Busan tteok shop: day-before order for large injeolmi at Hohobak

A place I visited because I wanted delicious pumpkin injeolmi (glutinous rice cake) 🤍

Hohobak, a pumpkin injeolmi rice cake shop

Where is Hohobak, and what are its hours and delivery terms?

Hohobak is a pumpkin injeolmi rice cake shop on the 1st floor of 6 Nakdongnam-ro 1389beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan. It's near Hadan Station, so it's easy to find!

• 📍Location: 6 Nakdongnam-ro 1389beon-gil, 1st floor, Saha-gu, Busan, South Korea, Hohobak
• ⏰Hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00 / Sat 08:00–13:00 / Closed every Sunday, check for other closures before visiting
• 📞Call ahead for same-day rice cake orders
• 🚗Parking available (5-minute stops allowed in front of the shop)

✔️Hohobak free delivery/courier reservations

• All of Saha-gu, Myeongji in Gangseo-gu — free delivery over ₩50,000
• All of Busan except Gijang — free delivery over ₩100,000
• Gijang in Busan, Jangyu in Gimhae, Yangsan — free delivery over ₩150,000
• Small pickup/delivery orders can be reserved from ₩20,000, though a courier fee may apply depending on the area

Hohobak 🎃 sells handmade rice cakes made from Korean rice. Arriving at the shop, a cute sign greets you

A 'good price shop' certification in a hotspot area of Saha-gu! I believe you have to be priced below the regional average to qualify for that haha

Good Price Shop — a designation for businesses that help stabilize local prices by offering good service at prices lower than the surrounding market

Three kinds of injeolmi and the small, medium and large sizes

Hohobak sells three types of injeolmi

• ✔️ Pumpkin injeolmi
• ✔️ Mugwort injeolmi
• ✔️ Mung bean injeolmi

Sizes come in small, medium, and large, with prices varying by type. I've seen pumpkin injeolmi a lot before, but mugwort injeolmi and black sesame injeolmi seem new — I don't think I've seen those at other rice cake shops

The one on top looks like the 'large' size, and the one below looks like 'small.' The small and medium injeolmi sizes are affordable enough to be perfect for all kinds of thank-you gifts!

They might be sold out, so I'd recommend calling ahead or reserving before you go ❗️ They're popular, so who knows when they'll run out haha

Hohobak milk: prices and the best way to drink it

Besides rice cakes, Hohobak also sells drinks — coffee, iced tea, and Hohobak milk made from pumpkin. (Overall it's cheaper than low-cost franchise chains, so it goes well with the rice cakes)

Premium handmade Hohobak milk made with fresh ingredients. It's packed with yellow pumpkin, so it looks rich just by looking at it. The milk, soy milk, and sweet pumpkin are layered, so shake it well before drinking. And since it's milk, refrigeration is a must!

It's ₩3,500 for 250ml and ₩9,500 for 700ml. Good prices too haha

Review event and the benefit for expectant mothers

Hohobak is running a Naver receipt review event, so after writing a review I got a cute pumpkin pen and, since it was summer and hot, a fan too. Also, for the pregnancy benefit, showing a maternity confirmation (mother's handbook or pregnancy badge) with a purchase over ₩10,000 gets you one free Hohobak milk — make sure to grab it~! Looking around the shop, I also saw they sponsor World Vision, which made me feel even warmer inside about Hohobak 😍

Picking up the large rice castella pumpkin injeolmi, ordered a day ahead

The large-size steamed-rice-flour pumpkin injeolmi I reserved the day before and picked up. (The large size requires a reservation one day ahead) I meant to run errands and eat it once I got home... but I couldn't wait lol

Ended up sitting somewhere with a nice view and eating rice cake right there lolol. Opened the box and out came the yellow pumpkin injeolmi.

First thing I noticed was the amount! There was way more rice cake than I expected. Disposable gloves were included too, so I could eat without getting my hands sticky. Thoughtful owner 👍

Coating it generously in the steamed rice flour before eating. The moment I took a bite — wow, this is actually good ㅜㅜ👏 I love rice cakes and have eaten a lot of them, but this is chewy and mildly sweet enough to make my list of favorite rice cake shops

Since I was outside, I just had a taste and finished the rest at home on a plate. Even hours later, there was no hardness to be found at all

There was plenty of the rice-flour coating included too, enough to eat separately even after finishing the rice cake

The rice cake is super chewy, and you can taste the mild sweetness of the pumpkin, which pairs really well with coffee or milk. I think it's a rice cake with no strong likes or dislikes — good for all ages

How to store leftover rice cake: freeze, then thaw at room temperature

They said any rice cake left over from the same day can be frozen and thawed at room temperature before eating, so I divided it into bags. Even after eating a lot, I still ended up with a whopping 3 bags. The large size has such a huge quantity that it seems like it'll take several sittings haha

Why Hohobak injeolmi works as a thank-you gift

Good taste, reasonable prices, and a bit of goodwill on top — that's Hohobak, the pumpkin injeolmi shop. It's also great for putting together as a clean, simple thank-you gift. If you're looking for a good rice cake shop in Saha-gu, Busan, I'd recommend giving it a try 👍