Cheese & Hotdogs Rice Paper Tteokbokki Tteokbokki…. But what is this thing?!?! No, I didn’t take that word out of my hat, it is indeed a dish that really exists. Tteokbokki are dishes that come straight from South Korea. Watch out for the faint of heart, it's spicy! Spicy! In short, it tears the mouth. Koreans eat spicy and hot. So my kids who love chili are thrilled. Tteokbokki is a dish sold in the streets of South Korea by street vendors. There are endless versions.