Up to 6-Day Golden Holiday... Foodservice Industry Suggests "Perfect Combo Menus for 'Jipkokjok'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Jang-hye] The golden holiday, allowing up to six days off, has begun. However, due to concerns about COVID-19 and other factors, many are expected to spend the holiday at home as 'Jipkokjok' (people who stay only at home). The dining industry is tempting these Jipkokjok with delicious combo menus to enjoy the holiday 'tastily.'

According to industry sources on the 30th, burger & chicken brand Mom's Touch recently introduced a combination of chicken and cheese balls that lets you enjoy 'Dan-jjan-jjondeuk' (sweet + salty + chewy). These are the newly launched products on the 23rd, 'Soy Garlic Chicken' and 'Crispy Cream Cheese Balls.' Soy Garlic Chicken is a chicken dish with a salty soy sauce base mixed with sweet acacia honey and garlic, allowing you to fully experience Mom's Touch's unique 'sweet and salty charm.' The sophisticated sweetness that never gets boring and the aroma of garlic stimulate the appetite, and instead of spiciness, it has a savory umami flavor. The side menu, Crispy Cream Cheese Balls, boasts a crispy yet chewy texture made with Mom's Touch's special glutinous rice dough. Inside, milk paste combined with cream cheese and mozzarella cheese creates an exquisite sweet and savory taste.

The two menus form a 'perfect combo' by blending the sweet and salty taste of the chicken with the sweet and savory flavor of the cheese balls. Taking a bite of the crispy chicken followed by a chewy cheese ball offers a unique texture, making it irresistibly addictive.

Mr. Pizza's 'Bokhee Set' is a combination of pizza and tteokbokki that lets you enjoy 'Maepdan' (spicy + sweet). This menu, consisting of two types of pizza?'Oh! Cheese Pizza' and 'Sweet Sweet Potato Pizza'?and two types of 'Mipi Tteokbokki,' is inspired by the popular 'perfect combo recipes' trending recently on social networking services (SNS). The spiciness of the tteokbokki and the sweet softness of the pizza blend to create a spicy-sweet flavor, while the cheese and sweet potato toppings on the pizza gently soften the tingly spiciness of the tteokbokki.

Dongdaemun Yeopgi Tteokbokki is targeting consumers' tastes with the 'Yeopdog,' a main menu item that pairs tteokbokki with a 'spicy and savory' flavor harmony. Yeopdog is a large-sized hot dog coated with an additional layer of soft dough, boasting a thick and fluffy fried bread that pairs well with the spicy broth of Yeopgi Tteokbokki. The combination of Yeopdog and Yeopgi Tteokbokki has become a hot topic on Instagram and is gaining great popularity among consumers.

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