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Is Korean Food Spicy? What to Order If You Can't Handle Spicy Food

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You're planning your first trip to South Korea. Then you start watching Korean food videos. Red soup. Red sauce. Red rice cakes. Kimchi everywhere. And you start wondering: “What am I going to eat in Korea if I can't handle spicy food?” QUICK ANSWER No — not all Korean food is spicy. If you can't handle spicy food, you can still eat extremely well in South Korea. Start with foods such as bulgogi, galbi, samgyetang, japchae, mandu, gimbap, seolleongtang, gomtang and kalguksu. The bigger challenge isn't finding non-spicy Korean food. It's knowing which dishes are usually mild and which ones you should ask about before ordering. 🥩 Easy First Meal Bulgogi 🍲 Comfort Food Samgyetang 🥟 Easy Snack Mandu Don't cancel your Korean food adventure because you hate spicy food. Some of Korea's most satisfying dishes are savory, sweet, salty, nutty or broth-based — not chili-hot. Non-S...

Korean Street Food Guide: 15 Foods to Try in Seoul

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You're walking through Seoul at night. Steam rises from a food stall. Someone is flipping pancakes on a hot griddle. A giant pan of bright-red tteokbokki is bubbling beside you. And suddenly your carefully planned dinner doesn't seem quite as important. Because Seoul smells too good to keep walking. QUICK ANSWER If it's your first time eating street food in Seoul, start with tteokbokki, eomuk, hotteok, mandu and gimbap. Then try bindaetteok, twigim, dakgangjeong and gyeran-ppang as you become more adventurous. If you visit a traditional market such as Gwangjang Market, add mayak gimbap and bindaetteok to your list. You don't need to eat all 15 in one night. Pick 3–5 foods , share when possible and leave room for the next stall. 🌶️ Most Iconic Tteokbokki 🍢 Easy First Bite Eomuk 🥞 Market Favorite Bindaetteok First-time visitor tip: Don't arrive at a Korean market completely full. Stre...

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