Delimanjoo
“This was a great dessert after eating lunch.”
“Conveniently located near the Empire State Building and Penn Station.”
“Got the original variety of the fish-shaped pastry filled with red bean paste.”
Delimanjoo
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
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$ Price range Inexpensive
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Yumm! These little fishes are delicious! I ordered 8 of the mini delimanjoo and I was in love after the first bite. The dough is so fluffy and soft. The custard is steamy and creamy. I was pleasantly surprised. I also like how you can watch the process. It's interesting to be able to see them being made. They serve them really hot, so you know they're fresh. It takes about 10 minutes for it to cool down unless you want to burn your mouth. They're small enough to be bite-size, which is dangerous. I will definitely be back for more! I haven't tried the red bean yet and it looks great!
Delimanjoo is a small food cart that sells Korean desserts commonly found on the streets of South Korea.
They offer a small menu that consists of Hodduk, 'Fish' bread (Boonguh Bbang), and Delimanjoo.
Hodduk is a warm dough pastry, filled with scorching hot sugar and cinnamon that has a honey-like consistency.
'Fish' bread is a light snack, usually. It is called 'Fish' bread because the pastry comes in the shape of a fish, filled with red bean paste. They are about the size of a hand. And should be served a little bit crispy, but because they make the 'Fish' bread in bulk and preserve it in a plastic bag before selling it, they become very soggy from condensation.
Delimanjoo are smaller 'Fish' bread, that are usually bite size pieces. And instead of red bean, they are filled with a white cream, similar to that of a Boston Creme donut.
Prices are high, considering that they usually cost a few cents in Korea and about a dollar in Flushing, Queens.
'Fish' bread $2.50
Delimanjoo 10 for $5
And strangely, the truck is run by an Indian man.
Cute little taiyaki fishes located in a food hall. They sell large fishes with red bean or smaller fishes with custard filling or dipped in chocolate. We ordered the 8 piece small custard filled fishes for $5.50. Service as quick and it was fun to watch the small fishes being made with the automated equipment which churns them out super fast. It was very good except the custard got a bit too sweet after my third taiyaki so it's a good snack share, but can get a bit overwhelmingly sweet if you finish all 8 by yourself.
I had the plain mini taiyaki. I bought 8 pieces for $5.50. They were bite size which was convenient to share with others. However, it was difficult to consume. The waffle fish itself was fine but the filling inside was just terrible. It was ridiculously sweet. It tasted like bad vanilla frosting rather than custard. I received a severe sugar rush to my head.
Perfect dessert or snack if you're in Ktown. They are the station closest to the entrance as you enter the food court.
Taiyaki – Crunchy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside because of the mochi flour. They did unfortunately skimp on my red bean filling though. You can choose to get it with a croissant puff pastry shell instead if you want it less sweet.
Fantastic taiyaki fish. So warm, sweet, and amazing when they are fresh. Definitely worth checking out! Just FYI it's inside the food court and there's communal seating.
For the tiny pastries — delimanjoo
Adorable, tasty, and smells heavenly. Can you ask for anything more? A subtle sweetness of the pastry, and cute small fishes in your hand. When you take a bite, you get a crispness (if you eat them ASAP, and then soft, chewy dough around a little dallop of custard cream once you start to chew. Balanced well, because too much cream would be too mushy of a consistency.
They have other fillings too, like red bean, or they can be chocolate dipped.
8 for $5.50
At this specific location, they are constantly making them. I popped by at 7:30PM and there were plenty left!