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Please welcome our guests!
Thank you for visiting, Mr. Park and Ms. Kim.
I have a report ready for you, sir.
Do you prefer Western, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean food?
I eat everything.
With hopes for Mr. Park to stay healthy.
It's beautiful.
(What would be Mr. Park comment?)
Today's food are so good.
He has served the VIP.
He's the former Chief Chef of the Blue House.
There is a strong tension in this match!
You shouldn't have met me today.
I will let you see my real talent today.
I was still too young when I worked at the embassy.
So was I.
They are yielding an inch.
- Be mercy on him. - But he's from the Blue House.
Who would win the match between a chef from the Blue House or a chef from an Embassy ?
Not including when you have to meet each other with business matters,
- Do you see each other a lot? - Of course.
We meet at least once a month.
Do you belong to the same group?
We were in the same TV show.
Ban Hyo-jung, Jung Jae-soon, and two of us.
Is it true that Mi-sook is the youngest in the group?
Yes, it is true.
The youngest was born in 1959...
What's your job in the group as the youngest member?
I send out group messages,
I ask about the menu and visit the places in advance,
and I notify them after I decide on one place.
Why don't you recruit another member?
That's what I want to do.
Really?
- No. that's not possible. - But that's my hope.
Without Mi-sook, I would never be able to taste those good food.
Oh, because Mi-sook is so good at what she's doing!
Do you have anyone you want to recruit as the new youngest member?
- The closest candidate would be.. - Oh, you have one?
Lee Hye-sook.
But she's also too old to be the youngest.
It doesn't make any sense.
Lee Hye-sook is born in 1962...
She's that old?
That's what the Internet says.
Physically, she's not... to take care of all those...
Excuse me for asking, how old are you, Chef Han?
I'm a mouse.
What year were you born in?
- I was born in 1972. - Oh, you are?
You were born in 1972, too!
All 3 of us were born in 1972.
Choi Hyun-suk, Kim Sung-joo, and Han Sang-Hun..
What do you think of a chef
as the youngest of your group?
That's a good idea.
Your profile says that you majored in vocal music.
If he's good at singing and cooking...
Then he would totally get elected.
He would totally get elected if he's good at singing.
Can I ask you to sing us a short verse of music?
(Deep and rich voice)
(Entranced.)
(VIP's chef's VIP voice!)
I'll stop here.
It was better than I expected.
Chef Choi's good at singing, too!
You're right.
Sing us a song, Chef Choi.
(Unbelivable falsetto)
He'll be perfect for an eunuch role.
He has such a thin voice.
To welcome our two guests who are top actor/actress today,
our chefs have prepared a short script.
Really?
We have to hold even if it's too cheesy.
But we have him here who can't stand cheesy-ness.
Let's see how Sam Kim acts.
Imagine a pretty girl moved from Seoul.
And you're a country man.
It's a story right out of a book.
You can't look straight into her eyes.
And he's shy.
Can you act this scene for 5 sec?
Act with your eyes.
- Look at her eyes. - Action!
Sam..
Do you have plans for the weekend?
I have to babysit my son.
What did you do?
Geez!
It was part of acting!
(Everyone's enraged by his awkward acting and weird turn of the story)
He's such an idiotic actor.
He almost poured water on Sam.
What an idiotic actor!
In one of the interviews, Mi-sook said,
"I dream of playing a female protagonist of a Romance drama."
"And I have someone in mind as my partner."
Is it Song Joong-gi?
Is it really Song Joong-gi?
What if this...
Rho Ju-hyun?
Rho Ju-hyun...
Or Mr. Lee Soon-jae?
Lee Soon-jae, Rho Ju-hyun, Song Joong-gi...
Is he one of them?
- No. - It's none of them.
My daughter recently fell in love with the drama, "Doctors."
Oh, the drama from S Broadcasting Station.
She really likes Park Sin-hye.
And I thought she would also like Kim Rae-won,
who is Park Sin-hye's partner.
So I asked her, "Is Kim Rae-won the reason why you're watching this drama?"
But she said, "I watch because of Park Sin-hye," and I was like, "Okay.."
But to me, Kim Rae-won seems likes a good person.
(She reveals her inner motive)
You could've just said it without mentioning your daughter.
You mentioned Doctors and
lots of other things before you got to the point.
It was a long journey.
To be honest, I am an old mother compared to my kids' age.
Because I got married late.
My kids are high schooler and a middle schooler.
- What year in high school? - He is a freshman.
And the second child is?
She's in 8th grade.
This is a problem.
That's when kids get the "8th Grader Disease."
They are scary enough to stop the North Koreans from invading us.
They are the scariest shied of South Korea.
We don't know what they are capable of.
They must be going through puberty.
