떡볶이Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)
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- tteok-bok-ki
- Spicy
- Street food
Your food preferences
Tell us what you avoid to see if this fits you.
Set my needsChewy rice cakes simmered in a sweet and spicy red sauce, usually with fish cakes and boiled eggs.
Usual recipe onlyEverything on this page is the typical recipe. It never tells you a restaurant's dish is safe; for that, check the restaurant menu or ask staff.
What's in it
7 pieces- Rice cakesrice or wheat
- Gochujang and chili flakes
- Fish cakes
- Anchovy and kelp broth
- Boiled egg
- Cabbage, scallion
- Sugar
Pieces follow the usual recipe. Each restaurant can differ.
Hidden ingredients
Many street stalls use wheat rice cakes (밀떡). The sauce is usually made with anchovy broth, so it is not vegetarian even without fish cakes.
Hidden ingredients in its usual recipe
Common allergens
Allergy-related ingredients
- usually: Wheat usually
- usually: Soy usually
- usually: Fish usually
- sometimes: Egg sometimes
- sometimes: Sesame sometimes
- sometimes: Milk / Dairy sometimes
- sometimes: Tomato sometimes
Dietary restrictions (meat, alcohol, garlic and onion family, honey)
- usually: Garlic, onion, scallion & chives usually
Gluten (for gluten avoidance; a wheat allergy is listed above)
- usually: Gluten (wheat, barley, rye) usually
Cross-contact: shared oil, grills and tools are not covered by any recipe. Ask staff.
- Not vegan as usually made.
- Not vegetarian as usually made.
Questions to ask staff
Point to the Korean. Set what you avoid to get your own questions.
밀 들어가나요?
Is there wheat in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
콩 들어가나요?
Is there soy in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
생선 들어가나요?
Is there fish in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
마늘·양파·파·부추 들어가나요?
Is there garlic, onion, scallion, chives in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
글루텐 들어가나요?
Is there gluten in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
달걀 들어가나요?
Is there egg in it? (usually a topping; can often be left off)
참깨, 참기름 들어가나요?
Is there sesame in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
우유, 유제품 들어가나요?
Is there dairy in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
토마토 들어가나요?
Is there tomato in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
국물이나 양념에도 들어가나요?
Is it in the broth or the seasoning too?
These are general questions about this dish. Set what you avoid to get a Korean order sentence for you. We never ask staff to leave out things you didn't choose. Set my needs
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Where to find it
No restaurant menus with official allergen information for this dish yet.