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(Christmas is just around the corner)
(Exciting Monday night like a Christmas gift)
We make unimaginably high quality dishes with your daily ingredients!
The best chefs of this country will dig into your fridge very scrupulously!
High quality cooking battle talk show.
Take Good Care Of The Fridge!
For the entire year of 2016,
these chefs have made your Monday night exciting and fun!
Let me introduce eight chefs who will totally turn your Monday around.
They will turn Monday into a fun day!
Welcome.
We've prepared a special event to finish this 2016 season well.
So something will change starting next year?
You're very quick, as usual.
- Am I getting fired? - No, no.
For our new start,
we'll be having a final evaluation round
for the 2014-2016 overall season.
We've been working so hard past two years
and I see that everyone has so many stars badges on their chest.
So we thought we should organize things a bit.
Starting next year,
all chefs will start at the same ranking again.
That's what the staff agreed on.
And maybe we should get rid of that star badge right there as well.
It looks tacky.
But I've worked so hard to earn these badges.
I spent the past 2 years trying to collect these!
- You're against this idea? - I am.
- Why? - I have so many memories with these stars.
Then you can just leave with those stars.
Yes, go home.
I can lay down everything.
Just let me stay.
I don't think Poong understands the current situation.
And maybe another person will be leaving with him.
Maybe more than one.
- A storm is coming. - Let's go together...
Alright, we'll take a look at the current rankings.
We have two chefs who has the most number of badges.
They are both ranking #1. Chef Lee Yeon-bok and Chef Sam Kim.
So these two chefs are both ranked 1st right now.
So today, we'll have the final first place winner.
- Will be a legend. - Right.
- And not only that... - Of course.
We give a form of certification.
- Certification? - We have...
Wow.
To the first place winner.
We'll give this trophy.
- To the first place winner. - Looks so cool.
So the chef who becomes the final ranking #1 will take this trophy home today.
Only to the first place winner?
You should've tried harder.
If I knew that you were going to give that out...
I should've cooked for the star badges.
- Do you want it? - Until now, I've been only cooking for the sake of our guests.
It's too late now.
And we also have two chefs who have the same ranking - #3.
They are both ranked 3rd. 25 star badges.
Chef Choi Hyun-seok and Chef Mihal.
The two chefs will battle against each other today.
Chef Choi, stop staring at the trophy.
He keeps staring at it.
It's exceptionally well-made...
2014-2016 Take Good Care Of The Fridge Final Evaluation!
Who will be the final ranking 1?
And Korea's top star chef, Choi Hyun-seok...will he make it to top 3?
We'll find out how it goes.
It's time to meet our guests for today.
I'm very curious about who will be joining us today.
Here they are! Please come on out!
Alright.
(Today's guest)
Gummy and Hwan-hee, two singers with amazing voices!
- Hello. - Welcome.
This way.
Our first guest,
she can be sentimental and powerful!
She has a voice that should be designated as our national treasure.
The queen of ballad, Gummy!
Nice to meet you.
Seeing her close up, she even has an amazing skin.
- Not only her voice. - She's very beautiful.
Thank you.
That's why one needs to be in love.
I'm saying unnecessary things, aren't I?
People say that he can take care of 20,000 cows all at once!
With his powerful voice, he's earn a nickname 'the prince of R&B'.
It's Hwan-hee!
Welcome.
Hello, I'm Hwan-hee.
I'm very excited to be here. Thank you.
- So amazing. - Your voice is so handsome. You look so handsome.
I heard that there's a reason you guys came out together.
- We've been friends for a long time. - How long?
About 16 years.
- 16 years? - That's really long.
Hwan-hee already made a debut and I haven't back then.
My friends were like his friends.
He was famous even when he was still in school.
- No, I wasn't. - I heard he was.
I guess you've done some dumb things while you were in school.
It's December. It must be a busy season for both of you.
Do you have any special plans?
Yes. We are doing a Christmas concert together.
- From Christmas? - Yes, til the beginning of the new year.
How are the ticket sales going?
It's almost sold out.
- You need to hurry. - Once this show airs..
- It will get sold out. - I'm sure it will.
Thank you (in advance).
It's sold out now.
It's all sold out now.
Alright, ticket sales going well...that's good.
But for Gummy...there's one person who might be a bit sad about this plan.
- Who? - What?
During this time of the year, you probably want to spend it with
someone precious to you.
I'm sure he'll try to arrange his schedule around.
- Do you think he already made arrangements? - Of course.
It's not Jo Jung-chi, by the way.
As a matter of fact, all the chefs...
you must be most busy during this time of the year, right?
You probably can't spend it with your families.
Almost never.
I can't even remember the last time...
I really want to take some time off when everyone takes some time off.
For the first time in 21 years, I'll get to spend it with my family this year.
Oh, right.
It's kinda sad though.
But you're making other people's Christmas fun and exciting.
- So it's still a wonderful job. - Right, but it requires some sacrificing.
I just remembered something.
I was wondering if what I heard is true. I should ask you.
Did Brian really had a thing
- for Gummy? - I'm not sure either...
I heard it from someone else, too.
I think it's when there was a concert in 2014.
I saw him being especially nice and caring to Gummy.
Now that you think about it, huh?
It's when the public didn't know about her current boyfriend. But I kinda knew.
I stayed silent.
And I think Brian did ask me if Gummy had a boyfriend.
Inwardly I thought, 'dude, it won't work out'.
-'Don't get all excited!' - I knew that she had a boyfriend but I couldn't say.
I don't think it was that serious. It was probably a crush.
I heard that you gave a hat to Brian as a gift.
I gave one to everyone. Even to Hwan-hee.
Brian is a type of person who gets all excited even about...
small gifts like that...like 'what? maybe she has...?'
