By Honorary Reporter Eftychia Dovletoglou from Greece

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Korea is known for its gastronomic delights, but Korean cuisine has lost much of its novelty in recent years as many people worldwide have tried Hansik. Today, many Koreans and tourists are focusing on Korean street food, which is delicious and relatively cheap.

Every season has its own dishes, and the following are four street foods to try when traveling in Korea in fall.

Hodu gwaja

Hodu gwaja is a walnut pastry found nearly everywhere in autumn in Korea. This tiny and sweet finger food contains a sweet filling of walnuts and red bean paste. Hodu gwaja is said to have been invented in 1934 in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province, by the couple Cho Gwi-geum and Shim Bok-sun.

Hotteok

Hotteok is a sweet pancake served in a plastic cup to avoid the customer's hands from getting dirty. The filling varies but the most popular are cinnamon, honey and chopped peanuts. Others include green tea, corn, pizza, vegetables and japchae (stir-fried glass noodles and vegetables). Hotteok is usually made right in front of customers; the vendor puts the filling inside, closes the dough, and flattens and fries it. This treat is usually sold from fall through early spring. 

Goguma

Usually, goguma (roasted sweet potatoes) are seen on the streets of Korea in the last month of fall. This is the ideal snack to keep warm during the cold months of the year and can be found everywhere from markets and subway stations to convenience stores. The most popular version is roasted. People also enjoy goguma mattang, or candied sweet potatoes coated with caramelized sugar.

Gyeranbbang

Gyeranbbang (egg bread) is a must-try snack in fall and winter featuring semi-sweet bread and an egg on top. Another type available for purchase at a pojangmacha (street food kiosk) in Korea has an egg bread that looks like a sandwich with egg in the middle as filling. But the most popular edition features a slice of bread with a cooked egg on top. Gyeranbbang is mostly sold during the cold months of the year. 

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