Barefoot Friends
A culinary specialist invited us today.
Big Mama, Lee Hye Jung invited us.
- It's cozy. - It's graceful.
- Are these edible? - Everything is edible here.
There are food ingredients everywhere.
- At the same time, they are beautiful. - The secrets lie here.
- You made all these yourself? - Of course.
This will drive you nuts.
- I feel warm already. - You made this?
This tastes homemade.
- Are these your treasures? - My real treasures are inside.
Come in! Come in!
Wow these are... Wow.
- I like them. - Nice interior.
Very adequately designed.
- That's my daughter. - Hi.
She is beautiful.
- Are you a professional cook too? - Yes.
You're so lucky to have a culinary specialist as your mother.
You must have had the best meals everyday!
But rumors say that she does all the work at home.
- Tell us! - When I was young, she a lot for us.
She still cooks at least once every weekend.
But the rumors are true. I do most of the work at home.
I'm sure you remember everything that your mother made for you.
Which one tasted really bad?
She already knows the answer. No one can eat the ramen she makes.
You're right! It's so strange that people that are good at cooking cannot make good ramen.
Ho Dong really likes ramen.
I heard that you're really good at making ramen.
I think she needs to learn from you.
Okay! Let's go ahead and look at the treasure house.
I actually have one in the kitchen right here.
Would you like to take a look? Give me a plate please.
- Let's look at the fridge first. - Okay.
Ho Dong! Try this with your hand.
You have to try it.
- Is this pepper paste? - It's actually pepper paste with garlic.
- Garlic pepper paste? - I added garlic extracts to pepper paste.
This smells like pickled garlic.
That's it! That's it!
This doesn't even need sesame oil. This is good enough.
This is just... It should be banned.
It's amazing.
It's the world's best fermented paste.
- What's this? - It's perilla leaf.
It's perilla leaf.
The perilla leaf tells everything about the food in the family.
Ladies first.
It should be salty. Would you like a spoon of rice?
Can I have rice?
When did you make this?
It's about a year old.
But it doesn't taste like it's one year old. It's so good.
- I want to pack some of this. - This is it!
This is it?
This is the best perilla leaf I've ever tasted.
People won't believe us because we're complimenting too much.
Even the toothpicks are pickled here.
I've never seen perilla leaf come off so easily.
Yeah, that's a good way to put it. It's tastes just perfect.
This is it.
- It tastes like it's carbonated. - It has the sparkle to it.
- It's really good. - It's so good.
It's good.
I didn't add any sugar. I only added enzyme extracts.
It tastes like it's fermented because of the enzymes.
All of her cooking has the enzymes. They have the sparkle to them.
We're impressed because we're experiencing the enzyme extract for the first time.
[Stay tuned!]
- It's amazing. - I can taste bubbles.
- That's the enzyme extract? - Yes, that's the enzyme.
The enzymes are like carbonated drinks.
That's why it's stimulating our appetites.
Try this with pork belly.
What is wrong with his voice?
Eun Ji! Am I bleeding?
I think my ear drum ruptured.
Why would you scream in my ear?
Which way was it?
- How does enzyme work? - Jong Shin! Check this out!
Try this. This is salted abalone.
She made salted abalone?
Stop rushing! You will get your turn!
But this is mine!
The salted abalone is mine!
Try one each.
It's incredible.
I just like abalone so much.
- Don't we need rice with it? - Do you want a spoon of rice?
We're done. This is it.
That's it. That's all I have.
I have nothing else to pack anyway.
This is it!
This is it.
We're... we're... we're done.
The bachelor celebrity today is a lucky man.
This is it!
Thank you for inviting us!
- No, no! - Give it!
- Don't touch it! - I won't!
- Stay away! - You stay away!
Stop!
Don't talk with food in your mouth. Don't save it in your mouth!
We have to bring this.
We have to help the poor bachelor with this.
I will give them all to you. All of them.
- It's the dish of the year. - We could have finished all of this with rice.
This and rice with butter! That's it!
- You have to give me the recipe for this. - Of course.
You need the enzyme extracts for this and abalone.
Leave it in fermented fruit extracts for two days.
After it gets soft, steam it.
Then you need Acini di peppe, whole garlic, and whole ginger.
Soy sauce. Add Jin soy sauce and Jib soy sauce. Boil them with water.
Finally you add the abalone and the pepper enzyme extracts.
Half enzyme extracts and half soy sauce.
The best of the bests. The world champion.
- You have another refrigerator? - I do.
- Can we take a look? - The benefit of having small refrigerators...
- It's easy to open and close them. - You have them everywhere.
It's salted squid.
These are my kimchi. I don't have much because it's summer.
I made this because you'd like it.
Try this.
Look at the color, Mama.
This will taste so good in white kimchi.
- We should wrap this. - Of course.
Is there enzyme?
Everything has enzyme extracts.
The enzyme extracts make them crunchy. I will pack some for all of you today.