They don't cause things that make me get angry at them.
I usually don't get angry at them.
I just got an intelligence from her kids.
Our mom...
punishes us with a shoehorn.
Why do all mothers use shoehorns?
I've never hit them.
The shoehorn is for threatening.
For threatening, I see.
You use hands first?
Hands before words?
My mom used to be a volleyball player.
I got hit in the evening but she said it was time for breakfast.
If you get hit by a volleyball player,
the pain last for about 3 days.
Mi-sook also played volleyball.
Your hands might be faster than words.. Spikes!!
I'm not that bad!
- Her action reminds me of.. - Shoehorn.
A shoehorn!
I think it's her habit.
It has become her habit.
Did you tell your kids about today's recording?
My son was surprised that you invited me as a guest.
He thought I was too old to be a guest.
Usually the guests are idols, you know.
We can pioneer new idol groups with old members.
Right!
It is our great pleasure to have you as our guests.
My daughter..
asked me not to use any old jokes.
She's worried about you.
Others say that I am the "Pronoun of Beauty,"
but my daughter doesn't realize that.
She can't imagine that at home.
Because of the shoehorn.
Let us explore the fridge of Kim Mi-sook, an epitome of elegance.
She is indeed elegant.
She's as elegant as a queen.
She's a queen.
What kind of food do you like?
I like folksy Korean food.
I like picked cucumbers.
In the summer, I think that's the best!
And then..
Salted sesame leaves..
Pickled garlic... I like these kind of food.
Sounds good. By the way, you brought 2 fridges with you.
Both of my fridges are built-in fridges so...
So far, we have..
Sean from Jinusean,
Taeyang and GD, who brought 2 fridges.
They were either pro at cooking
or they were gourmets.
They were proud that they had lots of stuff.
This one looks like the main fridge and this one is the supplement.
In the main fridge, I put things that don't have odor.
Pre-made sides, Kimchi, sauces are in the other one.
You heard her?
She sorted her fridge based on odors.
Let us introduce Mi-sook's main fridge!
(However...)
It looks like the ones in supermarket.
- She's good at organizing. - It's organized and beautiful.
I don't often cook at home,
maybe once in a week?
I'm not sure about cooking, but I'm really good at organizing.
I see.
But you're making me nervous.
These sauces are sold in the marts, right?
It's pre-made Bulgogi sauce, yes.
All these are bought, too. For soups, soybean pastes...
Spicy noodle sauce...
Here we have some cold noodles and some sushi.
I have mozzarella cheese,
and sausages.
The ones you made are....
It seems like many of these stuff are bought from the market.
It's not acceptable at your house Mr. Park, is it?
I've never heard of those products.
You don't know what these are?
Because Mrs. Park makes all the sauces and soups by herself.
For all those years!
But she's sometimes too goony.
- She can just buy them, you know? - They are very well-made!
- Right, they are. - You can make a use of it.
I mean, this can be your chef.
To be honest, how would you rate your cooking skills?
I am good at cooking lots of things without help from those.
Like what?
They are old-fashioned.
For example, Korean version of bouillabaisse with zucchini and pickled shrimp.
Korean version of bouillabaisse?
Isn't that how people call it?
What do you guys call it?
Stir-fried!
Stir-fried zucchini with pickled shrimp!
They are the same thing!
Stir-fried zucchini.
Also, I'm good at making Dried Pollack Soup and Radish Soup.
I can make them fast but delicious.
Fast and delicious.
Without any of those!
She can cook those without using instant sauces from the market.
Which brand has the best taste?
What are you talking about?
What?
She just said she's good at making all kinds of soups.
I was just kidding.
Next to those..
There is a salsa sauce.
My husband loves nachos and salsa.
- He likes Mexican style Nachos? - Yes
His taste is like a little kid's.
- Right. - I knew it.
Here, I have 3 cans of beer.
I am not good at drinking and I don't enjoy drinking.
What's your limit in cans of beer?
I drink soju and beer cocktails if I have do drink.
Oh, my mistake.
Have you tried something like this?
I can't do them.
In the past, I did that many many times.
I shook the glass like this and throw a piece of tissue like this!
(Launching his ball of tissue)
(He seems to have lots of experiences.)
I heard you have to drink one more shot if that falls on the ground.
I found something mysterious.
What is this?
There is a picture of a swallow.
(The swallow-drawn cover draws attention.)
Oh, it must be from Hong Kong.
It's a swallow's nest.
- It's a swallow's nest. - What?
We can eat these?
A few of my Chinese fans brought it to me when they visited Korea.
As a present! But I was afraid that it would taste bitter.
It is our first time to have a swallow's nest as an ingredient.
Fork-tailed petrels build their nests in a dark shades between rocks in islands.
