15 Busan Food Favorites You Will Love

Are you curious about Korean food in South Korea? Nick Kembel ate his way through Busan and shares his Busan food favorites.

Spoiler Alert – The food in Busan is both diverse and delicious.

Take Busan, South Korea’s second largest city, for example. The city is a veritable food paradise.

Seafood at Jagalchi Fish Market

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Sea creatures (including sea plants) dominate menus across the port city. Seafood is often served raw – sometimes so raw it’s still moving!

Milmyeon

This dish consists of flour noodles in a flavorful meat-based broth, topped with cucumbers, egg, meat, and gochujang for spicy food lovers.

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Street Noodles on Gukje Market Food Street

A quintessential food experience in Busan is sitting on a tiny plastic stool on the street and digging into cheap, delicious milmyeon or bibimdangmyeon

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Ssiat Hotteok

Another defining Busan treat is ssiat hotteok, a Busan variety of hotteok, or sweet, round Korean pancakes, that are popular treats all over the country.

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Eomuk

These “cakes,” which come in various shapes, forms, and flavors, are addictive with just a tolerable hint of fishy flavor.

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