Korean Street Toast (Gilgeori-toast 길거리토스트). It’s basically a Korean breakfast sandwich. There’s no one way to make it but it’s usually egg mixed with various veggies that is fried into a patty and put on buttered toast (think made like a grilled cheese). It’s gotten super popular in Korea as a quick street food breakfast and there’s Korean Toast shops popping up all around the world now. Here’s a recipe from Maangchi, but you can put basically anything you want on it. This one had ham, cheese, and a sweet gochujang sauce on it. Got it from a vendor in a local Korean themed food hall.
That looks like a simple yet lovely combination of flavors. I see that unlike the Japanese sando, they leave the crust on here.
I’m not sure what all was mixed in with the egg but the whole thing was delicious. Sweet, savory, and spicy all in one and the texture of the egg was very light and airy, with a nice crunch from the veggies. And of course, very cheesy, which is always welcome. It was very strange, but also familiar as it was like a fancy grilled cheese sandwich.
I see that unlike the Japanese sando, they leave the crust on here.
Oh yes, it’s a very specific thing, in that it is a “breakfast toaster” essentially. Toasted bread and egg is essential.
What is it exactly?
Added more info to the post.
Olly, from Korean Englishman, is a huge proponent of Korean toast.
They actually opened a Korean Toast restaurant in the UK as well. Love KE and the other channel, Jolly.
Yes they did and it was amazing. Wasn’t sure how into their channel people are so I didn’t want to info dump.
Oh I’m addicted to them, lol. Found out about them about a year ago and have been trying to catch up on all their videos ever since. I am loving this current series with Mr. Z in Korea. The enjoyment just overflows out of him and it’s so interesting getting the chef’s perspective on all the foods he’s trying for the first time.
I’m really enjoying the Mr Z trip too! He comes off as pretentious but in a friendly way. Like he’d get mad at you for eating shit but cook you a bomb version to prove it.
Yes exactly! I really didn’t like him at first but the more they interact, he’s just part of the team IMO. You can really see the friendship grow and it’s so endearing.
Like he’d get mad at you for eating shit but cook you a bomb version to prove it.
This I definitely relate with. I love to feed people and watch them experience good taste and I will definitely lose my mind when I find out your bad cooking habits. I visited with some family over last weekend and my step-aunt said she doesn’t use salt and I about lost my shit! But it really makes me want to show you what you’re missing out on.
…doesn’t use salt!?
LMAO, that’s why I said. She doesn’t cook at all really so I get that, but holy hell that’s the bare minimum you should be doing.
Is the bread sweet like it is in most Asian countries?
There’s a slight sweetness, but I’d say it’s more akin to a Texas Toast. We do have our fair share of sweet breads in Korea though.
I make similar sandwiches at home for breakfast. I was inspired by the Korean breakfast toasters specifically. They are easy to make and delicious.
I’ve made a somewhat similar breakfast sandwich my whole life only because my dad was fond of it:
It’s basically an egg salad sandwich on toast. Just brown up some Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage and mix in egg and scramble it all together. Take it off the heat and mix in mayo. Then put on toast with a slice of American cheese. Super simple but so delicious.
Look up food wishes korean street toast on youtube for a great tutorial.
After seeing your post I’ve made this for breakfast twice, thanks for the suggestion!
It’s wild how the sugar works here, I’m honestly surprised as I found the idea of putting granulated sugar in a sandwich off putting but it really does make the vegetables shine. It’s a quick and easy recipe, too, I’m absolutely putting this in the rotation for morning meals.
This “Toast” looks “delicious”. I “love” watching theses “videos” of korean “street” food vendors preparing “those” sandwiches
Don’t know why you’re being cheeky about my use of quotes. There’s only 1 set in the entire post in the title and I put it in quotes because it’s literally called “toast” despite being a lot more than a slice of toast.
