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Snackypoos

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Little walnut cakes. Sounds good, don't it, kid? Sure is. And they're fun too! Basically they're little Korean doughnuts in the shape of walnuts and come stuffed with three flavours, such as red bean (the only one I've had). They also have sherbert. But that's not why you should go there. If not for the walnut cakes, you should go to see the guys inside make them on a funny little 50s-era, Korean-made, hand-operated machine. It's so cool.

Machine is super cool

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My bunch enjoys taking a walk by Hodo Kwaja on Saturday mornings to watch them making walnut cakes (Hodo Kwaja) with their super neat walnut cake making machine. The machine is very intricate. It has little arms that flip the molds and a tube that doles out batter and bean paste in metered amounts. My whole family is fascinated by it. Follow the viewing up with a walnut-y snack.

Tiny korean pastry snack

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• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Tiny Korean Pastry Snack

Tiny korean pastry snack

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Hodo Kwaja, aside from sounding like food Yoda would eat, are walnut-shaped baked snacks made in a crazy Korean waffle iron that is the size of a small car. They are served up hot and fresh until 11pm daily in the bakery of the same name, at Bloor & Christie. The pastries are full of tasty walnut, almond or red bean paste filling and at $1 for 6, they make Timbits look expensive. Man, are they ever good. Buttery and delectable, blow $3 and buy the 18-pack to share with friends.

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Tiny Korean Pastry Snack