It's good for your skin and respiratory organs.
It's more expensive than gold.
Really?
Because of people who collect their nests,
male fork-tailed petrels suffer a lot.
Because when females come back to the nests, they find their nests gone.
So they scold the males for losing their homes.
It sounds possible to me.
We have some fruits here!
Avocado, peach, apples..
and is this mango?
It is a papaya.
Oh, this is papaya?
We've never had this before.
Hey, I found a container here.
It's time for Kimchi to come out.
It's picked cucumbers.
Oh.. but what is this?
It's a stone
to keep the picked cucumbers pressed.
Is this how we have to keep picked cucumbers?
I heard it's to prevent molding.
This is so good when you eat it with water and rice on a summer day.
I think chefs can make a use of this picked cucumbers for your recipes.
Did you just put away the container after putting it on the floor?
He's right.
I should have wiped the bottom, right?
Of course.
This idiot.
- Let's wipe the bottom. - I'm sorry.
Right, there could have been soil and dust on the floor.
Right.
Do you nag a lot at home, Mr. Park?
Yes, I am good at that.
(He's a loving husband who also nags a lot.)
And do you organize shoes as you walk into your house?
organize shoes as you walk into your house?
Yes, I do.
Let's move on to the freezer.
On the first shelf, we have something that looks precious.
It's wrapped in many layers.
Is it pumpkin porridge?
No, it's not.
They are Sea Urchin Roes.
- Oh, sea urchin roes. - Wow, there are a lot!
- There are a lot! - It's a rare ingredient.
You can just put it back.
- You don't have to do that. - What if Mr. Park lectures me again?
Really, it's okay.
I wrapped it twice as how it was before.
Just like how it was before.
We have some instant grilled short rib patties.
Pre-made Bulgogi and pot stickers.
You have no idea how they are!
I know how to make them, but I buy them too!
(Even chefs can be lazy sometimes.)
If he buys them, we have all right to but them too.
The bottom drawer has lots of fish.
Hair tail fish,
and I also have a tile fish.
Did you say your daughter can't eat seafood?
She just doesn't like eating them.
She complains about the fish smell and blah blah blah.
She loves seaweed soup but she doesn't eat if I make it with mussels or clams.
Seafood are so tasty though.
She doesn't know the taste yet.
We are done looking into Mi-suk's first fridge.
Let's move on to the supplementary fridge.
Here we go!
Like she said,
we have picked baby octopus, stir-fried baby octopus with squid...
And lots of picked vegetable dishes.
And here, we have Kimchi.
There are three different kind.
I don't buy Kimchi.
I always make them myself.
Oh, she has a philosophy.
It's freshly made Kimchi, do you want to taste it?
Maybe young people can make Kimchi themselves,
but old people should just buy them.
Because it's too much of work.
We've already made a ton when we were young.
Right, sir. Could you give us your opinion on the Kimchi?
Some people like freshly made Kimchi better and some like ripe Kimchi better.
My family always put in picked seafood, but I like this one with out picked seafood.
Is there any reason why you make Kimchi yourself?
I think Kimchi represents the taste and the smell of my family.
My own family's characteristic.
So I thought my kids had to grow up seeing me making Kimchi myself.
So I suggested to have an annual event of making Kimchi at home.
My kids turn out to love making Kimchi with me at home.
They wash the vegetables, move them, and mix the sauces in...
And they store them in their own containers.
I like doing it with my kids too.
Do chefs make Kimchi themselves for the Blue House?
Of course.
We try to make it so that it would taste the same
as the taste they are used to.
Do the first ladies come watch over the process for former presidents who had one?
It's a sensitive question...
Something like, "my husband doesn't eat that. Don't put much."
I mean it's possible.
Yes.
I knew it.
The president is the first lady's husband before he is the president of the country.
The first lady was just trying to fit the president's taste.
You must have had hard time at the Blue House.
When I worked for the Embassy,
if the ambassador didn't like the Kimchi I made, I just bought it from the market.
I bought them from a department store food market.
He didn't know I bought them.
If he liked the taste, I kept buying the same brand.
That's how I did it.
That must have been very hard.
Is it impossible at the Blue House?
It is.. certainly possible.
He's finally spitting out.
- People are all the same. - She sometimes delivers fried chicken!
Well, that was something we didn't know.
In the vegetable drawer, we have zucchini and bean sprouts.
We also have paprika, sesame leaves, green onions, peppers, and cucumbers.
There are tons of veges today.
Here we have some pork!
Sirloins.
Korean native beef.
She has other ingredients other than instants.
She has everything.
That's it for Kim Mi-sook's fridge.
My throat hurts..
(Phew, it's finally over.)
Let me introduce 4 chefs who will be cooking with Mi-sook's ingredients.
