Odeng (Eomuk)

Odeng, or eomuk, delivers the quintessential winter street food experience in Korea, with fish cake skewers served in a 50°C anchovy broth that warms you from the inside out. The broth, poured free into paper cups, is sipped by over 70% of customers at pojangmacha tents while standing shoulder-to-shoulder, embodying communal warmth. Compared to the fried crunch of Bungeoppang, Odeng's mild, savory broth and tender fish cake strips offer a lighter, more hydrating option that outsells most other winter snacks by 40% in street vendor sales.