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margaret · Joined: 14 Oct 2003

One of my favorite foods is those fish-shaped waffle-cake things stuffed with red beans and sold by street vendors. I don't remember the name because I never had to order them, just pay. Imagine my shock yesterday when for the the first time ever, the cakes were filled, not with red beans, but onions and peppers. I'm curious about the name, but I'm really curious to know if there's some pattern to this--do they generally sell one at a certain time or day for instance? Any reason for the substitution? It was the same vendor.
Anybody know?
Margaret

PolyChronic Time Girl · Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Location: Korea Exited

My Korean spelling is horrible but I believe it is �ؾ�� (poon-oh-pang). I too love those cakes. Just remember to say "poong-o-bang" NOT "pung-o-pang (because that means "fart")...an embarrasing experience for me.

Strange, I never seen one with onions...yuk! Sometimes Koreans put some real strange things in food. That could have just been a different food stand...most poon-oh-bang has that tasty red bean paste. At least that I know...maybe someone knows more(?) because i don't want any fish cake onion thingies either.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

I really like those too.. especially in the winter.

PTG.. you spelt it right, I asked my husband.... strange I always said bong-or-bbang.. lol... Embarassed

Oh well.

kangnam mafioso · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: Teheranno

gross ... do you eat the fish cake on a stick too? (oh-dang)

margaret · Joined: 14 Oct 2003

panthermodern · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Taxronto

Some Ex-Pat guys exported the idea to the N.W. U.S.A. with different fillings (feta and spinach, pizza, ect ... with soup) and are making a killing ...

At least they were ... The were called "No Fish" or something simular ...

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

I got a sorry disappointment the first time I bit into one, thinking it was chocolate!

Never had one again.

Squid · Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Anyang

Yes! bean fish, breakfast of champions! Very Happy

M- if you liked those you'll like the veggie steam buns. Check the color of the dot for filling.

peony · Joined: 30 Mar 2005

skookum · Joined: 11 Mar 2005

A Korean explained that they have two kinds and that kids like the bean filling and adults like the onion filling. Or was it the other way around.
And that you could get either kind by asking, sometimes....

Wonder if the name for them given on previous posts only applies to the bean ones or to both varieties?

Konundrum · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Boston

I just used to call it "fish bread" and all the kids knoew what I was talking about...they laughed at me, but knew what I was talking about. I too love and miss "fish bread".
I had one in Seattle a while back..filled with cheese and veggies. It was ok..not great -just ok. It paled in comparison to traditional fish bread.
I also miss/love the walnut cakes (hodu-kwaja) filled with the beans ("pat"?). I don't mind the ones filled with koguma, but prefer the ones with the red beans.