- Poor Brian. - I even gave them the hats at the same time.
- At the same time...- I'm not sure why. I should ask him.
Someone told us that if you search 'Date like...'
on a certain website,
then you know how it shows you what people most searched for?
It actually says this.
On the top, it says 'How to date like Gummy'
It's because my name has the first alphabet.
How do you date?
I know, so many people must be very curious.
Give us some dating tips.
Just one. I mean, Christmas is just around the corner.
I understand that this might be a bit hard.
But I really put myself in his shoes.
When we get into an argument, I do get upset, too.
- Right. - But at that moment,
I try to think again. I try to understand the reason he might be upset with me.
When I go back and think about what happened,
I think I can really understand why he acted the way he acted.
- This is very important. - So this is the basic principle of dating?
Do you guys have nicknames for each other?
- Maybe 'a cutie'? - No...
- A cutie? What is wrong with you? - Some people use that.
Who is your 'cutie'?
- Who is it? - It's my daughter.
Gosh, seriously.
Have you ever met any of these chefs before?
- Chef Mihal. - Oh, really?
That was when...
we were drinking. We went to like 4 -5 different places.
- 4 different places in one night? - Yes.
With Chef Mihal?
It was Park Jung-hyun's birthday party. Chef Mihal was there, too.
Her name was too confusing for me.
So I called her 'Gaemmy' (means 'ant' in Korean)
I understand, it can be confusing.
Gummy, you have a special reason that you decided to join us today?
I was always so curious. How will the dish made by professional chefs taste like?
I've never been to a high-end restaurant owned by top chefs of the country.
I usually eat at home, what my mom cooks for me.
I actually don't eat a lot. I eat one meal a day.
She's very adamant.
She watches her weight. So she doesn't eat.
When you're a singer, you do need to eat well.
- Right. - But she doesn't eat.
She still sings when her stomach is empty.
So I think she's poisonous spider (pronunciation is similar to 'Gummy').
- Do you agree? - Yeah, he's right.
I can be very determined.
So her boyfriend...he got bitten by a poisonous spider.
- He's been poisoned. - He's totally caught.
Maybe she's controlling him?
Alright, it's time to take a look at her fridge.
Are you living alone?
No, with my family.
- Oh, together? - Yes.
So we have many refrigerators. We have total 6.
- Total 6? - 6 Fridges?
How many are living together?
Me, my mom and my brother.
We have 3 refrigerators for kimchi. My dad lives in countryside.
He sens us lots of food ingredients.
- Where's your hometown? - Wando Island.
Wando!
To be more specific, it's part of Wando, it's called Geumdangdo.
- Geumdangdo? - Yes.
- You have to ride a ship to get there? - Yes.
Oh my. She must be very famous there.
She practice singing in the middle of all that ocean wave sound.
Then do you get lots of products from your hometown?
Yes, he goes fishing and sends us what he catches.
My uncle does abalone and shrimp sea farming.
- So they are in your fridge? - They are.
- Wow. - I don't know who her future husband will be but...
- he's a lucky man. - I know. I'm so jealous.
Alright. We'll take a look at Gummy's fridge now.
I'm so nervous.
Here is Gummy's fridge!
- Let's see! - Wow.
Let's see!
This feels strange.
- Wow. - Lots of stuff.
Yes. I see lots of side dishes.
- I see that the freezer is really full. - Yes.
I guess her father really sends a lot of stuff.
Maybe he sends everything he catches. For his daughter.
- Her fridge is like a tiny Wando. - I think I smell Wando.
Wando smell...
The first shelf. Oh, we spot a present.
- Pink ribbon. - Yes, pink ribbon.
I think they are macaroons.
- You got it as a gift? - Yes.
I had a concert recently. My fans gave them to me.
They do know that I don't eat much
But they just give it to me so that I can share them with the staff.
So you don't like sweets?
No, I don't like food that's too sweet.
I avoid eating desserts.
- For my diet. - Oh, on purpose.
I gain weight really easily.
I once quit eating noodles/fried food for 3 years.
- For 3 years? - I do eat some now.
- But I used to... - I guess she really is a poisonous spider.
How did you do that for 3 years?
Eating can be so fun though.
I know. So these days, I try to eat some.
Especially like good food that I haven't tried before.
And then we see side dishes on the next shelf.
I think you like pickled food, huh? I think someone made this.
Yes, my mom buys the sauce and makes them herself.
There are some interesting ones, I believe.
- Interesting ones? - What is this one? The color...
It's pickled dotted gizzard shad.
- Gizzard shad? - Yes.
- You've probably heard of pickled hair tail fish? - Yes.
You can make one with a gizzard shad, too.
- Your mother made it? - Yes.
- I guess she must be a good cook. - Yes, she really is.
- She's almost like a chef. - Really?
Yes, for Korean cuisine.
I think our chefs need to be alerted.
And then we see more side dishes on the third shelf.
- It's fatsia. - Pickled fatsia.
We use this quite often on our show.
They're sweet potato stems.
My mom gathered them herself.
She made it like kimchi.
When you put that as a base for like fish stew, it's really good.
It sounds really good.
- Should we try this then? - Spider stem.
-What are you saying? - It's sweet potato stem.
Wow.
It really tastes like kimchi.
It's very different. It's really like kimchi.
What do you think, Hwan-hee?
Which one did you eat?
I don't mean this in a weird way but...
I wish I can live at her place.
It's like a grocery market in there. So many different side dishes.
It's so delicious.
- If you just have rice...
Yeah, you can just open the fridge, grab something and eat.
Did you like it, Chef Mihal? The sweet potato stem?
I really have to get the recipe for this.
I'm going to open a Korean restaurant in Bulgaria.
My mom will be so happy.
It seems like you know what's in the fridge.
