Yet another great Korean offerings in the underground food court. No cashier, just order at a kiosk then swipe your credit card then collect your food a little while later. Some pretty unique dishes you don't often see around town.Rosé Creamy Tteokbokki: Very unique! It's from the same book of magic that put heavy cream into a tomato-based curry to make the beloved chicken tikka masala. The typical spicy tteokbokki sauce becomes so much more complex with a little bit of dairy. And I wouldn't think of it as less spicy, but just better balanced. The chewy doughy tteokbokki made me think of eating big gnocchi in a creamy tomato vodka sauce. Though the fish cakes were distinctively fishy, so you can't mistake this for Italian or Indian. And the almost raw onion chunks were an interesting addition, helping add some tang to the big rice cakes. Though the rich cream gets pretty filling, so you might not finish the whole dish. Very memorable.Korean Noodle Soup w/ Chicken & Mandu: Decided to get the regular version since I wanted to really appreciate the 8+ hour simmered chicken broth. It was comforting for sure, but it wasn't mind blowing. Also, it seemed they went a bit crazy with the thick noodles leaving not much space for the broth. The chicken was tender though mild. Same with the carrot and zucchini slices. The only thing with a lot of flavor was the optional mandu add-on I selected. Tasted freshly made since the dough was tender and the veggies inside were fresh, plus the meat (pork?) was good too. Not sure I'd get this again though, would probably stick with the tteokbokki next time.Cheese Corndog: Not the dense cornmeal you'd find on a regular corndog, but lighter and chewier. Loved that so much of it was just filled with gooey cheese. Though there was a little smoky sausage by the stick. The abundance of ketchup on top was perfect.Fried Seaweed Roll: Looks like deep fried sushi, but under the crispy tempura shell and papery seaweed wrap is a bunch of squishy glass noodles. Fun flavor contrast throughout all the different layers. But didn't feel that substantive since it was just carby.
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