Hotteok (호떡, pronounced 'ho-tok') is a variety of filled Korean pancake, and is a popular street food of Korea.
Nowadays, many people are very interested in many Korean dishes because almost all people are watching K-dramas. And this is one of the recipes that are featured many episodes of several K-dramas.
Hotteok’s dough is made from wheat flour, water, milk,
sugar, and yeast. The dough is allowed to rise for several hours. Handful-sized
balls of this stiff dough are filled with a sweet mixture, which may contain
brown sugar, honey, chopped peanuts, and cinnamon. The filled dough is then
placed on a greased griddle, and pressed flat into a large circle with a
special tool with a stainless steel circle and wooden handle as it cooks.
In Korea, ready-made dry hotteok mix is commercially
available in plastic packages. The mix also comes with a filling consisting of
brown sugar and ground peanuts or sesame seeds.
The types of hotteok have been changing continuously although many favour the traditional cinnamon and peanut filling. Many variations have developed since the early 21st century, such as green tea hotteok, pink bokbunja hotteok, corn hotteok, and more. Commercial "hotteok" products are developed and sold by companies "Samyang", "Ottogi" and "CJ". The products are designed to be able to cook at home.