Yes, I do cook at home, too.
- You do? - Yes.
- What do you usually cook? - Korean food, usually.
Maybe because I eat a lot of my mom's food...
I can make simple stews and soups...
You do?
Wow, look at you.
And we see lots of vegetables in the fresh section.
- And also.. - Some fruits.
And then...Oh!
I thought it was a soda.
But it's not.
My gosh.
This is soju.
And we see a bottle, too. This one is like a plastic bottle.
I think this glass one is for when she drinks at home.
And this is portable. When she goes out.
It's convenient to carry around.
It's convenient when you buy a lot at once.
They bottles don't hit against each other.
When you buy a lot at once...?
How much can you drink? How much can you take at once?
I used to drink really well. About 3 bottles of soju.
3 bottles?
Yes, without getting drunk. But now, I get drunk easily.
- He likes soju, too? - Yes.
They're perfect for each other.
To be honest, I really wanted to be on the soju commercial.
Really? Then try it out right here.
We totally support you. Do you want this bigger size or this one?
I'll do the big one. The one that others haven't done yet.
Shin Min-ah should be nervous about this.
Challenging to be on the soju commercial.
Ready,
action!
3 bottles won't be a problem!
(Good job!)
- That was good. - That was excellent.
It's not like she had a script. Good improvisation.
Maybe I should have said, 'It tastes clean!'
No, what you said was perfect.
It's too oriented towards me.
I think 'won't be a problem' is more persuasive to those who like alcohol.
'3 bottles won't be a problem!'
We'll take a look at her freezer. I'm more curious about this part.
I wonder what kind of seafood her father sent her from Wando.
- I see something. - Lots of stuff. First of all...
Isn't that rock fish?
- Yes, it is. - Rock fish?
It's really tasty.
It's very savory and sweet. If you use it in stew, it's really good.
That's scorpion fish.
Scorpion fish?
It has really elaborate looking fins.
But it has these sharp features, they're poisonous.
- Oh, so this is scorpion fish. - Yeah, that's why it's called 'scorpion'.
And this is eel.
And this is flat fish.
- It's my favorite. - Oh, really?
- Look at these shrimps. - I think this is an octopus. From Wando.
Look how big this abalone is.
- Is it also from Wando? - Yes.
- It's like an aquarium. - Aquarium...
Your father sends so much stuff.
This is like a little Wando in your fridge.
It's 'wandoful'!
- 'Wandoful'... - (Gummy's fridge is 'wandoful')
- Fantastic. - On the bottom...
You do have some meat.
Pork.
And bamboo sprouts.
Let's take a look at her pantry ingredients.
Glass noodles. Do you like glass noodles?
It's my favorite food. The one I like the most.
My nickname used to be 'japchae'.
'Japchae'...
'Look, there's Japchae', like this?
When I quit eating noodles, I actually didn't quit glass noodles.
- I couldn’t help it. - You like it that much?
She couldn't quit eating glass noodles.
- We'll wrap up here. - It's done.
So that was what's inside Gummy's fridge.
- So many ingredients. - I know.
Like Chef Mihal said, your fridge is 'wandoful'.
'Wandoful'!
Before we start our cooking battle, we'll be having
a final evaluation today as we have announced in advance.
This is the current ranking of the 8 chefs.
- (1st - Lee Yeon-bok, Sam Kim) - (3rd- Mihal, Choi Hyun-seok)
- (5th - Kim Poong, 6th - Lee Won-il) - (7th - Oh Sae-deuk, 8th - Jeong Ho-young)
Today will be the final match for 2016.
I expect a lot of tension during the competition today.
Yes. The first place winner
will get to take this trophy home.
So the chefs who have the same ranking must compete against each other today.
I see.
Lee Yeon-bok vs. Sam Kim.
Mihal vs. Choi Hyun-seok.
Kim Poong vs. Lee Won-il.
Oh Sae-deuk vs. Jeong Ho-young.
We'll announce which chefs will be competing using Gummy's ingredients.
Ranking #3!
Chef Mihal and Chef Choi Hyun-seok.
Thank you in advance.
And Kim poong, the 5th place,
and Chef Lee Won-il, the 6th place.
We'll take a look at Gummy's requests!
She wants...
'a dish that will be perfect for end of year parties'
And then...
'I Can't See It' new seafood dish!
So specifically, what kind of end of year dishes would you like?
We'll have lots of guests over at our place.
We have a variety of ingredients but the way we cook has been the same.
So something I can make, too.
I've never tried cooking anything other than Korean cuisine.
So something different will be good.
Oh, I see.
The next one is...
'I Can't See...'
'I Can't See the New Seafood Dish'
Sounds so different when she sings it.
I've only eaten grilled or boiled fish.
I really want to try something new. Something that's not too difficult to eat.
Chef Choi and Mihal, choose which one you want to do.
I like parties. I want to do the 1st round.
Are you okay with that?
Yes, if it's for parties...
It's gotta be fancy.
I'll share some tips on how to make very fancy looking dishes for such parties.
So the ranking #3's, they'll do the first round.
Automatically, Poong and Chef Lee,
will be doing the seafood dish battle.
Are you okay with that, Poong?
It will definitely be challenging.
You'll be fine. You make octopuses with flour.
I'm sure you'll be able to pull it off.
Final evaluation for 2014-2016 overall season.
For the first round using Gummy's ingredients....
we have Chef Choi and Chef Mihal,
who are both ranked 3rd currently.
They've been with us since the very beginning.
During all this time,
they've worked so hard. But here they stand side by side as opponents.
If we look at their scores,
It's 4:2. So Chef Mihal is ahead.
I guess Chef Choi lose only against certain chefs.
Chef Mihal, Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
Oh Sae-deuk.
That's like everybody.
