I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

Bloomsbury Publishing A composite image of Julie Yoonnyung Lee in a cream-coloured jumper with light blue writing reading a book on the left-hand side, and on the right-hand side of the composite image, the purple and orange book cover of 'I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki' by Baek Se-hee.Bloomsbury Publishing

For South Koreans, tteokbokki is more than a snack. It’s soul food.

This sweet and spicy dish made with chewy rice cakes is a staple of Korea’s street food culture and beloved by people of all ages.

It’s the food students turn…

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