Comments on: Spicy Rice Cake (Tteokbokki) with Vegetables and Fish Cake That’s cooked at the Table

By: JinJoo

JinJoo — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:38:40 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Aww.. I am so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for the kind feedback.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:41:18 +0000

감사합니다! 잘 먹었습니다!
This is just like my mom’s recipe, thank you so much!

By: JinJoo

JinJoo — Wed, 17 May 2023 22:38:38 +0000

In reply to Shruti Sharma. Hi Shruti, sorry for the late reply. If you want to make a vegetarian version, just omit the fish cakes! If you look, I have 2 other versions that are all vegan. Thank you!

By: Shruti Sharma

Shruti Sharma — Tue, 16 May 2023 06:51:34 +0000

hi, I really love your vegetarian recipes, but as I’ve always wanted to try tteokbokki, what should I replace the fish cakes with? or can I just skip them whole? will it make a difference? thank you so much!

By: JinJoo

JinJoo — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:06:46 +0000

In reply to Diane. Hi Diane, wow thank you soo much for the awesome review. And making tofu taste something like fish cakes is a brilliant idea!

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:52:49 +0000

I made this last night to eat with some fried chicken (well, vegetarian fried “chick’n,” but it was quite realistic!) to dip in the sauce, and OMG!!! it’s SO good. I also made some mostly-vegetarian “fish cakes” with tofu, cut like fish cakes, fried and seasoned to taste like 사각오뎅. your sauce recipe is excellent and so well-balanced, and it comes together and turns into something beautiful! this is easily now one of my top 10 most favorite recipes! thank you.

By: JinJoo

JinJoo — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:19:04 +0000

In reply to Eric Aurelius. Thank you so much Eric for your kind words. I am so happy to hear that.

By: Eric Aurelius

Eric Aurelius — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:26:28 +0000

My wife is Korean so I have been trying so many of your recipes over the past years. All of them remind us of the wonderful trips to Korea. I thank you so much for your effort and wonderful talents.

By: JinJoo

JinJoo — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:25:50 +0000

In reply to eyesofthebluedog.

Very happy to hear that you enjoyed the recipe. Rice cakes for Tteokbokki or Tteokguk are best when eaten fresh but if made properly, they should reheat well – in soups or sauces like this one or just roasted in a frying pan. Don’t reheat in the microwave as it will harden pretty quickly and once it does that, you can’t reheat after. Best to freeze leftover ones and then use.

By: eyesofthebluedog

eyesofthebluedog — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:06:33 +0000

I made it just now and it was great; very easy to make. I halfed the recipe and didn’t add fish cakes. I also cut the gochujang by half since I didn’t want it to be too spicy.

One question I have is whether rice cakes are something you make to be eaten immediately. I’ve tried various recipes with rice cakes and they don’t reheat well at all; the rice cakes become hard and not very tasty. Is my assumption correct?