I will try it.
Did someone slap you? You look like someone slapped you.
This just doesn't happen in one day does it?
- I just... - How long have you been cooking?
I've been a wife for 34 years and a mother for 33 years.
The octopus is so chewy.
Is that alcohol or what?
That's gastrodia my husband got from the mountains.
I thought it was Gaebull! (Urechis unicintus)
I thought it was Gaebull!
- Is that alcohol? - It is.
- My husband got it from the mountains. - Hyun Joong! Pour me some!
Is this good for men?
- It's gastrodia? - Yes, gastrodia.
It's from the deep mountains.
- It has more alcohol than ordinary alcohol. - Really?
- Isn't gastrodia good for hangover? - It is.
- And you put it in alcohol? - Yes, but this gastrodia is different.
It's a nutritious tonic.
It's too potent for you to eat it directly. So it's better to drink it in alcohol.
It's good for men? It tastes like it's over 60 proof.
I used vodka.
I think the greatest drink in the world is made at home.
I'm getting warm inside.
Where's the nearest karaoke here?
We have finish with singing.
This is very cozy.
What do we need to bring?
Yes! All of my secrets are there.
What are they exactly?
It's incredible.
They are the pastes that I make.
- Are these your best treasures? - Yes, they are.
They are the treasures of my family.
How many of these jars do you have?
I have about 60. I've never counted them.
All over the house.
- Which one is the most expensive one? - The most expensive one is...
- It doesn't mean it's the best. - No, it doesn't.
That one on the second row. It has enzyme extracts in it.
How much is the jar?
That's about 1.3 million Won.
Each of these jars is hand made.
They are all made in a traditional kiln without using glaze.
These jars are different?
Yes, they are exceptional jars.
You didn't write down what they are. Do you know which ones are which?
I don't know if my husband is home or not. But I know which one is which.
Why do you store food in jars?
It's actually meaningful. My mother gave me this house.
Because I cooked, she gave me this house and moved to a smaller apartment.
But my daughter is also cooking like I do.
We can't move because these heavy jars are difficult to move.
I wish my daughter would eventually get this house to cook.
I want the daughter of my daughter to cook here one day.
- The artisan spirit. - They can't move because the jars are too heavy.
So that they can't move.
So these jars will stay here for years and years?
- I hope that they do. - They will stay here.
You can sometimes see jars like this in museums.
- What's a mother-wort? - It's an herb for alcohol.
- Let me see that. - What's that?
The mother-wort is being fermented.
What's that used for?
They are used for cooking meat like the rosemary herb in Western cuisine.
- For meat? - Yes, for meat.
- So this is... - If you look inside, you will see the extract.
- That's the enzyme extract? - Yes, that's the extract.
It just started fermenting. You can see the bubbles in there.
That means it just started fermenting.
- The bubbles go away when it's finished? - They go away.
- Did you add enzymes to the mother-wort? - No, just the main ingredient, sugar, and honey.
The fermenting culture in Korean cuisine is astonishing to foreigners.
That's because... the entire population of Bulgaria depend on the yogurt industry.
But the probiotics in Korean fermented food are just incomparable.
Incomparable. The quantity and the variety is just...
Can I taste the enzyme?
Someone gave me some kiwi. I couldn't finish them all, so I left some here.
These are kiwi.
Kiwi enzyme.
Can we make these at home if we learn about them?
Sure you can make them at home. Even if you live in apartments, you can make them.
Most of the Korean families ferment Japanese apricots at home.
That's a good example of enzyme extracts.
My mother always them all the time.
- Will I have to go to the bathroom after this? - No way.
- It's really good. - I want to mix this with cold water.
Just drinking it is very soothing.
That's when it comes most useful.
- Is this ready to be used in food? - Yes it is.
They may not look old, but they are quite old.
- How old are they? - About three to four months.
What are they used for?
They are used for greens, salad, and even in cookie dough.
- They are used everywhere! - They are used for cakes.
I made an observation. This is sweet too.
Your pepper paste is spicy.
Your pickles are salty.
But even though they are sweet, spicy, and salty, they are not repulsive.
- Yes. - He's right.
- They are not too sweet. - They melt in my mouth.
I have a philosophy in cooking.
Being smart is good when a smart person can make everyone's life easier.
But if that smart person makes everyone's life harder, it's better off without him.
So I always aim for flavors working together instead of one flavor being too powerful.
You're also an artist of words.
That's why I like to use enzyme extracts.
- Look at this. - What is this?
- It's vinegar.
I used the persimmons to make this vinegar. It's a persimmon vinegar.
Take a look. You can see the mold growing.
That's the mold growing.
- What are they? - They are yeasts. Look how thick it is.
- This jelly is the yeast? - Yes, look at it.
You can see the yeast in there?
- They are yeasts. - It has coagulated.
- That's the yeast. - I thought it was jelly fish.
- There's another layer. - It's not jellyfish. See how it breaks?
