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A project to make the better use of those bothersome leftover foods in your fridge.
Best chefs of Korea are here to invade your fridge!
The premium cooking show, Take Good Care of the Fridge!
Welcome.
These chefs have controlled our fridges every Monday for past 2 years.
Let me introduce our 8 chefs to you.
Welcome.
It feels more special to have you guys here today.
It's already been 2 years since we first aired on Nov. 17th, 2014.
I miss the 1st and the 2nd episode.
It feels like yesterday when I had to wear that Grey factory uniform.
I can't believe it's already been 2 years.
TGCF attracted many people's interest in cooking
as well as in chefs.
I am really thankful that we could make people happy through cooking.
I see.
The reason why we could get so much love from many people was..
108 guests who have brought total of 112 fridges among past 2 years.
The total distance we traveled to move guests' fridges were...
7282km in total.
That's 9 times the round trip distance from Seoul to Busan.
Also, we have created total of 424 precious dishes.
That's amazing.
So we've prepared a big event today.
Be ready for the surprise.
You should watch out for this.
Let me introduce the big event!
Welcome. Welcome!
Please move, 100 audiences!
Please turn around.
[With more powerful performance]
[and more special taste,]
[Attract audiences!]
It tastes so much better than my restaurant's meat.
It's driving me crazy.
Let me introduce the guests we invited for our 2 year anniversary special.
He has brought his fridge from the furthest distance in our history.
Who will they be? Please show us yourself!
Wow.
Today's guests are..
The legendary big boys, Lee Dae-ho and Jeong Jun-ha.
Welcome. Nice to meet you.
We have invited two big boys.
Hello.
As the first Korean Major League player, he recorded 7 battings in 2010.
9 Home-run games in a row and broke the world's record.
As the first Korean, he received the MVP from the Japan Serious in 2015.
Now, he's a American Major League Player.
He hit home-runs in Korean, Japanese, and American Major Leagues.
The #4 batter of Korea, Lee Dae-ho!
Hello.
It's been a week since I came back from America.
I was a fan of this show since it first started 2 years ago.
I really wanted to come here for good food.
I am finally here after 2 years.
Nice to meet you.
It must have been hard.
It's been only a week since he came from America. And he came from Busan.
He should be still jet-legged.
Thank you so much.
He's a legendary glutton.
With his stomach that's as big as him,
he's keeping his thrown for 11 years as a glutton.
The original glutton, Jeong Jun-ha!
Jeong Jun-ha!
Thank you.
We should have invited him so much earlier but for our 2 year anniversary..
Thank you for inviting me on a special day.
I'm really nervous to introduce my fridge to everyone.
Jun-ha is known to like sports.
Do you like baseball over soccer?
Of course. My life is about baseball.
He loves baseball.
My son grabbed a baseball during his first birthday ceremony.
I want to make him a baseball player.
Is soccer not a sport then?
No but..
He's a bad guy.
You played baseball in America for a year now.
What gave you the hardest time?
First of all, I didn't have a contract when I first got there.
So the beginning was the hardest.
The goal was to compete with 80 others to place my on the entry.
That was hard.
You were doing really good in Japan.
So I am wondering why you had to aim for the American Major League.
I thought this year would be my last chance.
I just wanted to try once in my life.
No matter I succeed or not, I wanted to compete with American players.
Did you have trouble with communication?
Dae-ho only competes with his baseball skills.
He's not that kind of person who learns language.
When he was playing in Japan, he scored 3 outs and...
He did this to the referee,
and got kicked out of the game.
"You got no eyes?"
I hit 3 outs but it was a foul.
I meant to say.. "If you didn't catch with your eyes, your ears should have."
But I got kicked out for that.
Maybe they thought you were gonna rip his eyes off.
When you get angry, you speak Korean without even realizing. Including cursing.
When you scored during the World Cup against Italy, it was awful, right?
I couldn't go to Italy after that.
A week after that happened, I had to visit Italy for work.
They were so mean to all Koreans.
I went to a pizza place and they threw the pizza at me.
- Really? - Yes.
Have you been mistreated for playing so well in Japan?
I am really thankful that...
Japanese baseball fans cheered me up for playing at their leagues.
Oh, that's different.
Fans who..
Baseball is a more gentle sport than soccer.
That's how it should be like.
Baseball fans have nicer manner.
This could cause a serious problem.
Make sure you air this part.
Then explain to us.
Judging by these two cases only...
When I played in Japanese leagues, Japaneses players accepted me
when I scored in Korea vs. Japan games.
- For playing well. - Is that so?
One of the similarities between the two guests is that
they are big fans of their children.
Especially, Hyo-rin, Dae-ho's first daughter..
She's famous for looking exactly like her father.
This picture proves that she's Dae-ho's daughter no matter what.
She's so Dae-ho's daughter.
The one in Dae-ho's arm is his first daughter.
They really look alike.
How old is Hyo-rin?
She turned 5.
She really looks like you. Do you feel that too?
She's cute because she looks like me.
It's weird if my daughter doesn't look like me and is super pretty.
That's weird, too.
She can look alike her mother,
That's okay.
But if she doesn't look like me and looks like someone else...
Then people get wrong ideas.
So I like it that she looks like me.
He's proud of his daughter.
You have a son, Jun-ha. Don't you?
- Ro-ha. - 4 years old.
He's already 4.
- Hyo-rin and Ro-ha are only 1 year apart. - Not a big gap.
Have you thought about becoming in-laws?
No.
He's too firm.
He wants to raise his son as a baseball player.
Then that's too hard for my daughter
to take care of her husband.
What if he becomes something else? - What?
- What if he becomes something else? - Still no.
Baseball wasn't the problem, then.
Why? What's the reason?
I'm okay with becoming in-laws with him.
But it's it's up to Hyo-rin's choice, not mine.
Do you guys go eat out together a lot?