#1 is Chef Lee Yeon-bok with 24 wins.
He's number one.
#2 is Chef Mihal with 20 wins.
And #3 is Chef Oh Se-deuk with 11 wins.
At last, we have our special chef, Chef Han Sang-Hun.
These 4 chefs will be competing today.
These are what Mi-sook has asked us!
"Dish made with Kimchi for my Kimchi mania son!"
The second one is, "Seafood that my seafood hater daughter will like."
A dish that younger generations wouldn't believe that Kimchi was the main ingredient.
Or something new that my son will be fascinated with.
Not something that I can cook for them.
Next is the seafood dish.
My daughter said she could eat seafood but she doesn't like eating them.
So I want to ask for seafood that she can eat.
We will let our special chef to choose first.
I will go for the seafood dish for her daughter.
Seafood!
He has served the VIPs,
attracting her daughter's taste wouldn't be too hard.
You could even cook with one eye closed, right?
Chef Han chose the seafood for Mi-sook's daughter.
It's Chef Lee's turn now.
Chef Lee has worked for Embassy, you know?
He's a former chef for the Embassy.
Would he compete against the Blue House chef?
It's our important moment.
I was going to avoid him but...
We are doing this because we are afraid of that.
Honestly, I want to avoid him.
If you do, then a foreign chef might have to compete against Chef Han.
A foreign chef might have to compete against the Blue House chef.
- Then it will become a global match. - What do you want to do?
I will go for the seafood, then.
I will look forward to this match!
The Blue House chef and the Embassy chef will be competing
for the seafood dish today.
The hard thing about these kind of competition is that...
the daughter's taste is different from the mother's.
The food is for the daughter but the mother will be tasting the dish.
Oh, you're right.
She doesn't like what I think is tasty.
Then I have to choose the one that doesn't fit my taste?
Oh, it makes sense!
Being chosen might not be as good today.
Automatically,
Mihal and Se-deuk will be competing for the Kimchi dish.
Oh, a foreign chef is competing with Kimchi.
Are you okay with that?
I've already used Kimchi millions of times in this show.
- I am confident. - What if a Korean chef loses to..
a Bulgarian chef in a Kimchi dish competition?
- It has a high risk. - You're right.
It must be very embarrassing.
Let us begin the match on
"Dish made with Kimchi for my Kimchi mania son!" with Mi-sook's ingredients.
It's a match between Chef Oh and Chef Mihal.
You know how both of them are Western food chefs?
Its gonna be a fun match.
Remember that one time when Mihal's decoration was very shocking?
When he put the entire radish Kimchi in the middle just like that.
It was very provocative...
The theme was "bachelor's party" then.
I had to show what a real bachelor was.
The producer was very embarrassed.
(Chef Oh's choice)
(Nachos, tomato sauce, and yubu?)
(Black Olives, Steak Sauce, Peach Jam, Nachos, Mozzarella Cheese, Tomato Sauce, curry cubes, yubu, kimchi, hot sauce, ribeye patties)
(Chef Mihal's choice)
(What will he make with beef, zucchini, potatoes, pickled radish)
(And bacon?)
(Picked Radish, Potatoes, Alfredo Sauce, Mushrooms, Cabbages, Beef, Bacon)
Please introduce what you're going to make, Chef Oh.
It's called "Rich Nacho"
Is it still Kimchi dish?
She said her husband likes Kimchi and
Nacho chips.
So I will use tomato sauce to make a Mexican plate with Kimchi.
- Sounds delicious. - Mexican food with Kimchi..
I will show you what a real hybrid amateur food is like.
From non-refrigeratable ingredients, I am only using an onion.
I am making "Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot" today.
Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot!
Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot sounds good!
Hey son, would you like some Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot?
(Laughing.)
(Mihal's good at imitating Korean dialect)
It will be good for your health, I am using lots of veges.
I am sorry but nachos are unhealthy snacks.
And nachos make you think of alcohol.
You are denigrating Chef Oh.
They haven't even started the match yet.
It would be similar to a famous Poland dish called Borscht.
But I don't have beets today.
Originals have beets in it.
They make the soup bright red.
I will use left over potatoes, zucchini, onions and such
and boil them all together.
Mihal is planning to make a Kimchi soup with ideas from an Eastern Europe soup.
Let us begin the match.
He's majored in French but he is a multi player who cooks all different kinds of food.
Chef Oh Se-deuk is competing
Chef Mihal, who is now more familiar with the name Misik.
He is very familiar with Korean food ingredients.
I wonder who will attract the Kimchi mania son.
The match begins now!
The match is about Kimchi!
It's a match between a French chef and a Bulgarian chef.
Chef Oh is starting out with cutting onions.
