STREET FOOD · Easy · 22 min
Mala Tteokbokki — Sichuan Peppercorn Heat
By Tteokbokki Curator
2025 Seoul trend — mala chili crisp plus tteok starch for tingle-cling.
TL;DR
2025 Seoul trend — mala chili crisp plus tteok starch for tingle-cling.
Prep 10 minCook 12 minServes 4
Ingredients
- 400g tteok, classic sauce half-strength
- 1 Tbsp mala chili crisp + 1 tsp Sichuan pepper, toasted ground
- Eomuk, sausages, perilla leaves
Steps
- Cook tteok in milder base sauce.
- Stir mala crisp and ground pepper off heat.
- Top perilla to cool tingle.
Tips
- Half the mala you think; tteok amplifies heat as it sits.