Over 5,000 people descended upon Fort Canning park on Saturday 12 December 2009 to experience Seoul’d Out 2009, a Korean food and culture event. With an amazing line-up that includes K-Pop starlets like the Brown Eyed Girls and T-Max the very diverse audience were in for a treat.

Where there is food, there is bound to be a crowd!
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However, these pop acts came in second in the popularity stakes at the Sundown Festival as the food and beverage stalls saw very brisk business from the food-loving Singaporeans. Selling pizza, skewered meats called bulgogi and almost everything in between, it proved to be a sensual treat for the audience.

What proved to be among one of the most popular dishes served at the Sundown Festival was the ttok bokki, which was shredded rice cakes with spicy gravy served in a cup and eaten with a stick; perfect street food. Looking like a pasta dish -- with a mean spicy punch -- the ttok bokki had a nice smooth texture to it, much like kuey teow noodles, only thicker and fuller.

Ttok bokki--a cupful of messy goodness...
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The spicy gravy coating the ttok bokki tasted good, too: Tomato-based with strong hints of paprika, the mellow spices won’t set your mouth aflame, and is the perfect festival snack to be having. And, at S$3 per cup, with your cup being filled almost full of ttok bokki, it can be a hearty snack for the evening.

...and it costs just 3 dollars per cup
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Other food items on the menu at the Sundown Festival included mango and chocolate flavoured ice-cream candy, a variety of  fruit-flavoured beverages from Korea called bongbong, and biscuit and potato snacks, sold at a nearby Seoul Mart stall.

Quirky Korean-made beverage to wash down the food
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Also immensely popular with the crowd was the Yoguru yoghurt stand, serving up a healthy side of fresh cold yoghurt with a side of fresh fruits and nuts. Granted there are only so many ways you can make and serve yoghurt, and maybe it was the hot weather, or the fact that the cups of yoghurt were served by beautiful girls who don’t seem to be affected by the crowd and heat. But this yoghurt is actually very good, if you can get pass the rather sourish taste. The fruits add flavour to the cup, and the nuts add texture, and it is almost like having a party in your mouth.

Yummy Yoguru yoghurt!
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As the crowd and yours truly waited patiently for our favourite K-pop stars to hop onstage, these delicious Korean gastronomic delights were a welcome time killer. Now to find out if the Korean musical acts would prove as tasty as the morsels…