He never won against Chef Lee Won-il.
I didn't know. I'm sorry.
- You actually lost to lots of them. - And today...
he's doing things that he usually doesn't do.
- Really? - He's wearing gloves.
He usually don't wear them.
Why are you wearing them today?
- He's being shy. - Why are you taking them off?
I'll wear them when we start.
I'm not sure if they got the footage but...
when we took a break in the middle just a moment ago,
Chef Choi stayed behind and was asking all these questions to Gummy.
We'll take a 20 minute break.
Do you want something easy to make or...
Why are you asking her all these questions?
Mihal, just let him win.
Look how hard he's trying.
They were discussing, right?
Yes. Didn't they?
Chef Mihal, did you ask her some questions as well?
- No, I didn't. - See?
I listened to her carefully when she was explaining.
I see.
I'm a huge fan of her.
I really don't want to lose today.
I will make her happy today.
He's so good at flattering.
He's been saying the same thing for 2 years. Of course he's accustomed to it.
Others think they're just empty words.
Gummy will be the host of her parties. So let's hear it from her.
Something that looks new. Something that tastes new.
I'm not too familiar with different types of cuisine.
I think how it looks will be very important as well.
New visual and new taste.
So please note that when you're cooking.
(Chef Mihal: shrimp, hot pepper, octopus, squid, pumpkin, etc.)
(Chef Choi: flat fish, shrimp, milk, aronia, pork, fatsia, orange juice, etc.)
Tell us, Chef Choi.
I'm going to make...
Ah...
I think he's trying to sing.
Now he's trying to sing, too.
'Roll Is My Everything'
(Unbearably cheesy...)
You're good at singing.
- Isn't he? - Yes.
He's good at it.
She had flat fish. It's one of the most soft type of fish.
I'll make sashimi with it and make a roll with shrimps.
I'll come up with something that will make her very happy.
Alright.
After you try his dish and think it's good,
please answer him back with your song, 'You Are My Everything'.
And if it isn't good, don't sing for him.
The title of my dish is...
'Wandoful Party'.
'Wandoful Party'!
'Wandoful'!
I'll use various ingredients from Wando,
grill them with vegetables.
For the sauce...I thought this one was really good...
I'll use chop this sweet potato stem and mix it in the sauce.
It will be very crispy and savory.
We'll be starting our cooking battle now.
Chef Mihal, with his awesome look and skills,
he looks like he'll be the center of attention in all end of year parties.
And Chef Choi Hyun-seok, he can turn any party into a fancy and elaborate one.
It's a competition between them two.
With 25 victories total, they are both ranked 3rd.
Who will be the final 3rd place winner?
Let's start the cooking battle now!
15 minute cooking battle. The time started.
Do you need help?
This?
(Chef Lee Won-il will help him with peeling shrimps)
(1. Peel squid skin. Season it with pepper.)
Can you peel the shrimps?
Shrimps?
Say, 'please do this for me, sir'.
- Say it politely. - Forget it!
If you say it, I'll do it.
Hurry up and say please.
Just say it once, I'll help you.
Hurry, you're out of time.
Please peel the shrimps for me.
(Very polite today)
Why didn't you say so?
- Chef Choi usually don't ask for help. - I know. He really wants to win.
Yes, he wants to be the 3rd place winner of this season.
He had to bow down to Poong but...
Chef Lee, are you helping Chef Mihal?
Yes, he asked me to peel shrimps.
Please peel them for me.
He took the squid skin and he's grilling it.
Why did you put that on there?
- Because it like rolls up. - So to make it flat?
I see.
(Octopus!)
I'm trying to soften it up.
Oh, because it might be too tough to chew.
Amazing.
(3. Pound the octopus to make it soft.
Season it with pepper and grill it.)
Chef Choi is working on...
the flat fish.
Oh, that's flat fish.
(Going to make a roll with thin pieces)
What is that?
The fish skin.
(With the help of other chefs, shrimps are ready now)
I think he's going to mince them.
Where are you throwing at?
I think Chef Choi is going to mince the shrimps.
If you put a little bit of sesame oil, it will be less smelly.
I see. That's a good tip.
- Only the egg white. - I see.
Into the mixer.
He's using the oil from pork.
- Why? - To make it soft.
Oh.
(3. Add starch to the mixture. Wrap it with the flat fish gently.)
Put some starch to make them stick together.
Oh, wrap it with the flat fish.
I think he's going to steam them.
- What is that? - Wine.
You can get rid of fish smell by doing that.
Or other unpleasant smell from the ingredient.
They'll have their first concert in Cheungju (sounds similar to 'wine' in Korean)
Is that why you put the wine?
That was a lucky one.
She said she hates that fishy smell from the ingredients.
I'll make sure to get rid of it.
Yes, you must.
What are you boiling?
- Fatsia. - It's fatsia.
He's trying so hard to please Gummy.
He's trying everything.
(5. Get rid of water from blanched fatsia.)
(4. Chop pumpkin, carrot, mini paprika and grill them.)
Chef Mihal is grilling vegetables.
He's an expert at that.
(5. Grill shrimps as well.)
(Making a dressing that will go with them)
I thought he was going to make lemon dressing but he just put the sweet potato stems.
- He said he was going to use them. - Oh, that one.
Sweet potato stem.
I wonder how that will taste. I'm so curious.
That sauce was...
He said it'll be delicious.
I think he's going to use aronia to make a sauce.
The one that's good for your health?
He's boiling bamboo sprouts in orange juice.
Why are you doing that?
I'm preparing some vegetables that will go with the main dish.
- He even put the fatsia. - Oh, fatsia.
But to us, that combination looks a bit weird.
What if it just ends in failure?
I hope it doesn't end in failure.
Mihal's already working on the decoration.
He started his plating.
