & sesame seeds mixed together and it is utterly amazing. Koreans eat songpyun on Choosuk.
Mujigae Dduk- This has been a favorite mine since I was a little itty bitty baby. My mom used to buy me this dduk all the time and to this day I call it “rainbow dduk.” It taste purely like rice-cakes but there’s this slight tint of sweetness that just makes you want to jump in the air with glee.
I’ve only introduced you to two types of dduk today but don’t ever be afraid to try this Korean food cause it’s just so good. So the next time someone asks, do you know what dduk is? You’ll know the answer & let them know that Seoulbeats taught you all you know :)
Now I want some dduk…dammit.
this looks soooo good and is so cute
dduk pronounced dook or duck?
OMG DDUK <3333
Yummy~
My mom made some today~
2 kinds: the one where you get the sweet rice and put in in the steamer with red beans on top. The other is ppat-chu (or ju… -.-) where its like red beans porridge and she added in small balls of sweet rice balls~~~~~~
Oh Ellie, in that last pic you made me go hungry again and now I want to raid all the dduk my mom just made XD
I was just on daum and they had a whole list of dduk in the recipe section~
http://board.miznet.daum.net/gaia/do/cook/recipe/mizr/list?pageIndex=2&bbsId=MC001&forceTalkro=T&sortKey=depth&objCate1=83
I LOVE dduk!!!! There is no place near me that sells any… really depressing… I would have to drive to another city.
Does anyone know any internet site that will ship dduk to you via express mail???
this is a nice section. looking forward to future entries.
Ohh this is good to know for when finally go there! Keep posting more! I want to know more about Korean cuisine…Hmm in the meantime I’ll have to persuade someone to drive me to an authentic restaurant in the Twin Cities, considering I’m scared shitless to drive in St Paul or Minneapolis :(
Lmao, I call it rainbow dduk too only because I don’t know the korean word for them lol!! I always had it when I was younger, but now I can’t seem to find it in stores. o-o And I love the songpyun too. The inside is sooo yummy. xD
i had some yesterday XD . i really wanna try the green and white square thingy with lines . can you guys teach us what that is also ? it looks good but iono is it sweet ? o_0
Could you tell us how to make them? I want to try making them, since there are no Korean restaurants around where I live :(
@Minny
Haha that would also help :P
In moderation- so much carbs.
I’m hungry now. Thanks.
T__T
i still call it rainbow dduk too! haha
you made me hungry!
and it sucks cuz i can’t get any dduk in the city i’m in right now.
Yes!! This is exactly what i needed. I cannot continue to order only Bi Bim Bop for the rest of my life, but dang is it good.
ooh it looks freaking delish. i wanna try dduk :D
freaking rainbow dduk is bomb ahhaha! i like the taste of the brown part theee best: cinnamony<3
LOLZ! I didn’t grow up with dduk, but I still love them to death! ahaha!
Guess there are exceptions to your rule, eh Ellie? ^^
I wish I could have dduk after every meal, that would be just perfectly heavenly. Gaah, you got my faves up too! thanks!
I’m Puerto Rican and grew up on Spanish food but I love Asian. I had Japanese food and order some from Japan(candy.rice cakes). Where I live there is nothing but Chinese food. I’m curios about Korean food. i never had Korean food before or try a bite.:( Be better if you post some recipes and stuff like that.Mentioning good Korean food is cool also. I know what to try.^_^
Yay! I love dduk!
My favorite is Songpyun ^_^ It’s like the sweetness bursts into your mouth!
We have an asian food place where it’s all the asian foods under one roof. I notice the Korean place never has any business in comparsion to the Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Thai, Malay etc places- guess people outside still don’t know that much about korean food.
OMG IT LOOKS SO CUTE AND RAINBOW AND OHHHH
coincidentally enough im eating rainbow dduk right now. i thought i was the only weird one that called it that.
Dont like Songpyun. But have yet to taste the other one.
Love this section :)
DDUK!!!
XD
so YUMMY XDDD
people if you havent tried this try it LOL its soo good! ^^
i hella love ddukbokki most!
erm yummy~
now i’m craving some. dammit.
i LOVE dduk!
I’m glad you’ve added this section ^^. Although now I’m really hungry XD.
oooh coool! a food section ^^
please, tell us veggies what korean food we can eat
@ kinella… vegetarian korean food is kind of limited i think in comparison to other cuisines, but you still get some choice.. you can never go wrong with bibimbap as long as you tell them not to put beef in it.. there’s also a vegeatarian spicy tofu stew called kimchi jjigae.. also something like a vegetable pancake called pajeon..oooo and ddubokki is soo good ..all i can think of right now lol
Yay!!
It’s great that you guys have started this food section, although, a pronunciation reference would be appreciated! Dduk looks yummy :P
i bought some today from H Mart O_O
I’m a bit confused because it didnt taste that good. the songpyun was rather hard, is it supposed to be? or is it supposed to more like mochi?
Also, the mujigae dduk looked really soft and tender when i bought it but when i tried it, it was hard.
I got all types of dduk from a rice party tray. I love korean food, but is the ddul supposed to be..hard or more..moist?
(sorry for the long post)><