KOREAN STREET FOOD at Gukje Market in Busan

Annyeong chingu! Today we are going to be checking out the street food at Gukje Market. It is near 6pm and a lot of the street food stalls are already out and about. This stall sells Taiwan style ice cream. We also have fried mandu, dumplings. Okay, I have never seen this before so I'm going to try this. Called Yubu Jumeoni in Korean, these bean curd pouches contain noodles. For two of these pouches, it is 3,000 won. In the belt around these pouches, it is the vegetable, minari. Just put some fish cakes in there and then the pouches. Right next to this stall, there's a stage. They're preparing for performances tonight. It's going to be a little loud. If you look inside, there are noodles. Specifically, they are japchae noodles. There are vegetables in this but it's quite minimal. You see very small pieces of carrot in there. Because the inside is made of japchae noodles. Because the inside is made of japchae noodles, it is chewy. Next to the pouch, the cakes will work to chew on compared to the noodles inside. Overall, it's a mild flavor. So this gentleman next to me, he is eating a bunch of sticks of garaetteok, plain old rice cake. Way easier to chew on. Not much work involved in breaking that down. It's your classic fish cake taste along with the fish cake soup they give you. Just slightly salty. There's a bunch of stalls lined up all through that street. But we're going to head to another area. Those pouches of japchae are fantastic as an appetizer. It's not too flavorful. I came to another street and here you could actually sit down. Kind of like a makeshift restaurant style. Here's a fruit cart. Jeans, Dolce and Gabbana briefs. It looks like they sell K-pop goods here. We have souvenirs, pencil cases, belts, fans. This area reminds me a little bit of Namdaemun but more calm. As I shoot this, it is Wednesday. So we could turn left, we could go straight or we could go right. I present to you a flower shop but it's fake. Another fake flower shop. Alright, let's turn left. Check out the other lanes. Oh what? The Bupyeong Gangtong Market is over here? I vlogged this the other day. I didn't realize these two markets are right next to each other. Alright, let's go back. Blankets on the left. Knives on the right. Kitchenware. Motorcycle man. For round two, let's go to where all the ladies were in the middle of the lane. Okay, I think I have to go into another lane. K-pop intersection of another K-pop shop. That moment when you talk to yourself and you start smiling like an idiot because you're just so hilarious. Alright, so I'm just walking through different streets, taking a glimpse of what's around. Oh, they have patbingsu here. We'll come here for dessert. Alright, this market is actually a lot of fun to walk around. This row of ladies selling street food is very short. I'm having a really hard time choosing a stall because they sell a lot of similar items but it's hard for me to tell just by looking at it if it's going to be delicious because looks can be deceiving. Sometimes the food can look super delicious but the taste is like whatever. Something may look bold but it's actually bland in flavor and vice versa. So the ladies at these stalls are telling me, come sit down here, we're really delicious. And just because there's someone sitting at a stall doesn't necessarily mean it's the best. It just means that they're able to lure that customer in or the customer just randomly chose to eat there. Alright, I developed a strategy. I'm going to choose a stall that has a variety of dishes and see if I could, you know, get a little bit of everything. And these are side dishes. The lady is putting my plate together. Alright, that's squid and fish cake. This plate is 3,000 won and this plate is also 3,000 won. Let's start off with this plain good old kimbap. Simple flavor. White rice with seaweed. This is something I see with the side dishes. This vegetable here is chive. One of those veggies that is acquired taste. Not only do I have daytime lighting but this little cute little light bulb is lighting my face as well. That chive is quite spicy. But I've been eating so much spicy food lately that it's like I could totally handle that. These guys are fish cakes and squid. Look at how boldly red that is. But does it taste as bold? In the beginning, I'm like, no, it's not that bold but the spiciness kicks in. Full throttle. Let's try the radish. Crunchy, also spicy. The flavors are quite simple. It's just spicy. There's not too much differences in these flavors except for the fact that chive tastes like chive. There are differences in the texture. All right, let's move on to plate number two and see how these guys taste. So this is soondae, blood sausage. Here's a good look at the soondae. It looks slippery but actually is more chewy than slippery. I like the lady who works at this stall because she has a very calm demeanor. She has a very chillax attitude. This here, ladies and gentlemen, is liver. It's gamey, dry. I definitely think you have to pair that with something else. They dip these meats into the sauce. After you eat the liver, it definitely leaves a taste in your mouth. You might want to brush your teeth. I didn't bring my toothbrush so I'll just have to be patient. Sauce is sweet. It's very sweet. If you like candy, you're gonna like that sauce. We also got some raw onions. Let's do piggyback. Piggyback these ingredients. All right, these chopsticks, they're not one-time use. The lady washes it here herself so if you're a clean freak, you might want to bring your own chopsticks. I'll say this is a meal for people who are on a budget and traveling. If you're looking for like supreme flavor, not too much of that. Let's go! I asked the street food vendor, oh, how often do they perform here? Team Chance, we're able to see some performances today. We're gonna check out some more street food on the other side of the street. So I just asked the lady to give me 2,000 won worth of these dudes. Wow, she's gonna put in 10 for 2,000. Wow. I asked the lady, can I eat in here? And then she put it on these boxes. So let's try this. Inside, we have red beans and the other side has a very ambiguous flower shape. Oh, the outside of that. Oh, the outside of that is crispy and the inside is like melted rice cake. Wow, when I first saw this street food, I didn't have very high expectations but outside is crispy, inside is gooey. Man, let's have another one. You want this in your finger? A little bit flimsy. And if you walk straight over there, there's a Jagalchi market where you can buy seafood, fresh seafood. Roll in. I love the pouches of japchae noodles. That was a very nice appetizer. And then where we got the sundae and all the other foods, our main entrees, that was like a... It's eye... Oh, these are made up for everything. The lady who sells these, she is super friendly. Earlier when we were getting the sundae, on that row, there was another lady who was like not very nice. But when you do find that very friendly vendor and tasty food, you appreciate them even more. Annyeonghaseyo! Fantastic! We're gonna stop by the market and pick up some almonds or chestnuts. I'm gonna stop by Canvas Cafe. Usually when I come here to edit my videos, they are playing K-pop music videos. And now we go to our final destination. Hope you guys enjoyed exploring the Gukje market today. I'll see you guys in the next travel vlog. Annyeong! Remember to subscribe if you haven't already and check out my other channel, Miss Mina, for food and travel videos outside of Korea.