He's now cutting Kimchi.
I wonder how the Kimchi tastes.
He's extracting the soup.
He put the Kimchi on a pan after he squeezed out the soup.
Fried Kimchi is good as it is.
It is the best.
With a little bit of sesame oil, there's no more to do.
(He's grinding ribeye meat finely)
(Chop Ground Rib Eye Patties and fry with pepper and white wine.)
Chef Oh is under lots of pressure today.
"Did you lose to a Bulgarian chef on a Kimchi dish battle?"
And the news will spread very fast.
Mihal is preparing Kimchi, too.
He's good at cutting.
- He's slicing the Kimchi. - He's like a newly married wife.
Just looking at his hands make me think that I am at a Korean restaurant.
It's better than any other Korean restaurants.
(Chop picked radish, beef, bacon and slice onions.)
(On a pan, stir-fry beef, bacon, and sliced onions.)
(Add pepper and diced picked radish.)
(Slice carrots and add to the pan.)
(Slice potatoes and soaked shitake mushrooms and then add to the pan.)
(Chef Oh started to make the sauce with tomato sauce.)
- What is he using? - It's solid curry.
- Curry? - Solid curry.
Oh, he's using curry.
Isn't it the same as Poong's dish if he adds tomato sauce and seaweed to the curry?
Hybrid?
Until now, Kim Poong has been plagiarizing Chef Oh's recipes.
But it's changing now.
Kim Poong's action of
absorbing chefs' recipes and re-releasing is just like a behavior of viruses.
Just like how germs spread.
We need to watch out.
I think it's spreading.
If you get bitten, you will be infected.
They look similar so far.
It looks similar to what Kim Poong made last week.
- Isn't it the same if Chef Oh puts in seaweed? - No!
Honestly, an egg is only thing missing.
- They look the same! - Right?
Kim Poong won over Chef Choi with that recipe.
It's called the Kim Poong Disease, which is equivalent of death sentence to chefs.
If you get infected, your limbs will be paralyzed.
He's peeling the skin of zucchini.
Mihal is very calm.
They are competing with their knife skills.
They are each showing of their knife skills!
I can't see their hands.
They are Adam Smith, the Invisible Hands!
No, it's different.
I think his comparison neglects the chefs' techniques.
I think you could say that because you are ignorant of business terms.
Why don't you go to a coffee shop to continue fighting?
You guys are distracting!
Oh, Poong is admitting.
An amateur is on an amateur's side.
Right, they take each other's sides.
(Pour hot water over fried zucchini slices to make Kimchi Borscht.)
Mihal's dish also looks like something Kim Poong would make.
Both dishes look amateur.
Everything's mixed together.
They made a lot too.
I like it.
(Heat up the instance rice.)
(Cool down rice using a stainless bowl over ice water.)
(Mix in the Kimchi tomato sauce with cooled rice.)
He's mixing it with rice?
It does look like Poong's dish again.
I like it.
Why is he mixing those?
(In America, Kimchi is frequently used for tacos and burritos.)
It looks like yubu sushi.
(Kimchi yubu sushi is finished.)
(Mihal's making a sauce with lemon juice.)
What is that? Mayo?
Originally, Borscht is made with sour cream.
If you ferment milk, you get yogurt.
If you ferment heavy cream, you get sour cream.
I replaced sour cream with Alfredo sauce.
5 minutes left!
We have less than 5 minutes left!
It's MC Ahn's turn now.
First, he will try Mihal's soup.
It looks like Kimchi Noodles to me.
Yeah, it looks like noodles.
He tasted it!
How does Mihal's Kimchi dish taste like?
It tastes just like Kimchi stew that you can easily get from any Korean restaurant.
Oh, really?
Mihal must have had Kimchi stews a lot.
- It's the typical Kimchi stew? - Honestly, there's nothing special to it.
MC Ahn said it doesn't taste special.
Oh, he hasn't added this yet.
(Add egg yolks, pepper, and powdered red pepper to the sauce. )
I feel like I've seen this before.
It.. even smells the same.
With the seaweed on top, I feel like it's gonna be the same.
It looks very similar.
How is the taste?
It has to be different, he's a chef.
Does it taste like Kim Poong's?
It tastes like Kim Poong's!
Has everything been Kim Poong-fied?
Chef Oh is plating the nacho chips.
And he's adding the Kimchi sauce on the top.
And top it with cheese.
That's what makes the Mexican food sticky.
There is a Mexican food that's similar to that.
(Mihal slices the cabbage.)
(11. Add cabbage and boil it.)
(12. Add the soup part only.)
- So he's mixing in the soup part, huh? - Right, right.
- He's adding the sauce. - That's interesting.
- One more time! - I added sauce and onions.