It breaks.
It's yeast. We just need to filter it once, and it will be clean.
So it's a type of mold?
- Yes, it's fermented yeast. - We eat that?
Not all molds are bad.
There are good molds.
- That stings. - I refuse to eat this one.
- How is it? - It's vinegar. But!
- But it's sour in a different way. - It's very sour isn't it?
Vinegar is good for women.
It's about pH 6.
My nose just cleared up.
- It's about pH 6. - My nose just cleared up.
The jars are out here. Do we have more inside?
Once they are finished, I store them in there.
You ferment them here and store them there?
- Ma'am? Are you storing them naturally here? - Yes.
I have a pipeline here to keep it about 16 degrees Celsius.
So these are done being fermented. You just need to store them here?
These jars are about 70 to 80 years old. That one has the 8-year-old enzymes that I first made.
- What are they? - They are native grass extracts.
They are being aged here.
They are your assets. Flavor assets.
- I keep the humidity at 70%. - Ma'am.
- Let's look at other treasures. - We've seen the fermenting jars.
I have more interesting treasures ahead. Would you like to see them?
- Let's go see the treasures. - Let's go.
This house is like a tourist attraction.
- Would you like to take a look? - Take the shoes off.
There are plates.
Are they all plates?
They are my porcelain sets.
These are for Chinese food.
They are all assorted by purposes.
But on TV, you talk about having fights with your husband a lot.
Have you broken some?
We've been married for 34 years now.
There's a reason that we're staying married.
These are gifts from my mother when I got married.
I always use them for my son's birthdays.
- Not one of them broke. - Really?
When couples fight, pottery tends to break.
All the other sets broke. But these ones we started with have never broke.
So I think I can live the rest of my life with my husband.
These are the sets we used as our children grew up.
These are the cereal bowls for the kids.
- They are as old as my children. - They are more than 30 years old then?
- When they have kids, they will use these. - You really take good care of them.
- They're memories. - I'm going to give them.
What is this? Is this a room?
It's the smallest room. I use it as my workroom.
- Workroom? - Yes.
It's here.
- You have a kitchen here too? - Yes.
You really take your work home.
There's a kitchen when you open a door.
You have a reason for having another kitchen here?
My room is on the third floor. My family sometimes eats here.
I drink wine here sometimes.
- It's like your second kitchen. - Yes.
- There is something I want to brag about. - Again?
- That looks like a potty. - Take a look at this.
This is handmade. All the art works are done by hand.
I went to the Czech Republic with my husband in 1992.
They do art work on the spot.
This was about 1 million Won back then.
My husband always scolded me for buying skin products. I've never gotten designer purses.
Well, he never bought me any. I bought a few without him knowing.
But he let me buy this.
- Is it glass? - Yes, it's handmade glass blown into the shape.
- Oh by turning it like this? - It was 1 million in 1992?
That's really expensive then.
- What is it used for? - I use it for rituals during holidays.
I put the favorite dish of my late father-in-law.
I also use it for cookies.
I also make fruit salad here.
Can someone tall help me with this?
Can you see that?
Can you take out the whole thing?
- It's quite heavy. - This is...
- Where are they from? - They are Korean.
It was made by Madame Bang Ja.
- She was the last princess of Joseon. - Madame Lee Bang Ja?
She was into pottery late in her life.
It was a gift for my wedding. I was told to serve my husband's parents tea in this.
- Are they made by Madame Lee Bang Ja? - Yes.
That's more than 30 years ago. How did you know these people?
My mother was rich.
- How rich were you? - We were well off.
With class! 'We were well off.'
It's something we can't imagine.
She's really honest.
My mom rubbed shoulders with the elite because she was rich.
- That's how you knew Madame Lee Bang Ja. - Yes, these were my wedding gifts.
I'm going to give these to my daughter-in-law when I get one.
Why did you want to become a cook?
When they used to show the beauty pageant shows...
My husband and daughter would always talk about who is pretty on TV.
You saw my 34-year-old daughter right? I would ask, 'Should Mommy go out on the show?'
Even when she was three or four, she would still say, 'No! You're not pretty Mom.'
Then she said, 'Mom is delicious' right when she started talking.
That's when I thought my cooking must be good.
- She ruled it for you? - Yes. Also when my father-in-law passed...
He said he was thankful he could eat my cooking.
He was an OB/GYN.
My husband is nothing compared to my father-in-law. He was really handsome.
Even if you combined Jong Shin and Ho Dong, you won't measure up to my father-in-law.
It's a disaster if you combine us.
It's going to be short and fat.
He was very handsome and he said that.
Let's take a look at your home where all of your stories come from.
I'm in trouble.
Come take a look.
- You have a fridge here? - Yes, there is one.
- You don't have a kitchen upstairs do you? - I don't have a kitchen there.
- But I have fridges. - The stairs are so pretty.
Oh no! I'm in trouble!
It's cozy.
