(as you can see from the photo, the hotteok is distinctly out of shape and definitely doesn't look like a hotteok)
I've wanted to try making hotteok for a while just for fun, so I got to it today and finally made it!
I'm not an excellent cook and also this is my first time making this so to me, I don't think it turned out to be the best thing I've made because the inside didn't taste syruppy like the recipe said it would. I think if I had turned the heat down and let it simmer for about 30 seconds, I could have got it right. Also, for me getting the balls into shape was difficult for me because I struggled to fold the sides of the pastry over the top efficiently.
Like many people said, it resembles a doughnut in texture and taste. I deep fried mine(which I probably wasn't meant to do) so to me, it reminded me of lokma. It gave me a sense of nostalgia because I used to have this delicacy when I was a child and I haven't touched a fresh one for ages.
In conclusion, I have mixed feelings about what the result was and I feel that I need to try hotteok from some who isn't me lol
Have a good night, everyone! :)