When I go watch him play baseball, we eat and drink after the game.
What do you mean by you've gone to round 4 of food?
- Eating? - Not even drinking?
Isn't that normal?
- What? - 4 rounds of food?
Do you not get full before the 4th round?
We digest as we move to a different place.
Digesting happens fast as we talk and stuff.
Actually, we get really full after we share 8 chefs' foods.
You get full from eating here?
Yes.
It didn't seem like it at all when I watched the show.
You give us like this much.
4 main dishes and 4 sides.. It's a lot.
You shoot for 12 hours, right?
Right.
4 meals in 12 hours...
Nonsense, dude.
Chefs, you will have to cook a lot today.
We've never had guest who eats that much before.
We have the fridge which traveled the furthest in our history.
It came from Busan.
It went through the Busan toll gates.
We took it from Dae-ho's house.
That's why it took us 13 hours to ship the fridge.
So it was empty before you came back to Busan, right?
Right.
It wasn't even plugged in?
It's been only a week... So I am worried if there will be some usable stuff in it.
Excuse me for asking, how good is your wife at cooking?
I give her 100 out of 100.
She's good at cooing.
She's famous for being good at cooking.
Her cooking skill is a home-run?
- 4 points. - Grand slam home-run.
Let's look into Dae-ho's fridge now. Let's go!
I'm curious, too.
There are some post-it notes on the fridge doors.
No pictures, just notes.
Can I read them out loud if you don't mind?
Go ahead.
They are shaped like stars.
It looks like Dae-ho's handwriting.
"My honey bee."
"I did the dishes for you, hon."
"Thank you for making all those food today."
On Korean Thanksgiving, you get tired after making food, you know?
She had to cook again and do the dishes at home.
I felt sorry so..
He wrote the note to thank her.
"I did the dishes."
"My honey bee."
- The middle one is from his wife. - It's written in different hand writing.
"Dear beloved hubby."
"Sorry I couldn't join you for breakfast today."
"I love you forever."
"From your wife."
Look at this "kisssss".
It has too many "s"s at the end.
It's a very loving family.
Let me introduce Dae-ho's fridge shipped from Busan now!
Wow.
Let me introduce Dae-ho's fridge!
It's only been a week but it's completely full.
You filled up the fridge for entire week?
All I did for a week was buying food.
It's way more than I thought.
We shopped for 3 days and you took it when we were about to make something with them.
Did you stack up in preparation for a war?
Do you usually have more than this?
We usually have more meat.
Meat..
We were worried than it's only been a week,
but it has lots of stuff in it.
On the first shelf, I see some pre-made side dishes.
Bean sprouts and spinach.
Are these what you like or your kids like?
I don't like those.
My kids like spinach and bean sprouts.
I have more pre-made sides. Bean boiled in soy sauce?
Wait, no.
Green algae.
Did your wife make it?
Then we should all taste it.
It's not the season but...
- It's okay. - It will still be good.
- Should we? - All of us?
Yes, all of us.
Are you hungry?
My first meal for today is green algae.
Green algae for first meal of the day.
I can already tell that it's good by the smell.
It smells so good.
It feels like I am getting tested.
Nervous. Dae-ho's nervous.
Would it be a home-run?
Or just a hit?
Or a foul ball.
She put salted seafood in it.
The smell of the sesame oil is so good.
Normally, people make green algae somewhat sweet.
So it makes you get tired of it after a while.
But this one, the taste of garlic makes it so good.
It's good as side dish.
It's perfect for side dish.
Not just that, it will be perfect to have a drink with.
It keeps making me think about it.
- Green algae. - It was good.
The next shelf, the second shelf..
I think it's for the kids.
Cheeses.
Yogurts.
Is this Gorgonzola?
Kids like the pizza that my wife makes for them.
The cheese for the kids.
Onto the fresh drawer.
It's very organized.
Something's written on the bag.
"Bought on 11/03/2016"
It's written on the bag.
Salaries.
There are many different kinds of mushrooms here.
She pushed out the air.
Oh, really?
Like vacuum packing.
Oxygen makes the veges go bad.
Oh, so like vacuum packing.
Spinach.
He has almost all kinds of vegetables that you would want.
The bottom drawer is for fruits.
These are figs.
It's fig season now.
On the wings, lemon preservatives.
Grapefruit preservatives.
Did she buy them or got them as presents?
She sometimes makes them.
His wife made these herself.
You like teas?
I get sore throat often.
You get sore throat from playing sports?
I couldn't stay quite when I play baseball since I was young.
I shout a lot.
That's very important though.
We will move onto the freezer now.
These are clam meats.
And we have mussels.
I can tell he's from Busan from all these seafood.
We have so many stuff today.
The clams make everything so much better.
Third row is for the meat.
Dae-ho's favorite.
Meat for Dae-ho.
I will help you carry.
Wow.
Packed Korean premium beef.
He has every party of beef.
Chicken tenderloin.
- The next row is.. - Beef?
Pork.
These are beloved pork bellies.
Pork Neck.
Do you usually roast them?
Yes.
Beef is usually for Bulgogi.
How long do that much of meat last?
3 days if I invite some friends over.
We have all beef, pork, and chicken today.
And in the extra freezer...
If you get to cook with Dae-ho's ingredients, you are lucky.
- You're more than lucky. - Scallop.
Scallop.
And Abalone.
And...
We will be eating so much good food today.
- It's amazing. - We have a lot.
I don't like fish but I like other seafood.
What's your favorite seafood?
I like seafood stew,
And I love Vongole pasta.
- Vongole pasta.. - My wife sometimes makes for me.
I like clams so she makes me with lots of clams.
Short-necked clams for Vongole pasta.
- Manila clams. - They are big.
It totally seems like a fridge from Busan.
Was your fridge in America also like this one?
Honestly, it was as full as this one.
My wife buys a lot at once.
We buy a lot and share with friends most of the times.
