Jack's obsession with ddokbokki is well known. He loves the stuff and has not-so-gently nudged the kids to eat it every chance he gets. We stopped off at this stand after we had tried to eat dinner in a department store but where the kids refused to touch their food. At least they ate this, even though you can really call it Korean junk food. Ddokbokki is tube-shaped rice cakes with fish cake swimming in a sweet/spicy red pepper sauce. Every other step you take in the market and along sidewalks, there are stands set up like a little impromptu diners selling fried foods and ddokbokkii. Stands like the one pictured here have become regular snack stops for the kids. The kids especially love squid fried in a flour badder (eojingeo twigim--romanization here is terrible; not wanting to think too much about it right now), which they usually order along with the ddokbokki. The food stands are a welcome site when it is cold outside. All you need are some toothpicks to skewer the little morsels, a metal or paper cup for some broth, and napkins (lots and lots of napkins; and wet wipes) and you're set (all but the wet wipes provided by the stand owner). Ah...deep-fried squid, ddokbokki, and hot broth to drink...super cozy.
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