From soy to spice: Earlier tteokbokki used soy sauce, but in the mid-20th century Ma Bok-rim introduced a gochujang-based style that became the modern standard. Fusion creativity: Innovations like ...

From savory to spicy: Originally seasoned with soy sauce, tteokbokki became the gochujang-based dish known today thanks to a mid-century street vendor innovation. Street food star: Korean street ...