Do you invite guest over often?
I don't like going out..
I like staying at home.
So I invite guests over a lot.
And eat at home together often.
So my fridge is always full.
Your wife might not like inviting guests frequently.
So I do the dishes to make up for that.
My wife liked it when I invited friends oven when I played soccer.
But now, if I do, my wife tries to kill me.
So I have to eat out.
The queen of assisting her husband.
She is amazing.
That is it for Dae-ho's fridge!
It had so much stuff.
Major league level fridge.
Before we choose the opponents,
I will introduce spacial guests for today.
Special guests that we haven't invited even once until now.
They contributed a lot to TGCF's 2nd anniversary and so much love that we got.
The big event for TGCF's 2nd anniversary!
They are the heroes.
Let me introduce to you, 100 representatives of audiences!
For the past 15 days, we've received applications through our website
along with the pictures of their food made with our chefs' recipes.
614 people have applied,
and we had to select 100 to invite to the studio.
Chefs will be cooking in front of 100 representatives of audiences.
You must be nervous.
Sam, are you gonna be alright?
I only cook for my guests.
So I will be okay.
He's not scared.
If possible, we will give you a chance to taste the chef's food today.
Our show is aired on Mondays but we actually film it on Mondays as well.
Are they all jobless then?
Nevertheless,
they came here after they ditched school or work.
Thank you.
Raise your hand if you missed school for this today.
Anyone who's a high school student?
That's your number, not your age. Right?
- It's also my age. - You're 18?
- And your numbers is 18? - Sweet 18.
Where are you from?
I'm from Dong-hae City in Kangwon Province.
Dong-hae City in Kangwon Province?
How could you be here today?
I asked for the field trip approval.
Did you come with your friend?
I came with my mom.
Where is she?
She's your mother?
I thought you would be 19.
That was good.
Your mother looks very young.
Anyone came from somewhere further than Dong-hae?
- I see a foreigner. - On your left.
Here. Number 70.
Number 70 and 71.
You came from somewhere further away than Dong-hae?
We came from California.
California!
United States.
We took the plane only to be here with Take Good Care of the Fridge.
Only for this?
You're lying.
Really?
- I think it was one of the reasons. - Right.
After I got married, I had hard time making food.
But thanks to TGCF, my husband enjoys my food.
So I want to say thank you.
I heard someone had was harmed by TGCF.
Oh, number 7!
You were dis-benefited because of our show?
When I was in army... TGCF is aired between 9:30 and 10:30, right?
We are only allowed to watch TV until 10.
Then I have to miss 10:00 - 10: 30.
I got caught watching after 10, and got 2 days of my break taken away.
Your precious break.
You were watching with lights off but..
Getting your break taken away is a big punishment.
That's when Chef Choi and Chef Lee were competing.
I couldn't turn off in the middle.
So I decided to keep watching as I was eating ramen.
They have so many episodes.
Show us what Dae-ho has asked us for!
Dae-ho has asked us for..
"Meat dish that will hit a home-run in Big Boy's mouth."
"Past dish that will end the bottom of the 9th inning."
What my wife makes are limited to spicy sauce or bulgogi.
I want to try something new.
So.. your wife's food is not good anymore?
No, it's still good.
It's good but you're tired of it?
He wants to try new meat dishes.
What kind of food is "Past dish that will end the bottom of the 9th inning?"
My wife only makes Vongole pasta.
It's good but..
I was just wondering if chefs could make a better pasta than my wife.
He's tired of Vongole pasta as well.
He wants to try something new again.
He wants new pasta dishes.
Let's see who are assigned to Dae-ho's fridge now.
Seed 1 is Sam Kim with 26 stars.
Seed 2 is Choi Hyun-seok with 25 stars.
Seed 3 is Mihal with 23 stars.
Seed 4 is Oh Se-deuk with 13 stars.
It's gonna be tough.
Sam Kim, Choi Hyun-seok, Mihal, and Oh Se-deuk.
We will all be making Western food.
we will have Sam choose first.
Is he going for pasta?
- Is he going for pasta? - He should.
I will go for the pasta.
Pasta!
Sam Kim went for pasta.
That shows how much he wants to win.
This is listed in many people's bucket list these days.
It's Choi Hyun-seok's Vongole.
Who are those "many people?"
They said it's something that they want to taste before they die.
Choi Hyun-seok's Vongole.
Why are you jeering?
We had to listen to that for 2 years.
Should I say something to him for you guys?
That's how I feel.
I'm right next to him, I want to move over there.
He really makes me feel like punching him.
I can't take it anymore.
I will do my best to invent a new pasta dish.
Choi Hyun-seok went for pasta.
It's going to be a big match.
It sure is a big match.
One of them will get hurt.
I thought everyone likes my joke but I guess not.
I see Hyun-seok's fan with message board.
Number 41.
Please raise your message board.
"A telltale handsomeness"
- Why are you shy? - Did you bring that to cover your face?
Then Chef Mihal and Chef Oh will automatically be assigned to meat dish competition.
Please come forward to the fridge!
2nd anniversary of Take Good Care of the Fridge.
The first match is...
a competition between Chef Mihal who's supported by many of female fans,
Female guests are excited.
And Chef Oh who are supported by male fans because of his sense of humor.
This is not why I came up with jokes.
To celebrate our 2nd anniversary,
we've prepared a big event.
Our audiences are voting through #3388,
audiences here should also vote for the winner.
After you hear their descriptions of food they are making,
you have to move to the chef's side that you think will win today.
Ones who think Chef Mihal will win should move to this side,
Ones who think Chef Oh will win should move to this side.
We will do a total of 4 matches among this and next week.
We will give you a star if you guess right on who will win.
Also, we will give you a cosmetic set if you guess twice right.
If you get 3 stars, we will give you a hand blander.
And if you guess all 4 right,
we will give you a gift card for our chefs' restaurants.
