Phail Ddukkpokki

There! So this afternoon, I was really excited to make ddukpokki orKorean spicy rice cakes which I have been craving since the last time I went out with Micah and May. Now, I’ve managed to whip myself one and well….phailed horribly. Not really, because my yaya came to rescue when she realized I placed too much of the hot pepper sauce.

So why bother making? Because it’s my favorite Korean snack of all time!!!

Got the recipe from Maangchi, if you like Korean food and would to try cooking, this website is perfect for that.

Moving on, so I went to the nearby Korean grocery in our village to buy the ingredients I needed. You basically and majorly need these two….

The “evil” Hot Pepper Paste…the smallest tub is around Php165.00

Yummy “dduk” or tube rice cake…this pack is Php150.00

So there, I missed out on a few ingredients like green onions, anchovies (couldn’t find any) and fish cakes (sold out..T_T) so I just decided to improvise. And the result…

I mixed in pork and tiny bits of green onions…it looks so orange-y coz I made a mistake of putting 6 tablespoons of hot pepper paste not knowing and underestimating the HOT part. I ended up crying while eating this so my yaya re-boiled it to lessen the spiciness of the sauce.

Then it turned out better, we both enjoyed with especially with the Chilsung Cider…XD

So this made me thinking, would have it been better that I bought ddukpokki at some Korean resto nearbyor eat the one I made that has love poured in it? Haha! I don’t know really but I had fun making it. Expect me to make more.

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