hotteok

Boris Mann 28th October 2023 at 3:24pm

sometimes called hoeddeok, is a type of filled pancake known as a popular street food in South Korea. It originates in China and was first brought into Korea during the 19th century.

The hotteok is derived from the tang bing (meaning "sweet pancake" in Chinese). In the 1920s, many Chinese merchants settled in Korea and sold these tang bing. The Koreans called it "hotteok" which means "barbarian's rice cake". As Korea was under Japanese rule, the Japanese called it "shina pan" (Japanese: 支那パン) meaning "Chinese bread".