Also, we will do a lottery to choose 5 people
among 4 groups of audiences who chose the same chef as the winner.
We will give them a chance to taste the food.
Not everyone gets to do it.
[Chef Mihal] Red onions, beef, beer, mozzarella cheese, Gorgonzola cheese, potato, etc.
[Chef Oh] Red onion, manila clams, pork neck, beer, pork belly, short-necked clams etc
You have to make meat dishes.
Is it going to be beef, pork, or chicken?
I'm using beef.
- I'm using pork. - Pork.
What? I am going to die?
No, no..
Guys, it's only funny for the first few times.
We are tired of his jokes.
One is using beef and the other is using pork.
A match between beef and pork.
First, Chef Mihal.
Before I start, I will teach you a Bulgarian word.
- Like that? - Wait a minute.
Why are you doing something weird?
Repeat after me. It's short.
Obicham Te.
- Obicham Te. - Louder.
Obicham Te.
I love you, too.
- It sounds very different from Korean. - Very.
Obicham Te.
It means to love.
What are you going to make, Mr. Obicham?
"I had enough!"
It's a beef plate but I'm going to mix with lots of other things.
A fig. Koreans love this.
- A fig. - I am going to stuff this with meat.
I will make a good beef plate with mozzarella and Gorgonzola cheese.
The food I am making today is..
"What's pork?"
A pork plate.
It's Portuguese traditional food.
It's called Pornede Proco Alentejana.
Usually, I have to keep pork with paprika powder overnight.
But I will substitute that with spicy hot pepper oil.
It will be simple and easy-to-make dish that will go along with alcohol.
You heard that. Now, you have to make a choice.
Please make your mind.
Chef Mihal and Chef Oh, please turn around.
If you see them making choices, they might be in panic.
Please move towards the chef whom you think will win!
Please move!
A lot of them are moving.
Chef Oh's side is on the right.
Chef Mihal's side is on the left.
Make sure to put in the ball.
It's for the lottery to taste the samples.
The Californians, oh my goodness.
They made different choices.
They did!
Oh, no.
Chef Mihal and Chef Oh, please turn back around.
Time to check out.
55 on Chef Oh's side.
45 on Chef Mihal's side.
It's almost the same.
55: 45.
The Californian couple made different choices.
Beef (on the top), Pork (on the bottom).
Americans eat a lot of beef.
Why do you think your wife moved to that side?
She thinks, pork and beef.
Let us begin now.
Chef Oh who's strong at stressful situations verses,
Chef Mihal who needs to win today's match to move forward.
The 2nd anniversary of TGCF.
Who will be the first winner?
The 15 minute match begins now!
It's started. 15 minutes.
They both took out the meat first.
A match between beef and pork.
Oh Se-deuk took out the pork belly.
Mihal took out the beef.
Mihal seems like he's about to grind beef.
He's blending the beef.
He mixed for-roasting beef and for-bulgogi beef.
Why are you grinding beef?
For-bulgogi beef could be too tough if I roast right away.
So I am grinding on purpose.
They look different using their knives.
Onions make meat softer.
He's adding salt and pepper.
What's going on?
What does beer do if you mix with ground beef?
It makes more juices.
It contains yeast, so it will make the meat swell.
Look Chef Oh chopping onions.
And Chef Mihal is also chopping onions.
Also green onion in bigger pieces.
Pork neck.
He's using it with pork belly.
He's roasting the meat.
- Pork neck with pork belly. - I have to remove some fat.
You have to reduce fat?
But the taste is all about fat though.
We need fat for roasted beef.
It's for the stew so it will be okay.
The oil that floats on the top of the stew can make the texture bad.
[Mix ground beef with eggs.]
He's kneading the meat.
What does a fig do to a patty?
It makes more juices and it makes the patty sweeter.
And I will be steaming it.
A fig has seeds that pops in your mouth.
They are not seeds, they are flowers to be exact.
Poong is correcting Hyun-seok.
A fig has flowers that adds more texture to the food.
This is how he's been doing.
He stole my knowledge like this!
[Add mozzarella and Gorgonzola cheese. Then fold in half.]
He fold the patty in half.
It looks similar to what he made in the first episode.
It's been 2 years, it's upgraded.
Mihal seems to love that shape of spoon worm.
He's making the patty big for the big boy.
It looks like a half moon.
Wow.
- So it has figs and cheese in it. - Two types of cheese.
- By the look of it, it kinda looks like Unyang Bulgogi. - I know.
It does look like it. - Yes.
- It's shepherd's purse. - shepherd's purse?
No, it's wild chive.
No one asked you. (Similar to 'chive' pronunciation in Korean)
(Boo)
(This is not okay)
Thank you for being honest.
(Chef Oh starts to make the pepper oil)
(5. Add pepper and minced garlic. Keep boiling.)
(6. Sift the mixture to get the pepper oil.)
- He's making the pepper oil. - Pepper oil.
Now, he's adding short-necked clams.
They look so tasty.
It looks like Chinese food.
- It doesn't look like Portugal food? - It's Chinese.
There are lots of Chinese people in Portugal.
(Portugal Chinatown style?)
- It's Portuguese. - Alright.
- I think it's Macau food. - Is it?
- Macau was part of Portugal territory. - Right.
Yes, it does look like a type of Chinese food.
If he just add noodles, it will look like stir-fried jjambong.
- It's Chinese? - It definitely is.
- No! I'm going to put some beer, too. - Oh, he's putting beer.
What role does the beer play?
It changes Chinese cuisine into Western Cuisine.
- It's American Chinese. - Alright.
(7. Add salt and pepper to ground potatoes.)
(8.Stir-Fri them in an oiled pan.)
Is that sugar?
- Is that matured honey lemon? - Yes.
- The one Dae-ho's wife made. - Yes, she made it herself.
5 minutes left now.
Alright. For Dae-ho who likes tea.