- I didn't clean up well. - It's a study.
I can feel the history in the books and the furniture.
- You got these from your parents? - Yes, they are very old.
This place smelled like a normal house, now it smells like Grandpa's house.
It's your bedroom.
Oh no! This is bad.
It smells like home. I like it.
- You can see the seasons change. - It's beautiful when it snows.
I'm jealous.
Ma'am! I'm hungry now.
You must be hungry. Let's go downstairs and get ready to eat.
- Let's go. - Okay! Let's go eat.
What are you going to make for us?
I made a dish for each of you.
For Ho Dong, I made mustard fruit salad with pork as an appetizer.
- The appetizer has pork slices! - It's an appetizer.
I also made salted hair tail.
- Are those the hair tails? - Why did you get a shark?
- I got the hair tail. - Isn't it a shark?
- It's Ho Dong sized hair tail. - Yes, it's huge.
- It's as big as a salmon. - Yeah, it's as big as a salmon.
I also have kimchi pork rib.
Then I'm going to make shrimp egg cakes.
Then for Ji Won, I made pepper paste stew.
For Jong Shin, I made a brisket bean paste stew.
Can you just imagine the stew?
I love bean paste soups.
- With the bean paste we saw earlier. - The fat of brisket with bean paste.
It's food specialists versus food eaters.
We will show you how we can eat.
- Sure! I will make as much as I can. - I'm really looking forward to this.
You remember Eun Ji Won and Do Ru Mook dish last time?
He didn't know what it was.
Do Ru Mook isn't jelly? It's a fish?
[So we will have 'One Bite Quiz' for them']
[Only the person that gets the question right gets to eat one bite.]
The first question: The country famous for curry, the leader of colored foods.
Ho Dong! India!
Is India.
- What is the capital of India? - Eun Ji!
Taj Mahal!
What are you talking about?
Where have you been? We needed you.
What did she say?
I didn't think that she would say Taj Mahal.
Isn't Taj Mahal a religion?
- Five, four, three, two... - Hyun Joong!
Jakarta?
I'm sorry. We've been to Jakarta in Indonesia!
He's confused with India and Indonesia.
Isn't Indonesia the capital of India?
- Are they different countries? - What?
Isn't Indonesia inside of India?
Why is Indonesia stealing their name?
I'm sorry! She must be thinking, 'Do I have to feed them?'
- Are India and Indonesia the same country or not? - Aren't they the same?
I'm getting angry here. You can't group them with me! I have to stay out.
Ma'am, please put in a lot of DHA.
Ho Dong!
- New Delhi. - Correct.
Really? There is a city?
I thought that was the name of the restaurant.
New Delhi?
Bring one bite to the table and eat it here.
That looks good.
- Do I get one? - Let me give you one.
- What's inside? - Shrimp and celery.
That looks good.
Is that kimchi? You can't exceed the size of the dish.
It has to be containable in the dish.
- I thought it was one bite. - It's one bite for him.
- I'm going to wrap it like this. - Ho Dong eats anything in one bite.
- Isn't it a good idea? - Yes, but will it fit?
That's nothing for him. He can eat the whole jar we saw earlier.
What's that? Aged kimchi?
He has kimchi and the aged kimchi?
What's that?
Is that radish green?
Look at his face.
It has to be in one bite.
He ate it in one bite.
Incredible.
Is it good?
The cake and kimchi together is really good.
Okay! Let's continue the quiz, hurry!
Okay here comes the second question.
A character in a Japanese video game named 'Koopa' was named after a Korean dish.
What dish is it?
- Koopa? The alligator? - Ji Won!
Dae Pa! (Green onion)
Jong Shin! Gook Puh. (Scoop soup)
Scoop soup.
Hyun Joong! Yang Pa? (Onion)
Ho Dong! Dae Pa! (Green onion)
Jong Shin! Hae Mul Pa Jeon! (Seafood egg pancake)
It's two letters.
We had a similar answer.
What was it? Did I say it?
- Similar to Koopa? - Ho Dong!
Gook Bab! (Soup rice.)
- Really? - Correct.
- How did they use that? - Isn't it obvious guys?
Can I have one bite please?
- Use your brain. - It's like his instinct.
- Ho Dong gets to eat twice. - Can I have a bite?
Pork back rib.
You had a bite. Can I have one?
This is fruit extract.
Are you going to eat the pork rib?
I will wrap the salad for you.
What's that? That's the sliced pork!
You can't eat two!
It just has to be one bite.
That looks really good.
Can I have a bite?
- Can you eat this in one bite? - Yes.
- Can you do it? - Are you sure Eun Ji?
I just need to finish it in one bite right?
You have to eat it in one bite.
She's just like UEE.
- That's too big. - It's okay if I eat in one bite right?
It's not going to fit. It's a lot.
You can't do that. That won't even fit in my mouth.
The back rib smells good.
That's a gift for featuring for my song.
You have to put that in.
