hotteok

The 12 Korean desserts to know start with bingsu (shaved ice) and hotteok (filled pancakes). Add fish-shaped bungeoppang, honey-soaked yakgwa, chewy tteok (rice cakes) and dalgona candy, and you have most of what Koreans eat after a meal, at a street stall or in a cafe. If you’re coming from the US, expect less sugar and a lot more chew than you’re used to, plus beans, grains and seeds where you’d usually find chocol…