Last Updated on July 7, 2016 by Nancie
This is my contribution to Foodie Tuesday, hosted by Inside Journeys.
Some of you will remember this photo from recent a Travel Photo Thursday. Moo Ping, one of Chiang Mai’s most popular street food, and my breakfast of choice this past winter.
Moo Ping
Dakkochi
In Korea we have Dakkochi (dak=chicken/kochi=skewers), Korean chicken skewers; one of the most popular street food to be found on the peninsula. When I lived in Seoul my Thursday afternoon ritual was a date with the neighborhood “Dakkochi Man”. My order was always the same… three, please. Two to take away, and one to eat immediately; no extra sauce. He would wrap two in foil for the trip up the hill, and one he would remove from the skewer and I would devour the tender tangy chunks immediately. I think I could have eaten those delicious chicken morsels every day, but keeping to the once a week ritual made it special.
Not as cheap as Chiang Mai’s Moo Ping, but still a bargain at approximately. $2US a skewer. If you’re traveling in Korea, easy to find on the street in any Korean neighborhood, or at one of the many regional festivals held across the peninsula.
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They’re easy to make at home if you don’t have a street vendor in your neighborhood.
3 cloves garlic/grated
1 inch fresh ginger/grated
1/2 small onion/finely chopped
1/2 Asian pear/grated
1/4C soy sauce
1/2 TBLS sesame oil
1 TBLS brown sugar
1 green onion/chopped
1/4 tsp pepper
Directions:
1. Mix everything together and marinate for at least an hour.
2. Skewer the chicken on wet skewers and set aside.
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Do you have a favorite chicken street food?
32 responses to “Korean Dakkochi for Foodie Tuesday”
Nancie, your photos made me feel so hungry, I had to stop and get something to eat! I admire your willpower, though, those two skewers of chicken wouldn’t make it home.
Thanks for linking up this week!
Hi Marcia! I just looked at this post again and it definitely made me hungry for chicken on a stick. I’m trying to think if there is a vendor anywhere near my house!
Delicious… Thank you for the recipe Nancie 🙂
My pleasure, and do let me know if you make them at home. These also remind me for the yakatori that I ate in Japan!
Wow, the recipe for the marinade looks ingredient and time intensive. It seems like a much better idea to buy them on the street — while you can.
Hi Suzanne,
Always easier (and probably cheaper) to buy street food from a street vendor :). I have made skewers in the past and have found the marinade quite quick and easy to whip up. The key, at least for me, is to be sure that I have all the ingredients on hand. I hate having to run out to the store in the middle of the prep.
Who doesn’t love meat on a stick! Love that you included the sauce! I can’t wait to try these!
Hi Corinne! Exactly, unless of course you’re a vegetarian!
Great idea to just do this as a weekly ritual, but i’m sure it’s not easy passing up on all the other amazing and cheap street food in Chang Mai…yum!
Hi Noel! When I was in CM I ate moo ping almost every day. Love the stuff!
I loved this post! Thank you! I cannot wait to make this. I don’t have plans to go to Korea, but I will certainly try to pretend in my kitchen.
Hi Suzanne, and thank you. Let me know how your Dakkochi turns out!
I am a very strict vegetarian, but I must admit these photos made my mouth water. Perhaps I will try that delicios looking sauce on some veggies 🙂
Hi Michele! I’m sure the sauce would taste great on veggies too.
My son loves ‘chicken on a stick’. Can you do some more vegetarian ones please 🙂
I’ll look in my archives for some veggies on a stick! I’m sure I’ve encountered then somewhere! 🙂
Chicken is the most versatile food in the world. I have to try this recipe. Thanks
Hi Neva! Let me know how it turns out for you. I am just getting ready to cook a chicken stew in my slow cooker!
Oh, it all looks so good!!
Hi Marilyn! It’s difficult not to drool on the keyboard. I’m glad that I’m cooking chicken for dinner!
Those skewers looks so good, how I miss Asian street food. I guess I’ll have to stop being a lazy cook and try these myself at home.
Hi Phoebe! Yes, so easy to make Dakkochi at home! Let me know how they turn out.
Thanks for the recipe for Korean Dakkochi!
Hi Kristin! Let me know how your Dakkochi turns out.
I have to say that dakkochi looks awesome,but I’m betting that it would be a little salty for me. Is that right? Heck, I’d give it a try though if I was in Korea anyway.
Hi Cathy! Korean food can be a little salty (actually VERY salty sometimes!) I’d try a lighter soy sauce, or one with reduced sodium.
I’ve eaten my share of Korean food but never heard of dakkochi. It sounds delicious. I’d be tempted to make twice as much sauce and serve it over rice!
Maybe someday I’ll get to that part of the world and eat myself silly with street food.
I definitely should have read this blog post after lunch, this sound delicious. I’ll be trying out your recipe soon.
Street food is one of my favorite things about travel.
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I like that you included the recipe. Even if I don’t ever prepare it, I now have a better idea of what Dakkochi tastes like as I’d been imagining something closer to satay. There’s a Korean stall at a mall near me. I wonder if they sell dakkochi there.
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Great post. The chicken looks delicious. Wow. And amazing recipe.