- You can do it! - Good.
Next question! Everyone! You can do it!
Are you giving us a pep talk?
If you're nervous then you're just going to blank out. You have to relax.
Okay! Okay! This is humiliating.
It's the last question.
They say that this vegetable is good for hangovers when it's ground and mixed in beer.
- Eun Ji! Water parsley. - Wrong.
Ji Won! Dulcis!
Bean sprouts!
Ho Dong! Asparagis.
Asparaginks?
Asparagus!
I think it's my turn. Hyun Joong! Tomato!
Correct!
Tomato in beer?
I knew that tomato was good for hangover.
It's better to drink more in the morning?
Really?
[People in the U.S. and the U.K. mix tomato and beer to relieve hangover.]
I didn't even know if tomato was good for hangover.
- What's that? - Greens.
He's going to wrap the meat? Put on some more.
That looks good. You have to finish that.
How did you know the answer?
This is big.
[You only get one shot.]
He was really emotional.
It's over! Let's do a rock-paper-scissors for it without Hyun Joong.
What am I doing?
Rock paper scissors!
It's me again. It's me.
Ho Dong always wins these.
- Rock paper scissors! - No no.
- You lost! It's your fault! - No! No!
- You lost! - No!
- I wasn't ready. - If you don't play, then you lose.
- Let's have it all over then. - Why?
- You're arguing! - He didn't play!
It's the last chance! Rock paper scissors!
I have to win this! Why?
Rock paper scissors!
You're so tenacious!
I was destined for this.
You have to finish it in one bite.
- You have to finish it in one bite. - This is a lot.
Only I can eat it anyway.
It touched his mouth!
Rock paper scissors!
Her again?
Who is she?
Have you seen a girl idol like her?
Who is she?
- Are we all ready? Let's go upstairs. - Okay.
Please give us food.
Okay.
I really wanted to eat that.
Explain them to us.
Okay this is the shrimp celery egg pancake you had earlier.
This is mustard fruit salad with sliced pork.
You wrap the fruit salad in the pork slice.
Is it better to eat the pork slice first because they are cold?
Yes, you're right. You eat the cold food first.
Then eat the egg pancake afterward.
- Eun Ji! You eat most beautifully here. - She eats beautifully?
I've never seen a girl idol like her.
You're like a dinosaur.
Taste the pork slice and tell us.
Okay.
- Is this good enough? - Yes, wrap it like that.
It's really sweet and sour.
It's chewy on the outside and crunchy on the inside.
What are these long things?
- I think it's jujube. - They are jujube, persimmon, apple, and pear.
Egg and pine nuts.
- You used the enzyme extracts? - Yes.
- The extracts and mustard? - Yes. I also added condensed milk and mayo.
There's condensed milk? That's got to be sweet.
It tastes great, but it's also healthy.
Yes, the healthiest way to eat protein is to boil the meat in water.
Boiling pork lowers the cholesterol.
That's got to be sweet with condensed milk.
I remember! You're Kim Tak Goo!
Yeah!
I've been thinking this whole time.
She was wondering who he was.
I've been thinking this whole time.
- Do you feel relieved? - As if I took out a splinter from my heart.
How is it?
The meat is chewy.
But the salad eliminates the fatty taste.
It tastes like really good plain yogurt.
- Can we eat them? - Let's all eat.
It's also great for sandwiches.
The pork slice is really good.
I think this will taste good with the pork slice.
Pork slice, this, and that.
Ma'am, this is really... incredible.
All of your dishes are good no matter how we mix them.
It's good.
- I didn't taste the egg pancake yet. - It may be too bland.
Add celery to the shrimp.
Celery has lots of fiber. It's good for digestion.
Use it as an appetizer.
I like to add Japanese apricot extracts in vinegar soy sauce.
Looks good right?
- What was it? Parsley? - Celery.
That changes everything!
It's really strange to taste celery in here.
It's really good.
It tastes really homemade.
[He eats like home.]
- I really like this. I like shrimp. - Do you?
I added the fruits because fruits are good with meat.
But it's also because my kids won't eat the fruits if I give them after the meal.
- You want to make them eat fruits. - It's also very filling.
They are for your children.
Hyun Joong! Say something. You haven't talked at all.
I'm speechless. They are so good.
- This is... - What's coming next?
- We have rice and stew next. - We have more?
- Here it comes. - This is the pepper paste stew.
Pepper paste stew are especially good when you're outing.
This is the brisket bean paste stew.
- Bean paste stew? - Eat at your discretion.
- This is the soy milk rice? - Yes.
Soy milk rice?
It's the same. You soak the brown rice.
Then you add the soy milk. You want half milk and half water.
You don't have to tell the kids to eat the beans. It's already all in there.
I love soy milk.
- Ho Dong! This is yours. - I put in a lot for Ho Dong.
Try them one by one. Start with brisket bean paste stew.
Don't start with the brisket!
