It's called "Jopok Tteokbokki"
* "Gang" in Korean (Jopok Tteokbokki in Hongdae) (Chatter)
The customers were like,
"Is this place run by a gang?!"

(Gang...?) (Want to face off with a mukbang?) (I won't lose...!) (Proof of a hard battle) (And Jopok Tteokbokki's secret is revealed...)
I didn't expect that to be
why it's called Jopok Tteokbokki

(This place, a forest of tightly packed buildings...) (Hongdae) (I'm here to eat tteokbokki!) Hi everyone! I'm in Hongdae today. Since I planned to come to Hongdae,
I did a transformation (What do you think about the New Tzuyang?)
I dyed my hair in a new color,
and it feels a bit awkward

The truth is... I really love tteokbokki. I love it so much that I ate tteokbokki (Tteokbokki superfan)
for both breakfast and dinner. There's a tteokbokki spot
that I've been frequenting for ten years

Their tteokbokki... It tastes familiar, but it also has a unique flavor
that I haven't tasted anywhere else. So whenever I come to Hongdae,
I order some to-go, (One of my favorite tteokbokki restaurants)
then I keep it in my freezer to eat later

Most people who live in or visit Hongdae
probably know this place. It's been around for 20 years
after it started on a food truck...! It's called "Jopok Tteokbokki",
and it's really famous

Many of you might have tried it (I'm going to go all out
since it's my favorite place)
I came to this place because I was craving it! It's been a while, so I'm nervous...! Hello (Let's check out the menu)
How many servings of tteokbokki should I get?

(Clicking away)
I always get their tteokbokki to-go (Ordering a lot today
since I'm going to bring it home)
and bring it home anyway, so I'm going to order a lot. Assorted fried food

Soondae, fishcake, I gotta have boiled eggs, of course. Should I get the gimbap too? (+ Gimbap) They have ramyeon too. Should I get a ramyeon too...? (Subtly adding ramyeon)
Only one, there we go.

(They were shocked to hear
it was all for one person...!)
That's why she's a YouTuber. Yes, that's all - (She's eating all this alone...?)
- It's heavy, be careful. Hehehe (Never-ending dish delivery)

(No more space left already)
There's no more space (Quickly setting the table again!) Looks delicious! I first had this when I was in high school,
so it's been almost ten years. Since I was 18...! For ten years, I ate here
whenever I came to Hongdae.

Bon appetit! Looks yummy. They make their own
unique tteokbokki sauce. So good. The tteok is so chewy! (The tteok is firm but chewy!)
It's got a firm yet chewy texture. It tastes the same as it did ten years ago.

The taste has never changed. How have they consistently kept this taste? (Timing is key for ramyeon, so let's eat it quickly)
The ramyeon will get soggy,
so I'm going to eat it first. You know... I've been here lots of times,
but I've never had their ramyeon.

What is this? Why is it so good? Their ramyeon is delicious (Happy because I found a good ramyeon spot)
It's so good...! Yummy (The noodles are delicious)
How are the noodles this good? It's very similar to the tteokbokki
you eat in front of school.

The flavor is mild without any spice. You can taste the gochugaru too. But there are no other places
where the sauce tastes like this... It's got... a bit of a gritty aftertaste, but that's what makes it addicting.

You can't make it at home
no matter how much MSG you add...! This place has lots of regulars
because of this flavor. Truth is, (PD's favorite restaurant)
my PD also loves this place (But with some alcohol)
He said it's so good.

(It's so good, it drives him crazy)
after drinking. It tastes amazing when you're craving alcohol. One serving is huge! Isn't the tteok so good? It tastes so good because it's been a while (I've been missing out)
How have I forgotten about this?

They used to operate 24 hours a day. So... I I would have this as a hangover meal, 
get more to-go, and eat it at home. They pour the sauce
over the fried food if you ask them. But I prefer dipping.

I like it since it doesn't get soggy. Old-fashioned market-style fried food. Old-fashioned tteokbokki in front of school. This... is like the yummy ramyeon from bunsik restaurants, like Kimbap Heaven.

