Carmen and I decided to check out Namdaemun Market, the oldest and largest traditional market in Korea, for some souvenirs and generally super-affordable goods. After an hour of walking around, we ended up buying nothing but did manage to eat a good amount of street food:
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Street food stall at Namdaemun Market
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Tteokbokki
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Odeng
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Gimmari
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Hotteok stall at Namdaemun Market
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Cheese and vegetable hotteok
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Korean corn dog stall at Namdaemun Market
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Korean corn dog with mozzarella
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Kkwabaegi stall at Namdaemun Market
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Kkwabaegi with sugar
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And I gotta say, the cheap eats were infinitely better than any of other cheap goods they were selling there...
Namdaemun Market
21 Namdaemunsijang 4-gil
Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
+82-02-753-2805
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