Yes, only 5 minutes left now.
- MC Ahn will go over there and check it out. - Alright, I'll go.
- I'll try them. - 5 minutes left.
Can you taste the soup that Chef Oh made?
I'll try this.
How is it?
Is it Portuguese or Chinese?
- Which one? - It tastes like food from Incheon Chinatown.
(Incheon Chinatown!!)
(It just tastes like domestic food)
- So it isn't Portuguese at all? - But it's delicious.
I really think it's going to be delicious. Dae ho will like it.
Okay, Chef Mihal's sauce now. How is it?
Food that tastes like a home run. Is it a home run?
Oh this is a solo home run.
This is great.
- It's a solo home run. - 1 point?
Yes, 1 point solo home run.
(10. Microwave the grilled beef to thoroughly cook the inside.)
Okay, potato pancake got done first. Only 1 minute and 15 seconds left
but you're making the sauce now?
- Yes. - Will you be able to finish in time?
Okay, adding whip cream. Chef Mihal still looks very relaxed.
- Hey, man! - What's up?
Chef Mihal is whistling.
(On the other hand, Chef Oh is in a rush to finish his dish)
(11. Add wild chive and stir-fry together.)
(12. Slice lemon and put them on the plate.)
- Only 1 minute. - 1 minute left.
- 1 minute left. - Done! Chef Oh is done.
Chef Oh finished first.
He added mustard to the whip cream.
You can make this sauce really quickly.
He started making it when there was only 1 minute left.
(30 seconds left)
(Takes out the beef from the microwave)
(14. Put it on top of the potato pancake.)
It broke, it broke.
It broke at the end.
Oh, no. It broke. One...
It's done. Time's up.
Alright, it's done.
(Everyone felt the anxiety)
Okay, both of them are done.
They made them in just 15 minutes.
(Harmony of various types of clam and pork)
(Chef Oh's 'What's Pork')
With one clam.
- And now pork. - (This is it.)
- (Relieved) - (Nervous)
Is it a home run again?
- This is a home run. - Is it?
- It's a home run. - It's a home run!.
Wow, this.
- I'm so curious. - He likes the pork.
I'm going crazy.
But what about the taste? Is it Portuguese food or Chinese?
It does taste like food from Incheon Chinatown as you have mentioned.
- But it's very delicious. - I see.
He's trying it again.
Yup. This is it.
It's perfect for Korean people.
- It makes me crave soju. - Oh, I see.
- Thank you. - Alright.
(Chef Oh will be the winner?)
Good feedback so far.
(Beef steak filled with figs and various types of cheese)
(Chef Mihal's 'You've Had Enough')
- 'You've Had Enough' - Looks great.
It has the sauce, too.
- Oh, the melted cheese. - Wow.
With some sauce. Okay, he's going to eat it now.
He's trying it.
Alright, beef steak! It has figs.
(Carefully tasting it...)
How is it? Is it a home run?
- But his face. - He's frowning.
What's this? The ball went off track?
(Is it a foul?)
No, this is delicious. I've had steaks quite often while I was in the states.
Yes?
This is the best steak I've ever tasted.
(Boosted up Chef Mihal's Team's morale)
I didn't know at first. But the cheese and figs create this harmony.
It's really good.
And the sauce he made in the last minute. I like white sauce.
I see.
I prefer that over tomato sauce.
This time, with the potato.
Alright, Dae-ho, our big boy, is trying it!
Is it a good one?
- It's a home-run. - Home run!
Home run!
It's a home run. I guess it really captivated his appetite.
- It's delicious. It really is. - Is it?
It's sad that only I get to try this right now.
- I'm eating alone while everyone's just watching. - I know.
So it tastes better.
(Twice the happiness?)
It's even better. Because only he gets to eat it right now.
Okay, Jun-ha will try the food now.
First, Chef Oh's dish.
His face doesn't look too bright.
He's very honest with his evaluation.
- I definitely isn't Chinese cuisine. - It's not?
But the wild chive,
it makes it taste like homemade stir-fried octopus. Kinda like bulgogi.
The wild chive adds more Korean taste to it.
This time, Chef Mihal's dish.
I was so curious about this one.
Beef steak with figs and cheese.
I wonder if he'll taste all the ingredients. Oh, he's face is brightening up.
Oh, this is good.
(With Jun-ha's evaluation)
(The situation turns around and Chef Mihal's team brightens up)
'This is good'. Well, the important thing is Dae-ho's opinion.
Okay, five people from Chef Mihal's team will get to try it.
We'll do the lottery. One by one.
One by one.
What is the first number?
- 56. - 56. Please raise your hand.
Where are you, number 56?
Alright, next one.
49, 50, 3, 12.
Alright. Good.
Good.
Only five people will get to try it.
You cannot share it with anybody.
Try them.
Okay, they're trying them.
Is that your girlfriend next to you?
Oh, that's too bad. Only the boyfriend gets to eat it.
And there's one couple who both got chosen.
They look very happy.
How does it taste?
This is the best beef I've ever tried.
'This is the best beef I've ever tried.'
- My parents own a BBQ place. - Oh, really?
Yes, but this meat tastes much better.
- Oh, alright. - That's the best compliment he can get.
(Thank you)
This time we'll do the lottery for Chef Oh's team.
First one. Please pick one.
- 14. - 14.
Oh, a female.
2, 10, 100, 70.
Number 70?
No guys. All girls.
- How can this happen? - Very odd.
- Don't put too much lemon. - Okay.
- Please tell us your honest opinion. - Yes.
Which team will get the star badges?
How does it taste?
- It's so delicious. - Is it?
- You can tell us honestly. - Yes, honestly. It's really good.
- Is it? - If you put some lemon,
it's a bit sour but it makes it more savory.
You have to put some lemon in it. But it does taste like tom yang kung the Thai food.
