10 Best Stray Kids Hyunjin’s Favorite Food Picks

Are you curious about Hyunjin’s favorite food? As the charismatic main dancer of the global K-pop sensation, Stray Kids Hyunjin is famous for his powerful performances and stunning visuals. However, behind the scenes, fans are just as fascinated by his unique palate and ‘picky eater’ charms. From his legendary obsession with salmon sushi to his hilarious rivalry with eggplants, exploring Hyunjin food preferences offers a delightful look into his personality. In this guide, we will dive into his top 10 must-try meals, his daily eating habits, and the secret behind his effortless physique.

Who Is Hyunjin from Stray Kids?

Hyunjin is a member of the 8-member boy group Stray Kids under JYP Entertainment. His real name is Hwang Hyunjin, and he was born in 2000. He is the main dancer and sub-rapper of the group, known for his flashy performances. He is expanding his musical capabilities by writing and composing music, actively participating in song production alongside Stray Kids’ production team 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han). His representative self-composed song is “So Good.”

The Flavorful World of Hyunjin: Unique Habits and Food Personality

• Seasonal Fruits: It is known that Stray Kids Hyunjin enjoys seasonal fruits, such as strawberries in spring and watermelon in summer. He has stated that he specifically prefers juicy fruits.
• Coffee: He mentioned that he likes coffee, but his body doesn’t handle it well. This is because his face swells and his heart races. However, since he still loves Iced Americanos, he tries to drink them as minimally as possible.
• Mint Chocolate: Mint chocolate is a highly polarizing ice cream flavor in Korea. It is one of the representative menus of Baskin Robbins 31, receiving both love and hate. Koreans call those who like mint chocolate “Mincho-dan,” and Stray Kids Hyunjin is famous for being a part of this group.

• Flour Boy:Stray Kids Hyunjin is famous for loving snacks made of flour. He loves hot dogs, twisted breadsticks (Kkwabaegi), fish cakes (Eomuk), and Bungeoppang (fish-shaped bread), even stating he wants to live in front of a Bungeoppang stall. Eomuk and Bungeoppang are representative Korean winter snacks and one of the reasons why he waits for winter.
  • Watch: Hyunjin’s Snack Love

Foods Hyunjin Dislikes

While he is known to like sashimi, he said he dislikes greasy things like salmon. He also stated that he dislikes hard fruits like persimmons, underripe raw bananas, and eggplants. Eggplant is a food that many Koreans dislike. In an Elle interview, Stray Kids Hyunjin revealed that he hates eggplants so much that he doesn’t even like the eggplant emoji. In Korea, many eggplant dishes are cooked to be soft, and many Koreans do not like that mushy texture.

• Hyunjin Elle Interview

Top 10 Hyunjin’s Favorite Foods

Korean Fried Chicken

Like other Koreans, Hyunjin’s favorite food includes Korean Fried Chicken. Korean chicken is famous for being crispier than any other chicken and having succulent meat. Besides original fried chicken, sweet and spicy seasoned chicken (Yangnyeom), honey soy sauce chicken, and even chicken sprinkled with cheese powder are loved in Korea.

• Ban ban chicken recipe: When ordering chicken, many Koreans order “Ban-ban” chicken. “Ban-ban” means “half-half,” referring to putting two flavors in one box. Usually, “Fried half, Yangnyeom half” is the most common order.

Eomuk (Fish Cake)

Stray Kids Hyunjin is called a “Flour Boy” because of his love for flour-based foods, and Eomuk is one of them. He said he loves the smell of Eomuk soup coming from snack bars.

• What is Eomuk? Eomuk is a food made by mixing minced fish meat with starch or flour, shaping it into circles, squares, or triangles, and then heating it. Although it originated in Japan, it is frequently eaten in Korea as a snack or home meal. In Korea and Japan, it is mainly boiled in a broth made with radish and kelp.
• Eomuk Soup Recipe: This is a recipe for Eomuk soup where the savory fish taste and the umami of the radish harmonize. It is one of the easiest and most common Korean home-cooked soups.

Bungeoppang

Stray Kids Hyunjin is famous for loving snacks, and he said he truly loves Bungeoppang. Bungeoppang is a representative Korean winter snack, a fish-shaped bread filled with sweet red bean paste. This snack was introduced from Japanese Taiyaki during the Japanese colonial period. In addition to red bean, various flavors like cream puff, sweet potato, and pizza Bungeoppang are loved. If you come to Korea in winter, it is highly recommended to try it. It’s great for warming your hands on a cold day. It’s more authentic when bought from a street stall rather than a department store.

