Traditional Fish-Shaped Pastry ‘Bungeoppang’ Vendors Vanish Amid Rising Costs and Crackdowns

DAEGU, South Korea, Jan. 18  (Korea Bizwire) — The once-familiar aroma of freshly baked fish-shaped pastries, known as bungeoppang, is becoming increasingly rare on South Korean streets this winter. Strengthened enforcement against unauthorized street vending and soaring ingredient prices have led to a noticeable decline in these traditional winter snack stalls. A recent survey of Daegu’s [...]