- Oh, it tastes like Thai food, too? - Yes, it does.
But if you don't put lemon, it does taste like stir-fried bulgogi.
Do you think this one will win or lose?
- It will definitely win. - Definitely.
(Chef Oh's team is sure of their victory)
Which dish will Dae-ho finally choose?
Number 1 is Chef Oh's dish. Number 2 is Chef Mihal's dish.
Did you press the button? Okay, he pressed it.
What's the score?
- It's like 51:49. - Very small gap.
Let's find out the result. 'Food that tastes like a home run'.
Is it Chef Oh Sae-deuk or is it Chef Mihal?
Which one made a home run? Show us!
Who won?
- (Chef Mihal - Winner)
The result!
- (Happy) - (Sad)
(Chef Mihal's 'You've Had Enough' - Winner)
(Chef Mihal is the winner of the first battle)
Chef Mihal.
Chef Mihal won.
He's very skillful with making meat dish. Alright, Chef Mihal.
I've had many steaks during the one year I stayed in the U.S.
But this was just mind blowing.
I think the harmony between the cream sauce and the fig was really great.
I see.
Alright, in this case...
Those 45 people in Chef Mihal's team will get the star badges.
And the number of the candidates who will get the special voucher
as been reduced to 45.
(Star Badge Presentation)
- Congratulations. - Congrats, Chef Mihal!
- 24th victory. - 24th victory.
Chef Mihal's 24th victory.
(Chef Mihal's 'You've Had Enough' - Winner)
(Chef Mihal's 'You've Had Enough' Full Recipe)
Our 2nd Anniversary.
We'll be using ingredients from Dae-ho's fridge to do the 2nd cooking battle.
They're the official rivals. Chef Sam Kim vs. Chef Choi Hyun-seok!
(More anticipation since they're the official rivals)
So if you look at the previous record, their scores are very close.
It's 5:4. So Chef Choi is ahead by one score.
He's had one more victory.
Oh.
You know he has a nick name 'Crazy Pene'.
But the question is, is he really good at making pasta?
In total 7 battles where pasta was Th theme,
he only won once and lost 6 times.
It's a bit suspicious.
With this record, you might as well call it 'The Curse of Pasta'.
I'm not doing this cooking battle to win.
- Oh really? - I'm just going my way as a professional chef.
So what the hell is your way? Where are you going?
I just don't understand him.
Hey, Poong.
Be quite if you don't want get kicked in your ass in front of the audience.
Yes, we have guests today. So that won't be happening.
(Chef Choi Hyun-seok's Ingredient Choice)
(Chef Sam Kim's Ingredient Choice)
Today, I'm going to make
'Choseon's Pasta Batter'.
Alright. 'Choseon's Pasta Batter'.
As you know, I'm famous for my pasta.
Yes, because you lose every time.
Since he said he likes vongole pasta, I'll make this pasta with oil base.
It will be very savory and something he's never seen before.
I'll make pasta noodles of two colors.
Oh, two colors?
- Yes. - Is it possible to do that in 15 minutes?
That's why I'm a chef.
- So it will be two different colors? - Yes.
- I'm not sure. - Wouldn't it be too much?
Maybe he won't be able to finish his dish for the first time.
Today I'm going to make
'Carefully Picked Out Gorgonzola Pasta'
- So you're using Gorgonzola? - Yes.
'Carefully Picked Out Gorgonzola Pasta'
It will have cream sauce.
And since it has Gorgonzola, it'll go well with mushrooms.
I think Chef Choi's pasta will look very fancy.
So in opposite, I'll make simple yet very savory tasting pasta.
Okay, you heard the explanation.
The audience will now choose which side they want to be on.
They need to move.
Okay, turn around. Please go to the side you think will win.
Don't forget to put the balls in the box.
- A great migration. - Yes.
- Wow. - What's happening?
(Nervous)
All those who were supporting Chef Oh
moved to Chef Sam Kim's side.
What's going on?
This is like 'Train to Busan'. Very unbalanced.
There are no seats left.
There are some seats left. Please scoot over.
Maybe I shouldn't have told them the record?
61(Chef Sam):39(Chef Choi)
Chef Choi!
I can see his tears from the back!
He's crying right now. Back of his head. I've never seen this.
This is very bad.
Please turn around again.
Turn around.
Don't cry.
(The audience is cheering for their chefs)
- (...) - (Smiley)
(Noticeable difference in the number of supporters)
- (Cheer up, chef Choi.)
If there's this much difference...
Chef Choi can be very competitive.
- It will provoke him. - Yes.
Yes, I'm provoked. I usually don't get obsessed with the competition.
But this time, I might get obsessed.
(Promising his victory)
Chef Sam, you have more supporters who are cheering for you.
I'll try my best not to disappoint you all.
(We trust you)
Okay, we'll go ahead and get started with pasta cooking battle.
He even calculates out the amount of salt he needs to put.
He can create a perfect balance. Chef Choi Hyun-seok!
It's him against Chef Sam Kim,
who always use golden proportions and brings out the original taste of ingredients.
Will Chef Choi break free from the curse of pasta
and get his 2nd victory?
We'll start the pasta cooking battle now!
(15 minute cooking battle starts!)
(Arrogant performance for his fans)
Alright, pasta.
Which pasta will captivate Dae-ho's appetite?
Time-wise, since Chef Choi has to make noodles of two different colors...
- He might run out of time. - Yes.
(2. Cut the roots of spinach. Blanch them.)
(Chef Sam is blanching walnuts first)
(1. Blanch walnuts in boiling water. Add sugar.)
(Puts the walnuts in the oven right away)
(Preparing figs)
(2. Cook the walnuts and chopped figs in oven.)
(3. Cool the blanched spinach. Slice them into thin pieces.)
(Sliced spinach)
Okay, he's putting them into a mixer.
- Spinach and 1 egg? - Yes.
