pojangmacha

{{Short description|Street stall operating out of small tents found in South Korea}}

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{{infobox Korean name

| img = Korea-Pojangmacha-01.jpg

| caption = Customers seated at a pojangmacha in Gwangju (2006)

| hangul = 포장마차

| hanja =布帳馬車

| rr = pojangmacha

| mr = p'ojangmach'a

}}

Pojangmacha ({{Korean|hangul=포장마차|lit='covered wagon'}}),{{cite web |author=Elisa Ludwig |date=Mar 14, 2007 |title=Pojangmacha |url=http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2007/03/15/pojangmacha |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322050654/http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2007/03/15/pojangmacha |archive-date=2007-03-22 |publisher=citypaper.net}} also abbreviated as pocha (포차), is a South Korean term for outdoor carts that sell street foods such as hotteok, gimbap, tteokbokki, sundae, dak-kkochi (Korean skewered chicken),[http://www.closetcooking.com/2010/06/dakkochi-korean-skewered-chicken.html dakkochi] fish cake, mandu, and anju (foods accompanying drinks).{{Cite web|url=http://blog.rushorderapp.com/2017/08/15/korean-pojangmacha-food/|title=Place From A Confessional: Pojangmacha Street Food|last=Yi|first=Jason|date=2017-08-15|website=The RushOrder Blog|access-date=2017-08-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061918/http://blog.rushorderapp.com/2017/08/15/korean-pojangmacha-food/|archive-date=2017-08-16}} In the evening, many of these establishments serve alcoholic beverages such as soju.Goldberg, Lina [http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/asia-street-food-cities-612721?page=0,7 "Asia's 10 greatest street food cities"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325173337/http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/asia-street-food-cities-612721?page=0%2C7 |date=2012-03-25 }} CNN Go. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11

Pojangmacha is a popular place for late-night snacks or drinks. The food sold in these places can usually be eaten quickly while standing, or taken away. Some offer cheap chairs or benches for customers to sit, especially the ones serving late night customers who come to drink soju.{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Food/Food.cfm?Subject=street |title=Korean Food: Street Foods |publisher=Life in Korea}}

{{As of |2012}}, there were approximately 3,100 pocha in Seoul.Oh, Esther [http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/drink/pojangmacha-guide-039741 "Guide to pojangmacha: Why Koreans love drinking in tents"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330010301/http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/drink/pojangmacha-guide-039741 |date=2012-03-30 }} CNN Go. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13

Jongno is the most famous area for Pojangmacha but you can still find some decent food in Gwangjang Market. Some pojangmacha in Jongno and other areas now offer set menus, with a combination of individual snacks put together in one plate.