Jokbal (Pig’s Trotters)

For late-night snacks, Stray Kids Hyunjin’s favorite food choices include chicken feet, Tteokbokki, and Jokbal. Jokbal is made by boiling pig’s trotters in a seasoned broth with soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and medicinal herbs to remove the smell. It is delicious due to its chewy texture and is good for the skin as it’s rich in collagen. It is also a representative “Anju” (food eaten with alcohol).

• Jokbal Recipe: Jokbal is hard to find if you don’t live in Korea, but it’s easy to make at home. Usually, you have to drain the blood for half a day to remove the smell, but for busy people, even that time is a waste! I recommend this boneless Jokbal recipe that is quick and delicious. The key is removing the smell, and I’ll tell you all the secrets.

Mala Tang

• What is Mala Tang? Mala Tang is a spicy and numbing noodle soup originating from Sichuan, China. “Mala” is a spice that numbs the tongue. It is made by putting vegetables like bok choy and bean sprouts, along with beef or lamb, into the spicy broth.
• Stray Kids Hyunjin usually can’t eat spicy food well, but he is known to love Mala-flavored dishes. There is a funny story that while eating Mala Tang with members in a waiting room, other staff members thought the building was selling it because of the strong smell. He also appeared on an show with Lee Know and showcased “Chicken in Mala,” a chicken dish with Mala flavor.
• Watch: Hyunjin’s Mala Chicken

Korean Corndog

In Korea, corndogs are called “Hot dogs.” Made with cornmeal, flour, or rice flour, the dough is chewy and wrapped around a long frankfurter on a stick before being fried. In Korea, the traditional way is to coat it in sugar before adding ketchup and mustard. The currently global “Korean Corndog” trend started from a chain called “Myungrang Hot Dog,” featuring potato hot dogs with diced potatoes and “Mozza” hot dogs filled with cheese.

• Korean Cheese Corndog Recipe: Don’t worry if there are no corndog restaurants nearby. You can make it easily at home using sandwich bread without making dough. People praised this recipe as being better than buying it, and the video has over 10 million views.

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Jjamppong

While Stray Kids Hyunjin previously stated he liked Jajangmyeon, he now says he prefers Jjamppong. Jjamppong is a representative menu of Korean Chinese food along with Jajangmyeon. It is a dish where seafood or meat and various vegetables are stir-fried with chili oil, then boiled in a chicken or pork bone broth before adding noodles. These specific Hyunjin food preferences show his love for flavorful broths.

Nakji bokkeum (Spicy Stir-fried Octopus)

In a “This or That” game where he chooses his preference, Stray Kids Hyunjin chose Nakji bokkeum over his beloved Jjamppong. Nakji bokkeum is a dish where octopus is stir-fried with onions, green onions, and cabbage in a sweet and spicy sauce made of chili powder and gochujang. The soft yet chewy texture of the octopus is charming. My tip as a Korean is to mix in thin wheat noodles (Somyeon). In Korean bars (Pocha), they often serve it this way.

Kimchi Bibim Guksu (Spicy Kimchi Cold Noodles)

Even though he loves Nakji-bokkeum, he picked Kimchi Bibim Guksu as a dish he loves even more. This dish is made by mixing Somyeon noodles and kimchi in a sweet, spicy, and sour Gochujang sauce. The crunchiness of the kimchi makes it a traditional noodle dish frequently eaten in summer, fitting perfectly into Hyunjin food preferences.

• Kimchi Bibim Guksu Recipe: This is my mom’s recipe. This sauce has the golden ratio. If you follow this, you can taste the bibim guksu made by a Korean mom at home.

Yangnyeom gejang (Spicy Marinated Crab)

In “This or That,” Hyunjin’s favorite food of all time turned out to be Yangnyeom-gejang. There are two types of crab dishes in Korea: Ganjang-gejang (Soy sauce) and Yangnyeom-gejang (Spicy). The crab is made raw, and the soft meat absorbs the strong, delicious seasoning. It’s called a “Rice Thief” because you keep eating rice with it. Ganjang-gejang was eaten during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897), but Yangnyeom-gejang was created after the Korean War.

• A tip for eating it: scrape the innards and roe into the shell, add rice and sesame oil, and mix. Since you only get one shell per person, this is the most precious part.

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