- published: 14 Apr 2014
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Pojangmacha refers to small tented restaurants on wheels, or street stalls in South Korea which sell a variety of popular street foods as such hotteok, gimbap, tteokbokki, sundae, odeng, and anju (dishes accompanied with drinking). It literally means "covered wagon" in Korean. They are largely divided into two kinds: one for snacks during the daytime and the other for drinking during the nighttime. The latter most commonly serves soju and anju more appropriate when consuming this alcoholic beverage.
Pojangmacha is a popular place to have a snack or drink late into the night. 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.
As of 2012, there are approximately 3,100 in Seoul. This number have declined since city officials have seek to shut them down. As they are considered by them as eyesores, illegal and unsanitary.