- Wow. - He's very fast.
About 5 minutes and 28 seconds left.
It's like seafood BBQ.
He said he was also going to make salad.
Look at him just grabbing that. I guess it isn't hot?
No, it's hot.
He was a human, too.
Finally, it got revealed today.
We thought he was a vampire.
(7. Slice the grilled squid. Dip it in the sweet potato stem sauce)
(Chef Choi started his plating as well)
Chef Choi started his plating as well.
- He's going to grill it again. - Oh, again?
Yes.
5 minutes left. I'll go over there and get a closer look.
We have this sauce made with sweet potato stems.
I'll go ahead and try it.
How is it? Is it 'Wandoful'?
Wow.
It's fantastic!
- It's very delicious. - It was by it self.
Yes. But right now, it tastes even better. It's very unique.
Very unique.
The sauce made with aronia.
It's not done yet.
How does it taste?
It's still a bit plain.
Too plain.
- Then he won't be able to place 3rd. - It's too plain right now.
Oh, he's adding fatsia.
I'll try it again.
Looks like grape juice.
How is it?
- It got better? - It's much better.
Now that he added fatsia (similar pronunciation to 'droop' in Korean)
He's adding more. The flavor is getting better and better.
He's adding orange juice.
Since it's the end of year party. Gummy said she likes elaborate things.
Look at those shrimps.
It looks like Wando Island.
What do these shrimps symbolize?
I wish that she will make (similar pronunciation) more amazing plans for next year.
To make more plans for next year!
That's why he put these three shrimps.
(Chef Mihal is making the salad that will be served together)
(11. Mix grilled vegetables, crushed garlic, olive oil, pepper and vinegar)
(12. Put the mixture in a bowl.)
Less than 2 minutes left now.
Chef Choi's plating looks very pretty, too.
(15. Finish with aronia sauce.)
I'll try the final version of the sauce.
Oh, he's done! Chef Choi is done.
There's still 1 minute and 30 seconds left.
He's very fast today.
Chef Mihal is still working on his decoration.
- What is that? - Pomegranate.
Wishing that she will make more than 3 amazing plans for next year.
Are you going to add hot pepper powder as well?
- A little. - A little.
Where? On top of the shrimps. She said she likes slightly spicy taste.
No. It means 'keep making plans even there are hardships'.
'Keep making plans even there are hardships'....don't despair.
- Even if there are things that make you angry. - Yes, yes.
Chef Mihal's done, too. Right on time.
- Unbelievable. - Wow.
(Soft shrimp roll wrapped with flat fish sashimi)
(Chef Choi's 'Roll Is My Everything')
- I get to try first? - Yes.
It's all yours.
It's a roll made with flat fish.
There's the minced shrimps inside.
This is the main one.
Is it what you were looking for?
- It's so delicious. - Is it?
This taste...it's something I've never tasted before.
I didn't know you could make this kind of taste with these ingredients.
And now the bamboo sprout.
(Crispy)
(This is it)
- It isn't too salty? - Nope, not at all.
The sauce is really delicious.
Is it?
Try the bamboo sprout with the roll now.
The bamboo sprout is really good.
But the main part is the roll but she says the bean sprout is really good.
Well, I'm trying them together...
Roll Is My Everything~
(Answering with a song)
I think she's quite satisfied.
- Very unique. - You guys should hurry and try them, too.
(Seafood straight from Wando, mixed with sweet potato stems)
(Chef Mihal's 'Wandoful Party')
This time, 'Wandoful Party'.
It smells so good.
- Does it smell like Wando? - No.
It smells like foreign food.
- Really? - It's because a foreigner made it.
Maybe it smells like Mediterranean food? Like Greek food?
The dressing made with sweet potato stem was really good.
Squid and pumpkin first.
And since it's grilled, it also has that fire smell.
Like BBQ.
Salty and sweet.
She showing a smile much faster than she did with the last one.
- And giving a bigger reaction. - More bright.
Yes.
Sweet potato stem and octopus together.
How did you make this sauce?
Olive oil, lemon juice and sweet potato stem.
- Only those? - So she can make this sauce at home?
Right.
- And jalapeno. - Try the shrimps, too.
3 shrimps.
To make good plans for next year.
- Do you like it? - Try it with paprika.
- Shrimps are really good. - Are they?
It's so tasty.
The taste, it's really new to me.
I guess you are not used to eating a lot because you watch your diet.
But if the ingredients are like these ones,
I think I can finish the whole plate.
- Really? - Yes.
Alright.
'Wandoful' sign. She says it's 'Wandoful'.
It really fees like Christmas is here.
For some reason, I thought I should sing in English.
Thought you should sing a pop song that goes with the dish.
- Yes. - Gosh, let's just go on a holiday right now.
- I'm in such a good mood today. - Christmas is near.
Alright, everyone will try now.
First, Chef Choi's 'Roll Is My Everything'.
It will be a perfect menu for a couple during Christmas time.
It tastes like meat and also like fish cake. It's so soft.
- It's very soft. - Yes.
The sauce is really good, too.
Very fresh texture.
It's very new and unique.
When he was preparing the flat fish, it smelled a lot so I was a bit worried.
But now it doesn't smell at all.
And he really managed to maintain the soft and chewy texture of shrimps.
- Yes. - It was really good.
I think he should open a restaurant in Wando Island.
He'll get direct access to seafood ingredient supply.
And he doesn’t need to make pasta.
He can cook with fresh seafood.
We'll try Chef Mihal's dish now.
We'll try 'Wandoful Party'.
It's quite interesting that he put the sweet potato stem here.
- It's a point earner. - Yes.
Isn't it so good?
It's unbelievably good.
I keep eating it.
This is like Chef Mihal's emblematic taste.