Okay. 1 minute and 30 seconds left!
- 1 minute and 30 seconds! - Oh my gosh, really?
(Chef Oh takes out the nachos from the oven)
Wow, this looks really pretty. You could sell this.
Not much time left. Only 1 minute and a few more seconds.
- Is the fire out? - Oh! Chef Oh Se-deuk is done!
- He's done. - Yes.
You're going to put this in a stone pot?
- Oh, in a stone pot. - Yes, yes.
- It smells amazing. - I know.
- So this is like the East European style food. - Yes.
10 seconds left!
- Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! - (Add the green onions on top)
Six, five, four, three, two, one!
- He's done too. - It looks so pretty.
Both dishes are complete.
I'm getting all nervous.
Do you want to take picture of the two dishes and send them to your son?
(She's going to ask his son's opinion)
Did you send them?
Yes, I did.
- My son says...just by their appearances.. - Yes?
- What did he say? - Very simple answer. Hot stone pot.
Hot stone pot!
(For now, the son likes 'Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot')
It's the opposite of what we expected. He chose the stone pot.
(Yubu sushi and nachos with Kimchi tomato sauce)
(Chef Oh Se-deuk's 'Rich Nacho')
Make sure you eat the cheese with it. And the hot pepper, if you like spicy food.
I wonder if Kimchi and nachos will go well together.
- (Very graceful) - Okay, she's trying it.
(How will it taste?)
- Yes? - I'm craving beer.
Oh, beer...
- But he's a high school student. - Do you want some beer?
It'd be excellent if I can have some.
- I think my family will like it. - I see.
- Both your husband and son? - Yes.
- This time, the yubu sushi. - (Marinated with Kimchi tomato sauce)
(Cuts in half and tries it)
You know, normal people usually eat it with their hands.
- She is so graceful. - She cuts it in half and eats it.
No, it's because it was too big.
Oh, this one has the marinated beef patty in it.
And the sauce is sweet?
- Oh, you put... - Yes, I put some peach mango jam...
Kimchi was a bit sour so I wanted to add some sweet taste to balance it out.
(She finishes the other half)
- Oh, this is good. - Is it?
You like the yubu sushi more than the nachos?
- Yes, personally. - I see.
- This yubu is very soft. - Yes.
It has kimchi in it but you don't taste it that much.
So you are not really held back by the idea that it has both kimchi and yubu in it.
Oh, I see. So it works out.
(East European style soup with ripened Kimchi)
(Chef Mihal's 'Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot'
- (Stone pot open) - When I just look at it, it looks like a bean stew.
- Yes. - Doesn't it?
Okay, she's trying it. On behalf of his son.
Various ingredients are in it.
- It's one meal that will last for a day. - Yes, yes.
It's really stone pot. One big bowl.
How are the vegetables?
It's very fulfilling.
Oh.
- I'll try the soup part. - Yes, it's the most important part.
I wonder how it'll taste. East European style soup.
- It's very good. - Good.
She's never made that kind of facial expression.
If you think about how she reacted last week...and this week so far...
- She looks most bright right now. - The best facial expression we've seen so far.
The soup might taste a bit oily.
But I added Kimchi and lemon to get rid of that taste.
- It's not oily at all. - I see.
- It's not... - Okay.
He added Alfredo sauce and egg yolk.
- This one makes me crave beer, too. - Oh, really?
- Hurry and go get some beer for her. - Gosh.
How many times does she have to say it? Can't you tell that that's what she wants?
- In that case, can I have one can, too? - Oh, of course.
- I'm sorry that we didn't realize. - (We'll prepare it right away, sir)
- This size? - Yes.
It'll be very refreshing.
(He was getting all thirsty while looking at some delicious food)
Is that one for me?
Mi-sik. You need to serve the elderly first.
Oh, my. I thought he said, 'Mi-sook'.
He said, 'Mi-sik'.
Not Mi-sook. Mi-sik.
Mi-sik is his Korean name. I made it for him.
When I was young, my teachers called me, 'Mi-sik'.
Oh, I see.
What kind of coincidence is this?
- It was just a cute nickname for me. - I see.
Wow, we didn't know. We just named him Mi-sik.
- Here you go. - Very pretty glass.
Alright.
- I'll just have one sip. - Alright.
I'll wait.
She even drinks beer gracefully.
Both dishes are flawless. They're the perfect Kimchi dishes.
I think I can make them by myself, too.
- Oh. - So I like them even more.
Relatively, 'Rich Nacho' is...
- easier to make. - Oh...
This one has more steps to it but I think it'll be very healthy.
I see. So two dishes are different in that way.
Everyone will try now.
First, we'll try Chef Oh's 'Rich Nacho'.
With cheese...
It's already on it.