I have to eat the brisket! It's brisket bean paste stew.
- Should I get the tofu instead? - Get some soup too.
You should also add pepper in there.
I'm next!
Just watching him is painful.
- Is it hot? - No, it's perfect.
I told you earlier right? This tastes like the bean paste soup I had in Gangwon.
It's not salty!
Just watching is a lot of pain.
Try it.
- This is incredible. - This isn't aged bean paste is it?
- It's new bean paste. - It's made this year?
That's why it has the bland taste.
What is your secret to bean paste stew?
I make good bean paste.
Your bean paste is good?
Do you want more?
I never knew that bean paste stew could be so good.
Pepper paste stew?
This tastes like chicken stew!
Most pepper paste soups are thick.
They are mostly thick.
But this is really clear. It doesn't have the soggy taste from pepper paste.
- How did you make it taste so clear? - I added tomato and cucumber.
This is the pepper paste stew.
Add lots of tomato and cucumber.
The potassium in cucumber reduces the sodium from the pepper paste.
It makes the thick taste from the beef go away.
The hot stew will clear up your heart.
People tend to eat a lot of sodium when they eat stew.
You can reduce that.
When I was training in high school, I would get back from summer and winter camps.
Then my mother would put extra effort into the meal.
It tastes a lot like what my mom made when I got back.
I guess my mother was also a wonderful cook.
I'm sure. But!
It's her that's great, not me.
Because you remember your mother's cooking for the rest of your life.
If I can measure up to that, then it's a great dish.
- The cucumber changes it. - She's talking!
She's talking about my mother's cooking.
- What's next? - We have hair tail next.
- Here it comes. - It's here.
You have to take a whole piece like Ho Dong does then finish it on your plate.
You added sweet potato vines and autumn squash.
I use autumn squash instead of radish.
The beta-carotene in the squash adds more flavor to the fish.
The native grass extract gets rid of the fish odor.
The sauce really seeped in.
It's incredible.
Take the flesh off the fish. Put it on the rice.
It's really good with rice.
- Hair tail. Wow. - I have a big one for you, Ho Dong.
I really like the hair tail.
- Look at the size. - That's one? It's a shark!
- If it's too thick, then it has less flavor. - Really?
- Isn't it the thicker the better? - No.
If it's too thick, then it's not as good.
- So mine is the bad one? - Not as good as the one Ji Won is eating.
Mine is really good.
The squash is really good right?
- The sweet potato vines taste like noodles. - Right?
It's really good.
- This is the belly of hair tail. What is this? - That's poo!
No, all the guts are taken out. It has the richest content of Omega-3.
- It's the same for any fish. - It's not poo?
It's not poo.
We have the misconception because people say they get rid of the poo from anchovy.
- It's actually the gut. - Is it okay to eat it?
It's okay, but it tastes bitter.
- There is also the odor. - People prefer to take them out.
This is just great. I'm speechless.
- I'm glad that I came today. - It's good.
- What's that? - This is back rib.
This is kimchi pork back rib.
I cook the back rib with aged kimchi.
Add some of the enzyme extracts.
You have to add the kimchi along with the juice in it.
Add the rib and the kimchi and cook it for 15 minutes in a pressurized pot.
Then it's going to make a good kimchi pork back rib.
I think that's going to taste good. Let me see.
Kimchi is my favorite.
Aged kimchi back rib?
This is my favorite.
Jong Shin! This is the back rib?
Rib and aged kimchi.
This is the back rib.
Wrapped in kimchi!
This is it.
Wrap the meat in kimchi.
The back rib is full of the enzymes.
I boil the back rib with the enzymes. The enzymes break down the protein to make them soft.
- How is it so soft? - Right?
The kimchi is really good.
I love eating fried kimchi.
I love eating them boiled.
People without teeth can eat this.
It's incredible.
I feel like I was here for three days.
How many dishes can you make?
I don't know. I have about 3000 recipes.
You just got to cook and it's a dish.
When you want to rent out a room, then let me know.
We have one more.
They are salted greens. This one is an amaranth.
- An amaranth? - Yes.
Every family has a different tasting green.
Greens are what we call the 'hand flavor' because we make them with hands.
Every mother cooks differently.
Some people use perilla oil, and some use sesame oil.
What is this? You know I hate greens.
But this is so good!
I can feel the current going through my body.
- They are just roasted greens. - Really!
You're going to yell, 'It's meat!'
It's meat!
- Let's switch. - Try this.
- It's so good. - I like it.
I don't like greens because of the aroma, but that one is...
I made roasted green, because people usually don't eat them at restaurants.
So I wanted you to eat some at home.
It's great.
- This green will taste so good with pepper paste. - With sesame oil.
It's really good right?
Pepper paste stew?
- Would you like more rice Hyun Joong? - Yes please.
I like how he eats.
Speak!
- Wow! This is... the juice. - What?
- Mix that with rice? - It's amazing.
Give me some.
