tteokbokki ❌ tteok-gnocchi ✅   Yes, I made a dish Asian again. And this one's a doozy~ 🥰 To me, gnocchi is one of those dishes that I would only order at a fancy Italian restaurant, and rarely have the skill or patience to make at home. So, why not use a readily available alternative, in the form of these Korean rice cakes!  Sure, its texturally a bit different from gnocchi (tteok is firmer with a slight chew), but when this cuts out a good 1 hour of cooking, mashing, and doughing out potatoes, it's a more-than-worthy alternative!  Protip: be sure to crisp up the tteok in the pan well and eat it while its still hot! Also lemme leave you with a terrible joke: 떡떡, who's there? 🙃  Here's what you'll need to make this (serves 2): 500g tteok (stick-shaped, cut in half) 30ml (2 tbsp) neutral oil 10g (1 tbsp) water 30g (2 tbsp) unsalted butter 6-8 sage leaves, plus 2 more to deep-fry zest of ½ a lemon 8ml (½ tbsp) lemon juice 10g (2 tsp) doenjang (mixed with 2 tbsp water) 2g salt a generous shaving of parmesan ________ #tteok #떡 #gnocchi #sage #butter