"Weekend Guests Reach 1,000 a Day"
"Grateful for Visitors from Afar Saying It's Delicious"
Amid ongoing controversies over overcharging at spring festivals and traditional markets, YouTuber Tteokbokki Queen revisited Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, known as a place where you can buy an enormous amount of sundae for just 10,000 won, after a month.
On the 3rd, Tteokbokki Queen uploaded a video showing her return to Hwanghaedo Sundae House after a month. The owner of the sundae shop jokingly told Tteokbokki Queen, who said, "People threatened to kill me because I spread the word about this secret restaurant and now even I can't buy it," that it was "a very grateful thing."
The owner said, "Usually, we open the shop at 4:30 a.m., but by around 9:30 a.m., people start lining up, and by 10:30 a.m., customers flood in." He added, "On weekends, people line up from 6 a.m., and there are about 1,000 customers on weekends alone." He also mentioned, "We usually close at 7 p.m., but we work late into the night because of the workload."
He continued, "These days, I work without any days off. We limit sundae purchases to 1 kg per person," and said that as the popularity grew, many broadcasting stations have also visited. The owner expressed gratitude, saying, "Many people come from far away to a place that’s nothing special, and they say it’s delicious."
Meanwhile, four weeks ago, Tteokbokki Queen posted a video titled "Same price as Gwangjang Market, but a different level of quantity." Previously, she exposed a trick called "menu swapping," saying, "At Gwangjang Market, I ordered a 6,000 won single sundae, but the owner arbitrarily upgraded it to a 10,000 won assorted sundae."
Assorted Sundae purchased by YouTuber 'Tteokbokqueen' during a visit to Gyeongdong Market. [Photo by YouTube 'Tteokbokqueen']
In the video, Tteokbokki Queen introduced, "I came to Gyeongdong Market because I heard you can buy an enormous amount of sundae for just 10,000 won." When she asked for sundae and intestines, the owner packed an assortment including 6,000 won worth of sundae (1.5 kg), 4,000 won worth of osorigamtu (a type of sundae ingredient), 1,000 won worth of lung, and 1,000 won worth of liver.
She also purchased 12,000 won worth of head meat, which attracted attention due to its huge quantity. The video surpassed 1.12 million views, gaining attention, and Hwanghaedo Sundae House also rose to fame as a must-visit restaurant in Gyeongdong Market.
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