Their soondae... They give you a lot of intestines. Looks delicious, right? Liver. It's lunchtime right now, so it's full...! I love lungs. (Time to try the fishcake since it's cooled down a bit)

This is a must. Mash the egg! You have to get the eggs here. Mash it and mix it with the sauce. They give you a lot of sauce. (The amount of sauce is a green flag) I love that they give you a lot of sauce.

The egg is delicious. (Sharing the deliciousness) Can't go wrong with this. So good. (Crispy) The gimmari* is delicious! *Deep-fried gim roll. The tteokbokki portion is huge. I think it's 1.5 times bigger than the standard portion.

Hog maw, my favorite. I haven't tried the fried squid yet. Back then, I used to eat a lot of tteokbokki and soondae... (Forgot what I was going to say because of the fried squid).

It gets spicier the more you eat it... Why? I've never thought it was spicy before. (I don't know if it's gotten spicier or my tongue has gotten weaker) - Tzuyang!
- Oh?! (These foreigners right behind us recognized me...!!!)

Hello (So grateful...) (I had a nice moment with these people
who came from Australia and said hi to me...) (Fascinated)
How did they recognize me? This place... When I first came here, it wasn't at this location. This is near Hongdae Station.

It used to be a little past
the KT&G Sangsangmadang. I ate there a lot. It used to be a street cart in front of
the KT&G Sangsangmadang. The employees at that time were big (Chatter)
The customers were like,
"Is this place run by a gang?!"

- That's why it's called "Jopok Tteokbokki"?
- That's the reason - Ah, when it was a truck?
- When it was a truck (The customers named the restaurant LOL)
Wow. So the customers

(Jopok Tteokbokki in Hongdae)
gave this place its name. Some time has passed since this came out... (There's a fresh batch of tteokbokki!)
But they just made a fresh batch. I'm going to get this to-go anyway,

so I'm going to get a new dish! (Exiting) (Entering)
Looks good (It's good both hot and cold)
These are both good in different ways. The hot one is good because it has softer tteok. If you order two or three servings, they serve it in a round dish like this.

(Is it just me, or does the single serving look bigger...?)
But I think (Is it just me, or does the single serving look bigger...?)
there's more in the single serving. I always wondered why it's called Jopok Tteokbokki.

I didn't expect that to really be the reason. (It tastes even better now that I know the reason.) What am I going to do with this shirt? (Red sauce catastrophe on my white shirt...)
I don't think these stains will come out in the wash.

I wanted to match my shirt with my hair... I've always wanted to have blue hair. I wanted to dye it a true blue at least once. (Please look forward to
other versions of Tzuyang)
I'm going to try out different colors.

(Will go back to black hair one day)
Then go back to black hair. Which color should I try next? There's this color I really wanted
to try at least once... White blonde... It won't look good on me. (Just a thought, let's go back to eating)

(Another round of hot tteokbokki) (New and hot fishcake broth) Hot Fishcake broth is the best in the winter. When I get soondae, I love intestines, so I ask them to only give me the intestines.

(I especially can't live without lungs...)
Lungs are my favorite part. Some liver is dry and other types are chewy, but really good liver tastes better than lungs. I just saw myself in the bathroom mirror. My hair looks a bit weird... The color looks prettier outside.

- Really?!
- You do look better with brighter colors. - Does it suit me?
- But you dyed it this color, so... It should be noticeable
since you paid for it. So hearty. I'm going to tap out now. The thing is,

the flavor... When I was eating it, it wasn't spicy or salty or anything. But... it kind of builds up (Flavor / Flavor / Flavor)
It builds up, so whenever I eat here, I only get a maximum of three plates of tteokbokki.

But after eating four... I'm going to pack this up and eat it at home! It tasted even better since it's been a while. I tried their ramyeon for the first time today. I gotta get the ramyeon next time too. It was so good!

조폭들이 장사한다고 소문난 분식집.. 홍대 떡볶이 라면 순대 먹방

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