Gastronomic journey through the streets of Korea

• The gastronomic journey through the streets of Korea

Insadong district - one of the most popular destinations for tourists in Seoul.

Traditionally, in this part of the city there are tea houses, markets, cafes, souvenir shops and stalls that sell a variety of street delicacies, from grilled octopus on a stick to the delicious custard pastries.

But it is still possible to see and try on the streets of Insadong:

This "potato twist". Cook puts a whole potato in a special machine, which makes it such a spiral. Then the potatoes are strung on a skewer and roasted.

"Potato twist" can be sprinkled with cheese or chili powder. This dish is very hearty and fat.

On the streets of Insadong is a huge number of tents, where you can sample the most diverse street food.

For example, in this tent trade fish pies and hot dogs on a stick.

To spice fish cakes stuffed with chili.

Unfortunately, on the streets of Seoul is very little boxes, so all the garbage has to carry. Some tents skewers take back for recycling.

In this stew pot or nuts, or larvae. However, not all have the courage to find out for sure.

A is one of the favorite dishes of travelers - grilled octopus on a stick.

Cook dipped them in soy sauce and sprinkle with flaky shavings. The taste of sweet octopus, thanks to the soy sauce, and a little chewy as rubber.

The line ends in the tent on the street. At the output of people endure the sweet braided pastry.

In a large skillet, stir-fried sweet cakes here.

The woman pours oil from a teapot in red-hot form to cook tiny cakes with custard.

If you look closely, you can see the eggs that are fried directly in a bun.

These guys are preparing a viscous, sweet dessert.

Such sugar "sausages" are twisted and become similar to nuts.

Korean generally quite urgent.

And most of them fried and high-calorie, so there will have to forget about diet.

The woman cooks noodles in a spicy red sauce.

This is a crowded outdoor cafe willing to eat dumplings.

It is not clear what it is made, but the taste - salty and crunchy.

Drinks in Insa-dong, you can buy here in such mobile cocktail bars. Why deny yourself the pleasure to stroll through the bustling back streets of Seoul with a bottle of spirits.

Street restaurants and vans entice hungry passersby's so unpretentious advertising signs.

Or so stuffed dog.

All the cafes beckoning to her customers as best he can.

In one of the restaurants serving the soup with dumplings and local Korean beer - "Cass".

Now it's time for dessert. It looks like the children, leaving this confectionery, very satisfied with her range.

Over $ 5 from the seller buy a tube,

which then fill with frozen yogurt.

It turns out a kind of ice cream, which is much more convenient to have something familiar to us waffle cups.