Fresh, savory and sweet.
Right.
I think it's really delicious.
And it's not a provoking taste.
At a first glance, it looks like it'll be too salty.
Like spicy and salty.
But it's not. Not at all.
In fact, you'll keep thinking about this food while you're eating different food.
Chef Choi, did you try Chef Mihal's dish?
- Yes. - What do you think?
It was very good and unique.
It might be a new taste to Gummy but...
I'm quite familiar with this style of food that Mihal makes...
Only new to the guest. He's saying that it's quite common.
No, no.
Chef Mihal, did you try Chef Choi's dish?
- Yes. - How was it?
It was very new.
I guess his interpretation and mine are very different.
For me, seafood is such a sensitive ingredient.
I think you shouldn't add too much to it...or do too many things to it.
Oh, okay. So he's saying that Chef Choi shouldn’t have minced the shrimps.
- 'It's too complicated'. - 'It's a sensitive ingredient. It's already good as it is'.
'Why did he have to blend it?'
If you look, he didn't finish Chef Choi's dish.
This is a humiliation!
Chef Choi didn't finish, either.
They both didn't finish each other's dish.
What should I do?
It's quite a burden on Gummy.
Number 1 is 'Roll Is My Everything'.
Number 2 is 'Wandoful Party'.
Pleas make your choice.
Don't laugh. This is serious.
It's your turn next week.
- I shouldn't have come here. - She's regretting it.
She's almost crying.
Make your decision!
She pressed it. I heard the sound.
She made her choice.
Depending on her decision, one will be 3rd place and the other one 4th place.
Who will be erased from our memory?
And who will manage to stay as the 3rd place winner?
Will it be Chef Choi or Chef Mihal? Whom did Gummy choose?
Show us!
2014- 2016 Overall Ranking Evaluation!
3rd and 4th place winners.
Chef Mihal or Chef Choi?
Show us the result!
(Chef Choi Hyun-seok - Winner)
('Roll Is My Everything' - Winner)
Chef Choi to the 3rd place!
Chef Mihal is 4th place.
- I'm sorry. - Gummy chose Chef Choi's dish.
Taste-wise, I really couldn't decide which one's better.
People who will come to our place at the end of the year,
they're already familiar with the ingredients we use.
So I thought it was better
to have the ingredients kind of hidden rather than to make it look so obvious.
- I want to put more effort into it when I'm cooking so... - I see.
I guess that was the difference.
I thought Chef Mihal's dish was really good, too. I'm sorry...
Chef Mihal's turning a bit red.
I'll buy you some soju.
- Sounds good. - Maybe vodka.
The ranking isn't important to me.
The important fact is that I was cooking for Gummy today.
- That's why it was meaningful. - So cheesy.
Chef Mihal's dish was really really good.
I was just trying to save some for later.
You were going to save only that much for later? My gosh.
You two have been with us since the very beginning.
Starting next year, things will change.
You should tell us how you felt about the overall season.
Until now, I've been working hard for the guests' satisfaction.
But starting next year, I want to make dishes that's very communicative.
I'll try to be a 'star badge hunter'.
From now on,
you might be able to see Poong in me. His style of food from me.
I'll turn into a chef obsessed about winning,
who will do anything to win.
- It'll be quite interesting. - Well, some of the things you said is very important.
I'm glad that I was able to place 4th .
In the beginning, other chefs were very worried about me
- because I'm not Korean. - Right.
But I'm really glad that I made it this far.
Chef Choi will finish this season with his 26th victory.
- You've worked hard! - 3rd place! Congratulations!
(Final Ranking: Chef Choi - 3rd, Chief Mihal - 4th)
(1. Slice the flat fish into thin pieces and then peel the skin.)
(2. Blend shrimps, salt, sesame oil, egg white, and pork fat.)
(3. Make a roll with the flat fish dipped in starch. Steam it with wine.)
(4. Grill the shrimp roll in an oiled pan.)
(5. Blanch fatsia and then get rid of water.)
(6. Add bamboo sprout, lemon juice and blanched fatsia to boiled orange juice.)
(7. Mix aronia sauce, orange juice, butter and garlic to make the sauce.)
(8. Put the bamboo sprout and the fatsia first.)
(Then put the roll and finish with the sauce.)
(Chef Choi's 'Roll Is My Everything' - Full Recipe)
So 3rd and 4th place is set. We'll move on to our next battle.
Kim Poong, 5th place currently, with 21 victories.
Against Chef Lee Won-il, the 6th place, with 15 victories.
It's the battle between them two this time.
An amateur chef won against professional chefs 21 times. It's quite amazing.
Indeed.
Chefs who lost to Poong should wake up and pull themselves together.
Chef Sam Kim, won 3 times and lost 6 times against Poong.
If he had won against Poong,
he wouldn't be in a situation where he has to compete against Chef Lee for 1st place.
Yes, he would have been ranking number 1.
Reporter Park Joon-woo once said...
There is always a person who is as strong and as talented as you are.
But all these strong people will die because of a virus.
But if you look just at the number of victories and losses,
Poong lost 35 times.
So he's number 1 in that category.
Chef Lee only lost 12 times.
So the person with the most number of losses
is competing against the one who lost fewest.
That's right.
This is a battle that involves seafood. Any guidelines for them?
I completely forgot that there will be more battles...I ate so much.
I'm so fully right now, actually.
Oh, no.
But we still have so many battles left.
So I want a dish that will still taste very good even though I'm full right now.
That's the worst condition for me.
Can you please go stand over there to digest what you ate?
Should I move around a bit?
Poong's dishes taste good when you're kind of hungry.
This is bad.
(Chef Lee Won-il's Ingredient Choice)
(Kim Poong's Ingredient Choice)
Today, I'm going to make...
'Under the Sea'.