When it's hard to make a dough by hand,
if you use a mixer, you will get very chewy noodles.
- Use a mixer? - Yes.
Okay, he's mincing it.
(5. Put egg and flour in a different mixer to make a dough.)
Okay, this is Chef Choi's procedure to make the noodles.
Wait, it's not working.
Oh, it's not making the dough?
Oh, no. This is problematic.
The time...
(3 minutes have passed already)
- The flour, it's not working. - Chef Choi looks very flustered.
(Worried)
- Is the mixer broken? - It's not working. Are there too much in it?
- Flour. Where is flour? - Over there. He's using it.
Oh, Chef Sam is stealing flour.
Very mean. He steals Chef Choi's flour in this situation.
- He like ran with it. - And then he returns it.
Chef Cho is in big trouble.
Chef Sam, are you going to make noodles yourself?
Yes, I will.
Okay, he's going to make it.
- They're both making the noodles. - Chef Sam as well.
(3. Mix flour and egg in a bowl to make a dough.)
(Working through it...and chewy dough is complete!)
- The mixer isn't working. - This is bad.
Oh, this...will he be able to make the noodles?
Flour! Flour!
- I put it back. - It's over there.
Chef Choi is like hopping.
(The other mixer isn't working either)
- Oh, it's not working. - He's wasting so much time.
Just a moment ago, he said it was going to be really easy to make.
- He was like 'the mixer will do everything'. - I know.
If the dough is too stiff, the blade won't work.
I guess you need to put the right amount in it.
- Maybe, he'll just make noodles and that's it. - I know.
- I guess the data doesn't lie. - No, it doesn't.
Meanwhile, Chef Sam...
Oh, he's stealing the flour again!
Chef Sam steals it again.
His opponent's sadness is his happiness.
Flour is gone.
Chef Sam looks very mean today.
Chef Sam is working though the dough now.
He's not using the machine. He's doing it by hand.
Chef Sam is using his hands.
Chef Choi tried to use the machine, but it's not working.
If it doesn't work, shouldn't you start making them by hand?
Yes, that's the only option now. It's too slow.
He's going to use his hands?
Looks like it.
Improvisation.
(Arrogance wind attack)
(Special performance for the 2nd anniversary, even though he's busy)
Okay, he's using his hands. Chef Sam is at an advantage.
- Yes, time-wise, Chef Sam is. - Right.
(Arrogance attack)
(Oh, wow)
- He's doing everything. - Does he have time for that?
I don't think he has time for that.
He said the mixer was going to do everything.
Why did he say he was going to make two types of noodles?
(He's rolling the dough...)
Oh, the color is mixing.
- (Oh, no.) - It has different colors.
(Cuts it off)
Things aren't good for Chef Choi.
Those 39 audience members who are in Chef Choi's team...
they're very disappointed.
They're like 'why did I choose this side?'
(Drops the roller)
(Chef Choi's team is lamenting)
- That's bat flip. - Yes.
- He's putting himself in trouble. - I know.
Meanwhile, Chef Sam made lots of progress.
In the oven, the walnuts and figs are being cooked.
The noodles are almost complete.
- So Chef Sam is the king of pasta. - Yes.
(Chef Sam's team looks relieved)
Chef Sam is slicing the noodles with his knife.
Kinda like kalgooksoo.
He's making the noodles himself. Will he finish in time?
(Chef Sam is preparing vegetables now)
(6. Stir-fry minced garlic first in an oiled pan)
(and then put various types of mushrooms and keep stir-frying)
(7. Add salt, pepper, butter and white wine. Keep stir-frying)
(8. Add salt to the walnut blanched water.)
He minced mushrooms and garlic.
Chef Sam is at an advantage.
(Chef Choi is still having trouble with his dough...)
- Oh, the colors. - Pasta of two colors.
- Kinda looks like mugwort rice cake. - Yes.
He looks very busy.
If the mixer worked, he'd have had more time.
But the mixer didn't work. So he's having some issues.
(8. Boil the two types of noodles.
(9. Get the broth from the cooked clams.)
- Less than 5 minutes left now. - Oh, less than five minutes.
- I'll go over there and get a close look. - Alright, go ahead.
I'll go over there and check it out.
Okay, what's the situation like.
This is just so hectic.
Chef Choi's side, it's just...
He's in trouble.
He's slicing abalone. Preparing seafood now.
(10. Slice abalones and shrimps. Chop peppers and garlic.)
Okay, he's adding the seafood.
Oh, the salt!
(Highlight of his arrogance performance which everyone is anticipating)
(Skyrocketing salt attack)
(One more time!)
(I don't know anymore)
I wonder if it has the right amount of salt.
He put them in so carelessly.
- 3 minutes left. - Okay, only 3 minutes left now.
(Chef Sam is making his cream sauce)
(10. Boil whip cream and Gorgonzola cheese to make mushroom cream sauce.)
Chef Sam is boiling the noodles now.
The problem is Chef Choi.
He's taking out the noodles. It's hot but he's using his hands.
- Isn't it hot? - Hot, hot.
He just puts them in a pan directly. He doesn't have much time.
Chef Sam takes the noodles out as well.
It got cooked very quickly.
Chef Sam looks rather relaxed.
- And he started his plating. - He has plenty of time.
Cream pasta.
'Carefully Picked Out Gorgonzola Pasta'. Almost complete.
Only 1 minute and 15 seconds left. Chef Choi is looking at the clock.
I've never seen him in such a rush.
He's pouring the broth. Slightly.
(Chef Sam takes out the pasta topping from the oven)
Chef Sam is in his finishing stage. Added walnuts, figs and now peanuts.
- Walnuts. - Oh, right. Walnuts not peanuts.
1 minute left now.
One minute left now. Red light came on.
Chef Choi is trying his best til the end.
(Tips over)
(Oh no)
- He got it. - He got it?
The soup spilled.
Chef Sam got done!
