Letting off steam: South Korea's street food vendors – in pictures

In our weekly look at travel through three Instagram shots, Ken Lee photographs dumpling sellers in Seoul and Busan enveloped in steam

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Main image: Busy street food vendor in Haeundae, Busan Photograph: Ken Lee

  • Dish out the dumplings

    Street food in South Korea is cheap, fast and delicious, and available around the clock: everything from spicy rice cakes to savoury pancakes. The most popular street snack is mandu (dumplings) and this stall in Seoul’s Hongdae district is always busy. • Follow Ken Lee on Instagram and at seoulstateofmind.com • Follow Guardian Travel on Instagram, use the tag #guardiantravelsnaps
    Dish out the dumplings. Street food in Korea is cheap, fast and delicious, and available around the clock: everything from spicy rice cakes to savoury pancakes. The most popular street snack is mandu (dumplings) and this stall in Seoul’s Hongdae district is always busy. • Follow Ken on Instagram • Follow Guardian Travel on Instagram, use the tag #guardiantravelsnaps

  • Kimchi craving

    Busan is South Korea’s second-biggest city and home to the Haeundae food market. This stall is selling kimchi mandu, dumplings filled with sweet onion, minced pork and a topping of orange-coloured, spicy kimchi (fermented vegetables).
    Kimchi craving. Busan is South Korea’s second-biggest city and home to the Haeundae food market. This stall is selling kimchi mandu, dumplings filled with sweet onion, minced pork and a topping of orange-coloured, spicy kimchi (fermented vegetables).

  • Full steam ahead

    In a side alley of the Insadong neighbourhood of Seoul – which has a much more traditional feel than other parts of the city – I snapped this vendor peeking through the steam of her cooking, looking for customers.
    Full steam ahead. In a side alley of the Insadong neighbourhood of Seoul – which has a much more traditional feel than other parts of the city – I snapped this vendor peeking through the steam of her cooking, looking for customers.
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