'Under the Sea'. What type of dish is it?
I'm going to make a cereal style dish
using seafood.
- A cereal? - Yes.
- Like what you eat for breakfast? - Yes.
- With seafood? - Yes, using seafood.
First, the method I'll use is called...
'poach', where you blanch fish with butter and milk.
And then I'll put fried glass noodle and oat.
Then I'm gong to add the butter poach water that I used to blanch.
- So it'll be like a soup. - Sounds very good.
- That sounds very unique. - Sounds really interesting.
The tile of my dish is...
'Poong Dang Poong Dang Noodle'..
In Sichuan cuisine, there's this dish called 'Ma Yu Sang Su'.
It means 'Ants climbing tree noodle'.
So the roe of pollack that's mixed in glass noodle will look like ants.
(Nervous)
The description sounds so interesting...
It's going to be different from the description. Don't expect too much.
You shouldn’t expect too much, yes.
- It's going to be... - Very different.
We'll go ahead and start 'The New Seafood Dish' cooking battle.
He is the idea man who always brings unique recipe - Kim Poong!
It's him against Chef Lee Won-il, an aggressive food fighter in the kitchen!
Who will be able to get the star badge at the end?
We'll start the cooking battle now!
Can I really stand and watch?
Yes, go ahead.
She's going to listen to Poong and stand. To help digestion.
- But when you say seafood, what's the scope of it? - Why?
Poong's only using pickled shrimp, pickled pollack and pork.
- That's it? - Where's your seafood?
Shrimp and pollack! That's seafood, too!
Oh, pickled shrimp and pollack?
Aren't they in the pickle category?
(Starting with pork...putting it in a blender)
As we speak, Poong is using the pickled shrimps.
I'm putting in seafood, the pickled shrimps!
Okay, he's using some seafood.
Yes, he's using seafood.
And to get rid of fishy taste from shrimps...people normally use lemon.
Like something fresh.
But Poong is going to use pork to do that.
This is seafood! It's pollack roe.
He keeps emphasizing that it's seafood.
And he's mincing them.
And I also added shrimps.
Okay, he added shrimps as well.
It's clearly seafood now.
Seafood that really looks like meat.
Yes, on the outside, it just looks like pork.
(Meanwhile, Chef Lee Won-il is...)
(1. Slice hot pepper and put them together with shrimps on a plate.)
(2. Slice octopus.)
What kind of fish is that, Chef Lee?
It's sea bream.
- Sea bream? - Yes.
It's a young gam sung sea bream fish.
(Using abalone as well)
He's preparing the abalone now.
Oh, it's a very good quality.
It is in an excellent condition.
He's using fresh seafood.
(3. Put glass noodles in boiling water.)
He's putting in shrimps. Even the heads.
Only the shrimp heads?
Look at his skill!
(In the beginning, he was very clumsy)
Look at him. It's only been 2 years.
But half of them is going to the ground.
(5. Add crushed garlic.)
Crushing garlic.
Isn't that too much?
It's good when you mix shrimp oil with hot pepper powder.
Is he going to get rid of the oil? I guess it's just a process.
I don't think he is going to get rid of the oil.
Then what are you going to do about the shrimp heads?
I'll take them out later.
Other chefs are quite flustered by Poong's method.
So the guest has to spit it out if it gets caught.
Just spit it out, huh?
(8. Add vinegar, onions, mushrooms and boiled bamboo sprout to #7.)
He's using bamboo sprouts. He's putting lots of ingredients.
It looks like 'everything stew'.
It's an unidentified type of stew.
So it's a re-interpretation of 'ma yi sang su'?
I guess it's too spicy. We thought he was putting too much in.
He did, really.
He said this was a re-interpretation of 'ma yi sang su' from Chinese cuisine.
I wonder how it will turn out.
(Chef Lee is now working on the pouch soup)
(5. Stir fry crushed garlic and onions...)
(and then add shrimp heads and milk.)
(6. Take out the shrimp heads.)
(7. Add butter to make the soup.)
Taking a step by step. Chef Lee is at a good pace.
He said he was going to make a butter pouch.
Gummy said she doesn't really like fried food.
She said she doesn't really like fried food but you're going to fry them?
- Yes. - What is that?
- Glass noodles. - I see. You're going to fry them?
It's going to swell up.
How are you going to use that?
I'll crush them into small pieces, like a cereal.
He's going to make it like a cereal.
(This time, he's going to blanch...)
(the oat in hot water)
- I need to fry oats. - You're going to fry them?
Oh, he's frying them now.
I like the boiling sound.
5 minutes left.
MC Ahn will go over there and get a closer look.
It kinda looks like kimchi stew.
I know.
- Try the stew. - Should I?
I wonder how it will be similar to 'ma yi sang su'.
Poong's stew!
How is it?
- It's too oily. - Too oily!
Maybe it'll be better with the noodles. But it's too oily right now.
- And it's a familiar taste. - Really?
Don't you need to prepare starch first?
For 'ma yi sang su', it's the opposite.
If you do that, the sauce won't soak in.
Into the noodles?
I thought this through.
Like Chef Choi mentioned, I think these shrimp heads gotta come out.
I'm going to take them out now.
- It will take a long time. - No, I'll do it right now.
He's taking them out. At the last minute.
(11. Blanch shrimp and abalone, then take out the abalone first.)
(12. Blanch the octopus and the sea bream.)
- What is that? Sea bream? - Yes.
It's the sea bream and the octopus. I'll put them in here first and boil them.
(14. Add mushrooms to the butter pouch soup.)
(15. Take out the seafood and the mushrooms)
(And blend with a blender)
- What is that? - He's putting it in a bottle separately.
I guess that's the soup part.
- It will be like the soup, right? - Yes.