30 seconds left now.
You need to finish up. 30 seconds left.
Please try your best til the end.
- You still have time. - He spilled the soup. So there isn't much left.
15 seconds.
Not much soup.
Alright, ten, nine, eight...
seven, six, five, four, three, two, one...
Time's up!
Chef Choi!
Wow, he did it.
It's done.
He's like groggy.
(Cream pasta with Gorgonzola and various mushrooms)
(Chef Sam Kim's 'Carefully Picked Gorgonzola Pasta')
He'll try Chef Sam's dish first.
Will it be better than the vongole pasta his wife usually makes for him?
There are fig fruits. Is that mushroom?
- Yes. - There are walnuts as well.
- I hope it's better than the one his wife made for him. - The cream sauce.
(Nervous)
- This is amazing. - Is it?
Is it better than your wife's pasta?
Umm..yes.
(Chef Sam's team is in joy)
- This is really good. - Is it?
I thought my wife was the best pasta cook.
But this is really good.
He's being introduced to the brand new world of pasta.
(His mouth is watering)
I personally like cream sauce.
The sauce is good, too.
But the aroma of walnuts and mushrooms,
it brings out the savory taste.
I was in the States for 1 year. I've never tasted anything like this.
- (Satisfied) - I see.
(Eating like crazy)
He keeps smiling.
How chewy is it?
I like the noodles slightly uncooked.
So it's perfect for me.
Oh, slightly uncooked.
I like it this way.
- Yes, it's better like that than all swollen and soggy. - A fly...
There's a fly...
Chef Choi's dish is only attracting flies...
I don't believe this.
I really want to finish this but I have to try the other one, too...
- Yes, before it gets cold. - I'd like to try it before it gets cold.
(Oil pasta with spinach and egg noodles)
(Chef Choi's 'Choseon's Pasta Batter')
It looks very pretty. Since it has two colors.
Green and white noodles.
Alright.
- Oil pasta. - Yes.
I like how it looks.
Yes, it's very pretty with those two colors.
(The big boy is tasting it)
It's a completely different type of pasta.
(Smiley)
(Chef Choi's team is relieved)
- Why? Why? - How is it?
- Speaking honestly... - Yes.
I didn't really expect much.
Because he made some mistakes.
I thought the noodles were going to be too tough and stiff but...
- It's delicious. - Really?
(Chef Choi's team is in joy)
(We can win!)
Aren't the noodles uncooked?
- I like them uncooked usually so... - So it's better.
I like it better.
How about seasoning?
- It's a bit salty. - Oh, too salty.
It's a bit too salty.
- It's because... - Oh, right. He put too much in.
The end taste is a bit salty.
If you eat more, it will taste differently.
Okay. Eat more.
(Nervous)
It's different every time you eat.
Isn't that like my food? That's my style.
At first, it's lightly seasoned. But then at the end, it's really strong.
It's because he ran out of time.
Okay, Chef Choi will do the lottery first.
Okay, first number.
- 68. - 68. In the back.
Okay, you're chosen.
He like gets up and put his hands up.
- Next. - 79.
12, 21, 59.
Alright, number 59.
Chef Choi will serve the food himself.
Oh, those with the posters, they didn't get chosen.
The lady from the East Sea.
She's right next to her.
Okay, try them now. I guess the possibility for guys to try is very small.
How does it taste?
It got stuck in my teeth.
I thought it wasn't going to be spicy but it's slightly spicy.
- Yes. - It has the right balance.
I'm glad I chose this one even if I don't get the star badge.
It's really delicious.
(Still satisfying even if it doesn't win)
This time, Chef Sam's turn.
We'll do the lottery.
- 51. - 51.
57, 39, 40.
40 and 44.
Oh, all the way in Te back.
- Please eat them when they're still hot. - The cream pasta.
- Mix well and then try it. - Alright, mix it well.
That's great. One couple, they both got chosen. And the same type of dish.
While others just have to watch.
- Is it delicious? - It is.
What do you like about it?
I like eating cream pasta slightly cold. Because it brings out the stronger taste.
Right now, it's slightly cooled. So it's perfect.
It has the right amount of Gorgonzola.
So it creates a good harmony with the whip cream.
- Thank you. - Alright.
Wait a minute. Look at this one.
It's so clean.
- Were you hungry? - Yes, I really enjoyed it.
It has that soft mushroom smell. And I could taste the walnuts occasionally.
Very savory.
It was really good.
Who do you think won?
I hope that Chef Sam will win but...
I must say that Chef Cho is an amazing chef...
- I don't think that will make him feel better. - Thank you.
It's time for you to choose.
The pasta cooking battle.
Number 1 is Chef Choi's dish. Number 2 is Chef Sam's dish.
- Did you press the button? - Yes.
Okay, he pressed it.
Let's see whom Dae-ho chose! Show us!
Will Chef Sam defeat Chef Choi again?
Or will Chef Choi get his revenge?
Who is the winner? Whose dish did Dae-ho choose?
- A great migration. - Yes.
- (Chef Sam Kim - Winner) - Sam Kim!
('Carefully Picked Gorgonzola Pasta' - Winner)
(Cheering Chef Sam's team)
(Disappointed Chef Choi's team)
(Sad...)
Chef Sam won.
They were both really great.
I think Chef Sam's pasta was seasoned better.
And the aroma of mushrooms and walnuts...
That's why I chose Chef Sam's dish.
So now the score between them is 5:5.
This is my first time seeing him so flustered.
It took me 2 years to get the even score.
Yes.
It starts again.
I still think
my pasta is the world's best pasta.
Alright.
To those 61 audience members who chose Chef Sam.
We'll give you the star badge to every one of you.
With this star badge, Chef Sam will have the same score as Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
- Congratulations. - Congratulations.
27th victory!
(Chef Sam's 'Carefully Picked Gorgonzola Pasta' - Winner)
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