If it's just soy sauce, it would be boring. But the corn make it fun to chew.
I wish I had made more. I didn't know you would like it so much.
Delicious.
Do we have white rice?
I saw you mixing rice. I was shocked.
We don't add anything new. We just add the ones we already have.
Garlic pepper paste will also be good.
Look at the rice steaming.
I want to try that.
I hope that it's good. Everyone says what I mix for them tastes good.
That's really encouraging.
You have to keep on saying it tastes good at home for your wife.
Women are weak to encouragement.
I like the sound this bowl makes.
- I can hear a millstone. - You're grinding the stone!
- He's really good at mixing. - He is.
- No one can beat him. - And he flips it over!
That looks good.
Let me...
It's good.
- It's good isn't it? - It's really good.
Try this everyone.
- We also have the pickles. - Eat them together.
Try putting this on your plate.
He's really good at mixing.
Hyun Joong finally eats what I give him.
You're really good at mixing.
That's good.
Which ones are the candidates as the best Rice Craver?
There are just too many.
- I pick the amaranth. - I pick the brisket bean paste stew.
The kimchi back rib was really good too.
Everything was good here.
We've forgotten this! You pick the amaranth? I pick the salted abalone.
I pick the abalone too.
I had forgotten then I thought, 'Oh yeah! The abalone.'
It's a victory for the enzyme extracts.
The best Rice Craver in your home is the salted abalone!
That's the biggest ever! Wow!
She is generous.
Her husband is here with us.
Which one is your favorite?
I like her seasoned cucumber.
- She has different recipes for him. - I grew up liking them.
So I taught her how to make them.
Why do you look so awkward?
It was my birthday a few days ago, but he didn't do anything. So I'm still a bit angry.
I'm only standing next to him because we have guests.
Hug! Hug!
Geez!
- Thank you! - Yes!
- Thank you for your generosity. - You're welcome. Thank you!
- Thank you! - Bye!
- Take care. - Thank you!
He is a lucky man.
- He's getting the best treat. - Really.
I'm jealous.
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[We bring homemade food to the 41-year-old bachelor, Bobby Kim.]
Come in.
- It was him. - Hi.
- It's really clean. - Your place is really clean.
There is no dust.
Let's see Bobby's room.
It's a perfect guest room.
He works out here.
He works out.
His computer is here.
He has anchiew in his room.
Ready for you.
- You like anchiew that much? - It's just decoration.
- It's half empty. - I tasted it.
We have to look at the fridge.
The fridge tells us everything.
- I was told to not change anything. - He has hangover drinks here.
The first thing we find are the hangover drinks.
- Open the fridge and the freezer at once. - Oh no.
There is corn silk tea.
There's another hangover drink.
It has less alcohol than Bum Soo's place.
Wait! He hid them!
- He hid the Soju in there! - I can see them.
Hey! Don't look in there.
There are rumors that you make slushies with them because it's so hot.
He really froze them!
Everyone has one of those!
Why do you freeze Soju?
Look at his chilled shot glasses.
He chilled the glasses!
I've never seen this done at home.
- There is kimchi refrigerator over there. - Let's take a look.
- What's in the kimchi refrigerator. - I finished all the kimchi a while ago.
They are everywhere!
- It's the reality of bachelor men. - It's the reality.
Look at the other stuff! There is kimchi.
His parents... his mother made it for him.
- Let's see. - They are really old.
Are you fermenting them at home?
He's making the enzyme extracts.
It's not fermented. It's decayed.
It smells.
It smells like rotting kimchi.
It's impossible for the kimchi to smell when it's been in the kimchi refrigerator.
- It's all because of this! - What is it?
Kimchi is on the other side.
- That's kimchi. - This is the reality of the bachelor men.
There is nothing to eat in the fridge.
I can buy them.
- What we do is... - There is no rice!
He looks strong on the outside.
Do you miss your mother's cooking? Can you narrow it down to one dish?
My mother's meatball spaghetti.
- Meatball spaghetti? - Tomato sauce.
Have you tried to make it yourself?
I've tried it once, but it tastes nothing like it.
They sell the tomato sauce. You just put in the sauce and grind the meat.
- Was it not the same sauce? - She has her special sauce.
- But I don't know what it is. - You have to use the same sauce.
How about pepper paste stew?
- We brought it here. We just had it. - You had it?
- Did we leave it? - I think we have it!
I think we have it.
- When I go somewhere... - It's here!
I always have pepper paste stew there.
This pepper paste stew may taste a lot like his mother's recipe.
It's a mixture of your favorites. It's pepper paste stew, but it has tomato in it.
- But it's good. - But you can't taste the tomato.
- It doesn't have the strong tomato. - I guess they can go together.
I like sweetness.
Let's take our seats.
I don't know if they will taste similar to your mother's cooking.
- The pepper paste stew. - This is the stew.
This is incredible.
It will be really good with Soju.