Should we watch if 'the ants' will be there with the noodles?
- The ants? - That's what he said.
- He said like 'ma yi sang su'. - Like this.
What do you mean? So that's what you mean by 'ants'?
Ants.
- If I add starch... - Alright, one more time! Do you see the ants?
- It's right here. - Oh, I see.
They are white ants. You need to be more open-minded.
I think Poong should try to finish first.
- Why? - The glass noodles...
they swell fast because they suck in water fast.
- They already look swollen. - So he has to finish first...
Poong is done!
(Chef Lee is working on his plating, too)
(17. Put the fried oats and glass noodles.)
Fried glass noodles. Very interesting.
5 seconds left! 4, 3, 2, 1!
He's done, too.
- Wow, this... - Wow.
So both seafood dishes are complete.
Do you like how they look?
Yes...even though I don't see seafood.
Right. You really can't see seafood.
There are lots of seafood. Lots of shrimps.
They're just hidden.
Alright.
(Stir-fried glass noodles with hidden seafood)
(Poong's 'Poong Dang Poong Dang Noodles'
Even though it doesn't have much seafood...
I do see ants.
- Yes. It really is 'ma yi dang su'. - Do you really think so?
She's trying them now.
- Do you like it? - It's delicious.
Showing an immediate reaction...
You guys were very worried about his dish..
- so I was worried, too... - Yes, inwardly...
- It does taste like seafood. - Really?
- It is seafood dish? - It really is.
I don't believe this.
It tastes like Chinese food.
But I really love it.
I really want to eat this kind of Chinese style dish more often,
but there aren’t that many dishes that uses glass noodles.
Other than japchae. I think it's really good.
Anything that's lacking? You can tell us.
It's how I imagined.
It'd been better if it had a more unique and surprising taste.
But it's still good.
(Seafood cereal in butter pouch soup)
(Chef Lee Won-il's 'Under the Sea')
- So you can eat it right away. - Okay.
I'll pour this out for you.
You can just use your spoon and eat it with the ingredient you like.
With cereal.
I guess it looks better if it's a small portion.
Yes, the other one was too much. An obvious difference.
Chef Lee served the soup himself.
The other one was familiar. This one is completely new...
- Familiar and new. - She reacted to it immediately.
You fried the noodles, right? The oats and glass noodles...
But they don't taste like they've been fried.
It isn't too rough?
I like that texture.
I like that kind of crispy texture.
I think this soup is making it taste like a completely new type of dish.
If you just try the soup by itself, it might taste familiar...
but these other ingredients make it very unique.
I really liked it.
Everyone will try now.
Poong's Poong Dang Poong Dang Noodles'.
It has a strong smell but Gummy guarantees that it's really good.
- Isn't it good? - It's good.
What did you put? It tastes like kimchi stew.
- You didn't use kimchi, right? - No.
Then how did you make it taste like kimchi stew?
This is quite interesting.
I guess bamboo sprouts kinda taste like kimchi.
- That crispy texture. - Kinda like the sour tasting kimchi.
I really liked it but I don't think it tasted like seafood. Maybe I'm strange.
I didn't taste any seafood.
No, you're normal.
You're normal.
Chef Choi, you finished the whole serving.
- Yes. - I thought you don't really like Poong.
I don't really like Poong but...
it's delicious.
Pickled shrimp and pollack roe are more expensive than shrimps.
If he had used kimchi, it'd been more cheap to make it.
This time, it's Chef Lee's 'Under the Sea'.
Everyone has abalone in their servings but...
Hwan-hee said he can't eat abalone.
So we took it out from yours.
Thank you.
He said he has a bad memory about it.
Rest of you, you can enjoy the taste of abalone...
The seafood tastes very creamy...it's very high quality.
But the texture of oat is a bit rough so some people might not like it.
If he had more time and was able to boil the oats more...
It'd been also good that way.
I think it'd been better
if he put like cornflakes.
To me, it was too rough.
People who like cream pasta will love this dish.
Right.
- It actually somewhat tastes like nurungji, too. - Right.
To me, it felt soft. I loved it.
So it's the competition between the 5th and 6th place.
Depending on Gummy's decision, one person might not able to come back next season.
Number 1 is Chef Lee. Number 2 is Kim Poong.
- I pressed it. - Okay.
Let's check the result!
Poong won more battles
but he also has a higher number of overall losses.
It's 5th against 6th place.
Whom did Gummy choose?
Show us the winner!
Whom did Gummy choose?
Show us the winner!
Who is it?
Chef Lee Won-il!
('Under the Sea' - Winner)
Chef Lee Won-il won!
Maybe, I like this one better personally
because I really love glass noodles.
But I wanted a dish with seafood as the main ingredient.
But I didn't really taste much seafood...
Also, I liked how the oats were slightly boiled rather than for a long time.
Chef Lee won seafood battles 6 times.
He's very strong in this category. Congrats. Tell us how you feel.
First of all, this was the final evaluation of the 2014-2016 season.
I'm glad that I was able to finish it well.
Well, 2016 is ending...the year of Byung Shin (sounds similar to 'idiot' in Korean)
I hope only good things will happen in 2017.
Chef Lee Won-il finishes this season with his 16th victory.
Congratulations!
(Final Ranking)
Final evaluation for the past 2 seasons.
Who will be the ranking number 1?
I see this trophy...and I'm determined to win today.
I'll win the first place!
Who will be able to take this beautiful trophy home?
The championship battle starts now!
They both look so serious today.
Chef Sam!
You just said my name for no reason? Okay.
(For today, he'll be the chef who's obsessed about winning)
- Using double knives? - Double knives.
- It's hectic over there. - Wow.
Who will get their 29th victory and be the first place winner today?
Let's see the result!
I smile like this...
He approves!
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