Hadan rice cake shop in Busan: 3 injeolmi gift boxes at Hohobak

Hohobak (호호박) is a pumpkin injeolmi rice cake shop in Saha-gu, Busan! I'd had their return-gift rice cakes brought into the office a few times and enjoyed them so much that this time I went to pick some up myself. So good haha~

Hohobak

What injeolmi does Hohobak make? Flavors and rice castella

Pumpkin injeolmi, mugwort injeolmi, black sesame injeolmi, peach iced tea, plum iced tea — it's a shop with all kinds of great injeolmi. The castella injeolmi made with domestic rice is especially famous. The castella, made from Korean rice, is sifted finely so it's soft, with rice cake coating on top.

What's special about Hohobak is that every dawn they go straight to the produce market to hand-pick the freshest, most trustworthy ingredients, and make the rice cakes in-store using healthy, fresh ingredients — a real handmade rice cake shop.

The pumpkin injeolmi, pumpkin milk, and mugwort castella mugwort injeolmi were all so delicious. Not an overpowering flavor, but one that really captures the natural taste and healthiness of the ingredients themselves. They carefully select good ingredients and hand-shape each rice cake in the shop!

Why Hohobak's boxed rice cakes work as return gifts

Hohobak, the pumpkin injeolmi rice cake shop for return gifts in Busan, is great for gifting because they wrap everything nicely in boxes. And the pumpkin milk is delicious too! Hohobak isn't just a snack — with good ingredients and honest craftsmanship coming together, it's tasty enough to work as a full meal replacement too~

It's famous enough in Saha-gu, Busan to be named a Saha hotspot, and known as a go-to return-gift rice cake shop! The rice cakes are healthy and made cleanly, so you can trust them. The quality is great and you can feel the care put into these handmade rice cakes, so I really recommend it as a return-gift shop~

They package everything so nicely and elegantly that it seems perfect for the upcoming holidays! Try the rice castella pumpkin injeolmi as a delicious holiday gift!

If you write a Naver review, they also give you a fan or a ballpoint pen as a gift. Now shall we try the delicious rice cakes?

Three Hohobak injeolmi flavors, tasted

At Hohobak, the pumpkin injeolmi rice cake shop for return gifts in Busan, what I ate was~

Rice castella pumpkin injeolmi First in Busan! Mugwort castella mugwort injeolmi Black sesame castella injeolmi

That's what I had!

Mugwort injeolmi with mugwort castella

The one I especially recommend is the mugwort castella mugwort injeolmi. The mugwort aroma was so strong that it was really delicious. Made in-store without artificial additives, it's healthier, and it's chewy and tasty eaten the same day, or just as good frozen and then thawed at room temperature. The mugwort scent is really strong and that's what makes it so good~

I recommend this as a top Busan dessert spot~ If you like mugwort desserts, I think you'll really enjoy this one~

Hohobak, the pumpkin injeolmi rice cake shop for return gifts in Busan, is located in Hadan, so if you've got business in Hadan, definitely try the mugwort castella. The deep mugwort aroma is so delicious~

Medium vs small gift box: which size to order

Hohobak's pumpkin injeolmi return-gift rice cakes come in a choice of medium or small. Medium's on the left, small's on the right! It also seems like a nice, uncommon Busan travel souvenir~

This is the small size! Compared to the size of my hand, it's about this big. It seems like a good option for a return gift or present when you want to show your gratitude.

Black sesame injeolmi

This is the black sesame injeolmi! Full of the nutty aroma and scent of black sesame~ The black sesame injeolmi is chewy, and you can really taste the nuttiness of the black sesame, which is great.

Rice castella injeolmi

The castella injeolmi has castella crumbs used as the coating, so it's topped with the mild sweetness and soft, moist texture of castella all over the top, which I love.

All three flavors were delicious, so it seems nice to try a variety and gift them too~ They're tasty enough to order as a return gift or a holiday rice cake, so give them a try~

Hohobak hours and pickup in Hadan, Busan

• Weekdays 08:00 ~ 16:00
• Saturday 08:00 ~ 13:00
• Closed Sundays