Inside Out Ho-Dduk

April 13th, 2009

These are sweet rice cakes with a sesame and brown sugar glaze.  Inspired and derived from the traditional Korean pastry ho-dduk, which is made of rice flour, cooked hot on a grill with a sweet honey and or carmelized sugar filling inside served piping hot.

This is one of the most elusive Kogi specials ever. Created on the second day of Kogi’s birth, only 3 people have ever tried this special. Maybe if you bug Roy enough at the Alibi Room, he’ll put it back on the menu.

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12 Responses

  • Aliiiiiiiiiiiiice
    November 27th, 2008

    HODDUK-THINGY?!

    ::drooLies::

    you peoples are KILLING me here in Brooklyn.

    KILLING ME!

  • sleephead
    April 13th, 2009

    finally, the alice kyrptonite has been found & dang
    this looks delicious….

  • Katrina
    April 13th, 2009

    NOTE TO ROY:
    PUT THIS BACK ON THE MENU.
    Please&Thank You(:

  • Kelly
    April 13th, 2009

    Hi -

    When will you return to Rosemead… hopefully on a weekday? It’s been a while and we miss your truck terribly. We’re also interested in trying Ho-Dduk.

    Thank you!

  • cherry
    April 14th, 2009

    DEFINITELY put this back on the menu, Roy!

  • JQ
    April 15th, 2009

    Yes, put this back on the menu please!

  • JP
    April 16th, 2009

    PLEASE, PLEASE put this back on the menu :d

  • PL
    April 16th, 2009

    get LOOPT
    So I can Track the trucks!

  • KoGiKrazzz
    April 16th, 2009

    Come to North HOllywood!!!!!

  • j gold
    April 20th, 2009

    Actually, hotteok trucks are pretty easy to find in Koreatown. There’s one in the parking lot of the HK market on 5th and Western, which is fine, and the Flying Hotteok truck that parks on the east side of Western just below 8th Street, whose hotteok are absolute godhead. Godhead and evil both – the molten sugar inside the pancake is somewhere north of 300 degrees, and regulars love nothing more than to watch neophytes howl in pain. Before you get the hang of it, you will inevitably raise a monster blister on your lower lip.

    Can’t wait to taste Roy’s version.

  • jennifer
    April 21st, 2009

    omg, BRING THIS BACK. pretty, pretty please?

    plus, the mention of loopt sounds pretty awesome too.

  • peppermonkey
    April 22nd, 2009

    dude is that the real jonathan gold replying? In any rate, I’ve been thinking about these things for a while now. Haven’t had once since kaju mak-ket used to fry them up for you outside the store …I will definitely be seeking these from both trucks. And the the burn your mouth thing is pretty common with all types of korean food. For some reason, we love everything scalding hot. I think there’s an extra layer of fire retardant skin on the roof of my mouth.

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