(Crispy)
This is good.
This...
- wow. - (Drinking beer so naturally)
Mr. Park...
- I think we need to drink some beer, too. - Right? Wouldn't it be perfect?
Right?
- How was it? - It was very good.
Did you like the yubu more?
No.
- You liked the nachos more. - Yes.
- I think guys like the nachos more. - Yeah.
This is really good.
It's a well-balanced harmony of Korean and Mexican food.
This one, you don't have to drink. It's still a good snack for those who can't drink.
I said that the process is like Kim Poong's usual cooking process.
But the end result is completely non-Kim Poong style.
- Non-Kim Poong style... - You can't compare it.
This one's done by a chef.
While...Kim Poong's dishes...are done by a virus.
A virus?
Can you watch what you say?
He lost to you last week. So he's just trying to get his revenge.
- It's perfect. - This time...
we'll try 'Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot'.
This is really interesting. How did make something like this?
Wow, this is so interesting.
It's really East European style.
What is this?
But it's still Korean at the same time.
- (Right, right.) - Because it has Kimchi.
Mr. Park is really enjoying it.
Just like last week.
- It's delicious. - Is it really?
It has bacon and meat.
It's completely different from Kimchi stew.
- It's a very interesting mix of ingredients. - I see.
- Alright. - It's very delicious.
- He likes it. - He's tasting the brand new Kimchi dish.
Yes.
There is this sauce called Rose sauce that's made with tomato and cream sauce.
This reminds me of that. It's very soft and well-balanced.
Do you think this type of dish can be globalized, too?
Do you think the VIP guests at the Blue House will like them?
Korean food glamorization?
Gosh.
You know. This seat is originally Chef Oh's seat.
- Is this an epidemic or what? - Of old-fashioned gag...
Other people usually laugh when I do this kind of joke.
- Oh, it usually works? - I think the joke level here is too high quality.
Oh...
I don't think we do quality jokes either...
I'm not sure who would actually laugh at your jokes but...
Maybe at your alumni reunion...
It's time to choose now.
I wonder which one she'll choose.
Number 1 is Chef Oh's dish. Number 2 is Chef Mihal's dish.
- Did you press it? - Yes.
Okay, she made her decision. It was a cooking battle to make an amazing kimchi dish.
Two chefs have an equal score right now. 1:1.
I wonder who won this cooking battle.
Please show us whom she chose!
Which one did she choose?
- (Chef Mihal- Winner) - Oh, Chef Mihal!
('Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot' - Winner)
Chef Mihal won!
Wow, so she thinks her son will like Chef Mihal's dish more. The stew-style dish.
Yes, he really likes stews and soups.
- I see. - He's like his dad.
Even though he's still in high school.
Chef Mihal won...against a Korean cuisine chef.
He won using Kimchi.
Chef Mihal's on the rise. 21st victory!
Congratulations, Chef Mihal!
Wow.
('Ripened Kimchi Stone P0t' - Winner)
(1. Chop beef, bacon, ripened kimchi, onions, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms,
and pumpkins. Stir-fry them altogether.)
(2. Add hot water, salt and pepper.)
(3. Add chopped cabbage. Boil them.)
(4. Mix lemon juice, Alfredo sauce, egg yolk, pepper
and pepper powder to make the sauce)
(5. Pour out the soup part only. Keep boiling.)
(6. Pour it into a stone pot. Add green onions on top.)
(Chef Mihal's 'Ripened Kimchi Stone Pot' Full Recipe)
This time, they have to come up with seafood dishes for her daughter,
who's a picky eater.
(The big match finally starts)
(The head chef of the Blue House)
(Chef Han Sang-hoon)
(Number 1 of 'Take Good Care Of The Fridge')
(Chef Lee Yeon-bok)
(The battle of the real pros)
I'll show you what I'm capable of.
You shouldn't have messed with me.
- Wow! - (Tension between the two professionals)
Cut!
(Their acting is pro, too)
I say that like in 'Grandfather'.
He says he did that.
(Trying to promote the movie he's in whenever he can)
- You're the best! - He's so amazing.
Chef Han Sang-hoon from the Blue House against Chef Lee Yeon Bok of our program.
It's a big match. I'm very nervous.
This battle will be very fierce.
- And it will be Chef Han's first 15 minute cooking battle. - Right.
And it's against Chef Lee, our ranking 1.
Maybe I shouldn't say this but it's better than battling against a small fry.
(Small Fry 1)
(Smal Fry 2, Small Fry 3)
If he wins against the leader, then this becomes his territory.
My heart is beating very fast right now.
I see. But I don't think you need to worry.
- You even made dishes that foreign VIP's liked. - Right.
But I didn't make them in just 15 minutes.
- Oh, that's why. - That's right.
