How to read this guide: ✅ means a member said or showed it himself on a show, with the source linked. 💬 means it is a fan favorite story that circulates widely in fan food roundups, not something we could confirm from his own words. Either way, the food is real, and we tell you how Koreans eat it and where to try it in Seoul.
Stray Kids fans love talking about what the members eat, and two of the eight are well known for cooking. Here is what is confirmed, what is fan lore, and what each dish actually is, from a Korean who eats these foods every week. Prices are 2026 Seoul prices.
Felix: baking, especially brownies ✅
On JTBC’s cooking show Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (aired September 21, 2025), Felix said baking is his hobby, and NCT’s Mark recalled Felix once baking brownies and bringing them to NCT’s waiting room. (Source: Star News)
💬 Fan roundups also list budae jjigae (army stew) and mandu-guk (dumpling soup) as Felix favorites. (Source: fan food roundups)
What a Korean hears: budae jjigae (부대찌개, budae jjigae) is a spicy stew of ham, sausage, beans, kimchi and ramyeon noodles, born near US army bases after the Korean War. Koreans add a slice of cheese and fight over the noodles. Expect about ₩11,000–13,000 per person, usually with a two-person minimum. Mandu-guk (만둣국) is a mild dumpling soup, especially popular in winter and on Lunar New Year.
Lee Know: the group’s cook ✅
On the same episode, Lee Know, nicknamed “Yorino” (요리노, a pun on 요리 yori, “cooking”), showed off dishes he had cooked, and the chefs praised them as difficult. (Source: Star News) 💬 Fans often mention that he made beef Wellington for Felix’s birthday.
What a Korean hears: the nickname is classic Korean fan wordplay: put a member’s name inside a normal word. You will see it everywhere in Korean fandom.
Bang Chan: yangnyeom gejang and Buldak 💬
Fan roundups list yangnyeom gejang (spicy marinated raw crab), Buldak ramen and pho as Bang Chan’s favorites, and credit him and Felix, both raised in Australia, with getting the group into Tim Tams. (Source: fan food roundups)
What a Korean hears: yangnyeom gejang (양념게장) is raw crab in a sweet, spicy chili sauce. Koreans call it a “rice thief” (밥도둑, bapdoduk) because you keep eating rice with it. Set meals in Seoul usually cost ₩25,000 and up. Buldak fans: see our Buldak spice level chart before you pick a flavor.
Changbin: jjajangmyeon and tangsuyuk 💬
Fan roundups list jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) and tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) as Changbin’s favorites. (Source: fan food roundups)
What a Korean hears: that is the most Korean delivery order there is. Jjajangmyeon costs about ₩7,000–8,000 and tangsuyuk ₩18,000–25,000 for a shared plate. The great Korean debate: do you pour the sauce on the tangsuyuk (부먹, bumeok) or dip it (찍먹, jjikmeok)? Ask the table before you pour.
Hyunjin: bungeoppang and jjamppong 💬
Fan roundups list bungeoppang (fish-shaped pastry), jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and sushi among Hyunjin’s favorites, and pair him with Felix as a mint chocolate fan. (Source: fan food roundups)
What a Korean hears: bungeoppang (붕어빵) is the street snack that tells Koreans winter has started. Stalls appear around November, usually selling them for about ₩1,000 each, filled with red bean or custard. Find more in our winter street food guide. And mint chocolate? In Korea, people genuinely split into 민초파 (mincho-pa, mint choco team) and 반민초파 (anti-mint choco team).
Seungmin: gukbap 💬
Fan roundups list gukbap (rice in hot soup) as Seungmin’s favorite, and say he is a big rice eater. (Source: fan food roundups)
What a Korean hears: gukbap (국밥) is the cheap, filling, hot meal Koreans swear by. Koreans even judge prices with it: 그 돈이면 국밥이 몇 그릇이야 (geu donimyeon gukbabi myeot geureusiya), “with that money you could buy how many bowls of gukbap?” A bowl is about ₩10,000–12,000. Busan’s pork version is in our Busan food guide.
Han: cheesecake and iced Americano 💬
Fan roundups pair Han with cheesecake and an iced Americano. (Source: fan food roundups)
What a Korean hears: iced Americano is Korea’s default drink in every season. Koreans even have a word for drinking it in freezing weather: 얼죽아 (eoljuga), short for “even if I freeze to death, iced Americano.”
I.N: hamburgers and fries 💬
Fan roundups list hamburgers with fries as I.N’s favorite. (Source: fan food roundups)
What a Korean hears: if you want a Korea-only burger, try a Korean chain like Lotteria and its bulgogi burger, a local classic that most visitors never think to order.
A Stray Kids food day in Seoul
- Lunch: budae jjigae for two, with extra ramyeon noodles (Felix).
- Snack: bungeoppang from a street stall, if it is November or later (Hyunjin).
- Café: iced Americano and cheesecake, even in winter (Han).
- Dinner: jjajangmyeon and tangsuyuk, decide dip or pour first (Changbin).
- Late night: a bowl of gukbap (Seungmin).
Order like a local
라면 사리 추가해 주세요.
Ramyeon sari chuga-hae juseyo.
“Please add extra ramyeon noodles.” Say it at any budae jjigae restaurant. Everyone does.
FAQ
What is Felix’s favorite food?
Confirmed: he loves baking, and his brownies are famous enough that other idols talk about them. Fan roundups also list budae jjigae and mandu-guk.
Which Stray Kids member cooks?
Lee Know is the group’s best-known cook, and Felix is the baker.
Next: aespa’s favorite Korean foods, from Karina’s puffed rice crackers to Winter’s mala.
Is this information official?
Items marked ✅ come from TV appearances, linked above. Items marked 💬 come from fan roundups. Tastes change, so treat them as fun, not facts set in stone. Want more? See SEVENTEEN’s favorite Korean foods.