The heavy drinkers are interested in food that are good for hangovers.
He's going to like this.
You will want to jump in the soup.
It's different to the pepper paste stew that you may know.
It's different.
This is perfect.
- You like it? - The sweet flavor from the tomatoes.
- It's really good. - We have a far way to go.
I wasn't the one who made this, but I still feel great.
He likes it.
This is kimchi with the enzyme extracts.
I can smell it.
- It must be aged kimchi. - She made it yesterday.
I don't think he knows much about cooking.
It's obvious that it's quite fresh.
He ate the whole thing.
It's infinitely better than my mom's.
Try this. It's garlic pepper paste.
It feels good.
- With just a bit of rice. - We're showing that already?
Already?
It's the abalone.
It's salted abalone.
Hip hop.
- Mix the juice with rice. - Hip hop.
Everything is good.
- Do you like roasted salted greens? - I like roasted salted greens.
These are incredible.
- Isn't that too little? - No, it's just right.
I don't like greens, but I liked this one.
- Here it is. - The god of mixing.
It's better than these?
Come here. Boom!
- It's mixing in his mouth. - It's better if it's already mixed.
- He collapsed. - We should have done that!
We were bad at showing it!
You should have been there with us. How is it?
I want to marry this person.
This reminds me.
I want to drink.
Of course, you do! They make great side dishes.
Which one is your favorite?
My favorite was the pepper paste stew with tomato inside.
That was the best.
You want me to make spaghetti in that?
- How do you make the spaghetti in that? - I can!
I just need to boil it out.
He's working on making fake recipes for everything.
Try it with this!
I just need the noodle, I mean pasta.
I will make the meatball spaghetti then.
- You can make it? - Yeah.
Let's all get moving!
I will make it good for you.
All the pots are ramen pots.
Grill the meat with garlic.
Then add the vegetables and then stir-fry them.
Then add the sauce and cook slowly.
- Is that enough for this? - Yeah.
I'm using it for the pasta. I'm going to take it out.
They fall in if you do this.
- It's burning! - It's not!
He absolutely has no faith.
Where is the jar?
[Hyun Joong is cooking the recipe given by Bobby Kim's mother.]
Hyun Joong! You have my acknowledgment.
Acknowledge what?
- He's following the basic steps! - He's jealous!
I can smell spaghetti in this.
This is over. Game over.
Hi!
- Hi! - Hi!
[Gummy is visiting to eat together.] Hi Gummy.
- We're making spaghetti. - You?
- Hyun Joong is good. - Hi, Gummy.
If you think you don't have enough pepper paste...
It tastes funny. Should I add ketchup?
You're ruining it. You should have just continued the way it already was.
Wow this is...
- Okay then. This is the spoon right? - Yes.
This is the traditional spaghetti that Hyun Joong made.
As you know, Ji Won likes to do whatever he likes.
- He doesn't know what he's doing. - That looks amazing.
- One sec! One sec! - Trust me.
- He can make it. - Taste Ji Won's first!
The first tasting!
[Exactly]
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[It calls for violence?]
It's so good!
It's really good.
Ji Won! It's good because Mrs. Lee Hye Jung used tomato as the base of the soup.
So it can taste like fusion-spaghetti.
Lee Hye Jung's spirit was with you.
Can you register the portrait rights for this?
It's not portrait rights. It's called patent.
It's not patent. It has a face!
Register the portrait rights for this.
You're a genius.
It's called a patent.
It's good. Ji Won, it's really good.
- Right? - Yeah.
- I told you that it's good. - It's good.
You're good at cooking.
What? What is this?
We have a cooking prodigy here.
It's really good.
- Let's move them. - Okay.
- Thank you! - Thank you!
It looks good.
It's really good.
- Hyung Joong! - Yes?
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I want to mix that.
- Yeah. - How is the pasta?
- Hyung Joong! - Yes?
- It's almost the same. - Really?
Ji Won's was good too, but this is real spaghetti.
What exactly is this?
You're good at cooking.
Bobby, bring the sauce that you're mom was talking about. The original...
- I have it! - Bring it so that we can compare them.
This is his mother's secret.
Mom's original sauce.
She made the sauce for you like this.
I said 92%.
It's almost the same.
It has the mother's touch.
I'm in San Francisco right now.
This is on a different level.
- That one is good too, but... - This has the taste of San Francisco.
That's where the spaghetti is from?
[It's where Bobby Kim is from.]
His parents are there.
I don't know. I think it's similar.
It's really soft in the mouth.
I'm going to take this with me.
- This is really good. - Your mother's touch is really...
Even people who hate Western cuisine love this.
I want to eat this with pasta.
Anything tastes good if you eat together.
Let's share.
This is the best.
Thank you for the hearty meal!
Have a great meal!
- What will he make for us? - How does he do this?
They are just ordinary foods.
They are easy to make. It's for anyone.
This is nothing like the homemade meals I've had before.
It's really cheesy.