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Are you out of your ever-loving mind?
13Apr2009 Filed under: eating excursions, huh? 뭐?, street food 포장마차 Author: fatmanseoul
Yes, 500¥ . . . for ddeokpokki!!!
We can’t believe it either.
Tokyo, you truly are the city of dreams. Crazy, expensive, overpriced dreams.
- Tags: ddeokpokki, 떡볶이, tokyo
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Grace
April 14th, 2009 at 4:08 am
but 500Y is only $5, no? In NYC one would pay $10 for a plate of 떡볶이.
Roboseyo
April 14th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
But in Korea, you could get about a liter and a half of topppppokkkkki for $5.00. How big is the plate in NYC, and is it in a restaurant or a street food stand?
fatmanseoul
April 14th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
. . . We are speechless . . . mind reeling . . . reality melting . . . does. not. compute! TEN DOLLARS???
the average price of 떡볶이 from street vendors here in Seoul is 1,500~2,000원 per serving, and if you go for fancy-schmancy restaurant stuff you’ll pay about 3,500~5,000원 for one with all the fixings, plus fried rice made from your leftover sauce. We’re not saying that there aren’t differences in pricing of basic ingredients, labor, etc. that affect food prices worldwide, but $10 is a hell of a markup!
annamatic
April 14th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I’ve seen $12 ddoekbokki in NYC, but granted it wasn’t at a street stand. I’d say the amount was equivalent to 3 servings at a pojangmacha here in Seoul. Then again (don’t freak out) a bottle of soju was also $12.
Jae Young
April 16th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Dude, Korean food in NYC is just a rip off, period. I would kill to only pay 500 yen for 떡볶이. They charge like 10-12 bucks in Manhattan and it’s usually just a pile of 떡 maybe with some bits of 양파 and like one piece of 오뎅 if you’re lucky. It’s better in Queens, but they don’t really have 떡볶이집 here so no fried rice made from the leftover sticky bits. Reading this blog is srsly torture, I’m telling you ;_;
Peter Green
May 4th, 2009 at 2:07 am
Hey, after being charged $10 (1,000 yen) for 6 cloves of garlic at a horumon joint (kopjang) in Roppongi, I’ll believe any price for Japan.
fatmanseoul
May 4th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Garlic farmers in Japan must be making money hand over fist!
joon
May 12th, 2009 at 5:16 am
Seriously Peter, paying $ for a skewer of garlic at yakitori joints always makes me sick to the stomache. Recently paid 3$ for a garlic skewer at some nyc izakaya place. Every Korean restaurant has free garlic.