Chung Jung One O'Food Tteokbokki Variety Pack, Pack of 5, Instant Korean Rice Cakes, Authentic Spicy Street Food, Ready to Eat, No MSG, No Corn Syrup

This rosè carbonara was surprisingly mild for something claiming to be tteokbokki. It still had a good flavor, and the rice paste tteok were on point, it just has zero heat.

So delicious. Instructions say to pan cook but it also works fine in a microwave, I do it in a 2 cup Pyrex so the rice cakes are mostly submerged. About 3 minutes and they’re good to go! Just a little bit spicy.

I've eaten a lot of tteokboki and I do like this brand. Chewy, fresh rice cakes and a decent assortment of flavors - although my favorite from them is diablo which isn't in this assortment. These are only rice cakes and sauce, no fish cakes, so it can feel like there's something missing if you're used to having fish cakes with your tteokboki.They are easy and quick to make and I like to add things like cheese, eggs, cream, or sausages to make it more filling. Best eaten immediately as the rice cakes will absorb the sauce.Flavor ranking1. Sweet Chili - Surprised at how good this was. Only mildly spicy but it might be too sweet for some people. It has sort of an umanmi flavor and is delicious with cheese. My mouth is literally watering thinking about it.2. Original - basic gochujang sauce. Spicier than sweet chili but still not too spicy3. Garlic - like a garlic stir fry sauce4. BBQ - similar to a teriyaki sauce but had an odd flavor I associate with marmite. Looking at the ingredients list the flavor is from yeast extract. It's a little off putting.5. Rosé - bizarrely acidic. I've had Korean rosé tteokboki and ramen too and they didn't taste like this. Vaguely reminiscent of gone off yogurt. Would not recommend. Maybe mine was bad?

I love tteokbokki (steamed rice cakes). Folks new to this should know that it is all about the glorious chewy texture, as the cakes themselves have no flavor. What you do once they are steamed though is up to you. Generally it is in a base of sweet and heat. Usually initial sweet taste with powerful punch of heat. Some varieties such as this Rose will be less hot. With any tteokbokki, it can be eaten as is, or can be topped with veg and/or proteins. I usually buy plain rice cakes and use a premade powder or sauce, and just eat it plain. I really eat this stuff when I want that special chewy texture. More of a craving thing than something I make when I am hungry. Other times, I will "doctor" it up with other flavorings) drops of soy, some garlic, mushroom powder, etc) and add-ins (cheese or egg, sometimes pork or chicken, occasional vegetable or a little broth). But ultimately it is the chewy texture I am going for.I generally prefer it prepared with less heat, but there are ways to make it less fiery. I love the heat and sweet. The Rose is more sweet than heat for sure, which I rather like. I can add heat back in. I like the different options for tteokbokki dishes. I love the texture and the versatility of the dish. I like this brand.

The garlic tteokbokki is really good. Just the right amount of heat and spice for someone new to Korean foods/spices. If its not spicy enough for you, you can always add more seasonings to your liking. Its quick and simple to make. My only issue is the price for the size of the package(s). You get two rice cake packages and two sauce packages for (I paid) $7.99. The rice cake packages are rather small - I wouldn't even exactly call it a side dish its that small... More like a 'snack.' Would love to buy these again, but the price is too high for what I got.

UPDATE 2: The garlic flavor was decent. Sweeter than I expected.UPDATE: The sweet chili flavor 100% redeems the awful Rosé flavor. Sweet yet savory, just a hint of heat on the back end *channels Food Network* highly recommend. Realizing this is a flavor review. But product-wise? They're satisfyingly squishy when cooked, easy to prepare.I anticipated the Rose to be at least a little spicy, but it was mostly just grossly sweet. I have not tried the other flavors, and I'm pretty sad this is the one I opened first, I couldn't stomach more than a couple bites, it even smells too sweet.. The instructions were simple, so I don't think I did anything wrong. I hope the rest are at least a little better. Hopefully I'll be able to update the review.

I love this. Quick easy and delicious

Sweet chili is the best flavor so far. Not spicy at all and very flavorful. Great with some melted cheese! Rosé flavor I couldn't even finish. Fake chemical sweetness from the powdered "cream" flavor.