Does anyone know why when I boil 떡볶이 (tteokbokki) makes this kind of…foam? Haven’t seen this happen in cooking videos.
by Matasuegras27
Does anyone know why when I boil 떡볶이 (tteokbokki) makes this kind of…foam? Haven’t seen this happen in cooking videos.
by Matasuegras27
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Maybe they skim the broth to make it look more appealing before the closeup.
It happens. I dont see anything wrong with your Tteokbokki. Foam will go away if you stop boiling it. This happens to me everytime i make Tteokbokki. Nothing wrong.
It’s probably starch coming off the rice cakes.
Totally normal!
Too much water. tteoboki means fried ttoeok, but with water and eomuk. It depends on time and degrees.
Echoing another person, I’d cut down on the amount of water used. Once I add the gochujang/sugar/gochugaru to the broth, it never looks watery like this. [This recipe](https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/tteokbokki) has been my go-to for what it’s worth!
I usually rinse my rice cakes to try to remove some starch and haven’t noticed this happening.
Not sure if it’s actually helping since this isn’t like raw rice.
If theres any broth powder or seaweed maybe the foam is coming from there. I tend to scoop it if im making a clear soup. As long as it’s not from boiling meat, then it shouldn’t affect the taste to leave it. Hope your rice cakes turned out yummy!
떡볶 is one of the easiest Korean foods that even Korean children can make perfectly. So don’t worry. It’s going to be delicious.
YAh it’s normal. It’s just scum from the rice cakes and other ingredients. Just skim it off
Looks fine. Did you rinse your tteokboki?