Korean Street Toast Recipe & Video - Seonkyoung Longest (2024)

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What is Seoul's famous street toast? ›

Korean street toast, known as gilgeori toast (길거리 토스트), is a popular grab-and-go egg sandwich that's delicious and filling. Gilgeori means street in Korean. Whenever I'm in Seoul, I enjoy one of these from a street cart to go with my morning coffee as often as I can.

Gilgeori translates to “street” in Korean. It's also called Korean Street Toast because this sandwich was traditionally sold at street-food vendors in Korea. The purpose of this meal was to provide a compact, grab-and-go breakfast for people who were commuting to work or school.

Gilgeori toast is a popular Korean street food- it's a sweet & savory breakfast sandwich. It is prepared using milk bread slices that are toasted in butter to crispy perfection, then filled with cheese, a crunchy vegetable omelette, and topped with sugar, ketchup, and mayo.

Tteokbokki – a chewy, cylinder-shaped rice cake drowned in a spicy red pepper sauce – is without a doubt the most representative of street foods in Korea, as well as a must-try on any visit to the country.

Gilgeori toast, which literally means “street toast” in Korean, is a popular salty-sweet egg sandwich sold by many street-food vendors in Korea. For many who grew up there, it's a nostalgic snack, reminiscent of childhood. Eaten for breakfast or lunch, it's quick, easy and adaptable.

Try my version of Korean street toast for one of the most memorable sandwich experiences of your life. A slightly sweet, super savory vegetable and egg patty is sandwiched with smoky ham, melty Cheddar, and a ridiculous amount of mayo and ketchup between two slices of crispy, buttered bread.

How do you say cheers in Korean? The most common one would be “Geonbae” (건배) which literally means “empty glass”, so in this case it would be similar to saying “bottom's up”. Another one would be “Jjan” (짠) means “clink”, to symbolize the sound of glasses clinking. This is more of a calmer one compared to “Geonbae”.

Kaya toast is a dish consisting of two slices of toast with butter and kaya (coconut jam), commonly served alongside coffee and soft-boiled eggs. The dish was believed to be created by Hainanese immigrants to the Straits Settlements in the 19th century while serving on British ships.

Whether you're calling it egg in a hole, egg with a hat, or gashouse egg, a fried egg in toast is having a moment.

"Bungeo-ppang" (붕어빵; "carp bread") and “gyeran-ppang” ("계란빵", egg bread) are staple items at street food markets in South Korea.

What is the most K-pop street in Seoul? ›

The K-Star Road is also notable with its densely located Korean famous entertainment companies, which have led the driving force of K-pop. While having a look around the GangnamDols near the Apgujeong Rodeo Station, you may find the GangnamDols ofGirl'sGenerationandEXO.

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