Namdaemun snack shop: couple's 45 buns & smoothie sample, Daesin

I had errands near Namdaemun Market, so I took the chance to look around the market too ~ Namdaemun Market is so hot right now that browsing the food stalls is a lot of fun haha. The place we stopped at had a bright yellow sign that caught my eye right away: Daesin Ttangkong-ppang (대신땅콩빵), the peanut bread shop!!

What kind of shop is Daesin Ttangkong-ppang in Namdaemun Market?

The Daesin Ttangkong-ppang Namdaemun Market branch has a yellow sign you can spot from far away, so it wasn't hard to find. The sign says it's the peanut bread people queue for at Seomun Market in Daegu. There was no wait when we went, but even while we stood there, customers kept coming, as you'd expect from a Namdaemun favorite.

Inside there's a row of peanut-shaped molds, and you can watch them bake batch after batch.

Daesin Ttangkong-ppang menu and prices

The menu has peanut bread, egg bread, roasted peanuts, peanut butter and peanut smoothies, and the menu board says they'll bake it without peanuts too.

• Peanut bread: 20 for ₩3,000 / 45 for ₩6,000
• Peanut bread: 80 for ₩10,000 (gift box packaging)
• Egg bread: 1 for ₩2,000 / 3 for ₩5,500
• Peanut smoothie: ₩2,500

We chose the 45-bun bag (₩6,000). The peanut breads were piled up on the counter like a mountain, and just looking at them made me feel full.. haha

Daesin peanut butter as a gift

There was peanut butter on the counter too, in jars and in boxes.

The packaging says 100% PEANUT, and there are two kinds: creamy and crunchy. It comes in a box, so it looked like a good gift to take home.

What does Namdaemun peanut bread taste like?

They packed the buns into a bag until it was full. Aren't the little peanut shapes cute? haha Namdaemun Market snacks taste best when you eat them while walking around, right ~

I couldn't resist and pulled one out right away. The bread tastes similar to egg bread batter, but it's fluffy, so it's soft to chew.

And inside, three or four peanuts per bun are dotted in, shells and all. The crunch of nutty peanuts inside the soft bread was a bit unusual at first, you know? But the more I ate, the more I kept reaching for another, and it turned into an addictive taste!!!

Fluffy bread + three or four whole peanuts: odd at first, addictive the more you eat

My husband said it's like a dessert but also like a drinking snack haha

Trying the Namdaemun Market egg bread too

Daesin sells egg bread right next to the peanut bread, so we bought some of that too.

I took it out while it was still hot and bit right in,

and a whole egg was inside. It tastes exactly like the egg bread (gyeran-ppang) we all know. My husband especially loved this egg bread haha

A sample cup of the nearly sold-out peanut smoothie

The peanut smoothie (₩2,500) was almost sold out when we visited. My husband suddenly wanted one too, so I asked if it was still available. They said there wasn't enough left for a full cup, but they gave each of us a small sample cup,,

One sip and it was so nutty and really, really good!! I was almost sad that I only got a sample.

Is leftover peanut bread still good reheated at home?

We brought the leftover peanut bread home. Warmed up, it was hot again and just as tasty.

Since the peanuts go in with their skins on, I figured people who don't like the skin texture might have mixed feelings,

but my husband and I didn't mind at all and ate them happily haha

The reheating instructions are printed on the side of the bag, which made it easy to follow at home.

• Microwave 30–40 seconds / air fryer 160°C for 30 seconds
• Cool 20 seconds at room temperature after heating
• Stored frozen, it also works as iced peanut bread

Final verdict on Daesin Ttangkong-ppang in Namdaemun Market

This time we ate peanut bread and egg bread while wandering Namdaemun Market. The fluffy bread with crunchy whole peanuts is the kind of taste you keep thinking about, and the peanut smoothie sample was nutty too, so we left in a great mood 😊 If you're out exploring Namdaemun Market, it's a good walk-and-eat snack to pick up. Next time I'm going back to drink a proper cup of the peanut smoothie ~

• Address: 7 Namdaemunsijang 2-ga-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
• Menu: peanut bread · egg bread · roasted peanuts · peanut butter · peanut smoothie
• Waiting: none when we went (but steady customers)
• Payment: Seoul Pay · Onnuri vouchers · Zero Pay stickers displayed