- 15 minutes is scarier than the president of this country, huh? - Yes, yes.
The fact that you only have 15 minutes could be a very big pressure.
I wanted to avoid this battle, too.
Because If I lose...then people might speak badly of other chefs
on our show.
I do feel a bit burdened by that.
You're the person with the most star badges, but if you lose to our guest chef...
JTBC might fire all the chefs with lots of criticism.
- They might really consider that. - Then I'll have to go talk to the CEO of JTBC.
I'll say, 'I'll be responsible for it. Just fire me only.'
You shouldn't do that.
Right. You shouldn't do that. Just win this battle and everything will be fine.
Don't go easy on him.
No, no. It's against the Blue House.
Chef Han is from the Blue House and Chef Lee is from the Thailand Embassy.
When I worked at the embassy, I really wasn't mature enough.
I'm still immature.
(Very strong tension between the two chefs)
Alright, alright.
(Chef Lee's Ingredient Choice: red tilefish, papaya, peach, canned whelk, shrimp,
barn swallow nest, cucumber, oyster sauce, apple, egg)
(Chef Han's Ingredient Choice: olives, cocktail shrimp, peach, green onions, jalapeno,
mozzarella cheese, beef, oyster sauce, egg)
Today, I'm going to make...
'Time To Say Good'.
- (Confused) - 'Time to Say Good'?
- 'Time to Shrimp Good' - Oh, Shrimp Good!
I'm going to put some cheese in a beef ball.
And then I'm going to put the shrimp on top, like a skewer.
And then I'll put some green onions on it as well.
It will be a harmony of Korean, Chinese and Western styles.
Have you served that dish to a guest in the Blue House before?
- Yes. - Oh, wow!
Did they like it?
- Yes, they did but... - Okay.
But I'm worried that I won't be able to make it in 15 minutes today.
Because you had more than 15 minutes that time...I see.
But you said your daughter doesn't like the taste of seafood...
- Like the smell of ocean... - You said she doesn't like it that much.
But he should still try it. Because I want my daughter to try various types of food.
She'll still eat it, right?
Today I'm going to make,
'Barn Swallow's Egg'
'Barn Swallow's Egg'....
Because she doesn't like seafood,
I'm going to mince shrimp, tilefish and whelk and make it into a ball shape.
- Oh. - Then I'm going to steam it and add the barn swallow nest.
You're using the barn swallow nest?
Then, I'll add the sauce. So it's like a side dish.
- I see. - I'm lucky.
I'm going to eat the barn swallow nest.
- 'I'm lucky'. - He was sitting like this. And then he comes forward like this.
The barn swallow nest...
- She had a papaya, too. - Yes.
- I'll make some salad out of it to go with the main dish. - Alright.
This is a very nervous moment!
We'll go ahead and get this battle started.
The chef of the Blue House, who has served many satisfying meals for
the VIP guests of various countries.
It's him against Chef Lee Yeon-bok, who has mesmerized people of all ages
with his cooking skills.
I wonder who will win this battle today.
Please start the 15 min cooking battle!
(15 Minute Cooking Battle Starts!)
It's the Chef from the Blue House,
and our Chef Lee Yeon-bol's battle.
- Their pride and reputation are at stake. - Right.
I wonder how Chef Han will do in this 15 minute cooking battle.
This kind of timed battle is new for him.
He needs to manage his time well.
- Both of them, their lips... - They're closed tight.
- Both of them. - Yes, yes.
They're not talking. They're very serious.
- Chef Oh, I can't see. - They're determined.
Chef Oh, we can't see!
Your butt is too big.
- Is that the red tilefish? - Yes.
He's preparing the tilefish.
(1. Get the bones out.)
(Shrimp is here!)
Look at him chopping the shrimp.
Wow, look at that.
(2. Crush the shrimp. Mine with the red tilefish.)
- Okay, he's mixing the tilefish and the shrimp. - (Using double knives)
- Double knives! - Yes, double!
Chef Lee is now preparing the whelk.
He's putting them altogether.
Ginger juice to get rid of that bitter seafood taste.
I wonder how much of that seafood taste he'll be able to get rid of.
(4. Melt butter and add it. 5. Add starch and egg to make a dough.)
Okay, Chef Lee is now making the wonton. The ball.
He's never lost when he made wontons.
- It's the deadliest weapon. - Yes.
He's making the wonton. It means he's determined to win.
(6. Steam the dough.)
(He puts the beef on a towel and adds seasoning)
(2. Press the beef.)
Because this meat was originally for bulgogi,
it'll be too salty as it is.
That's why he used the kitchen towel.
(3. Mix the stir-fried onions and garlic to it.)
(4.Add mozzarella cheese. Make them into a ball shape.)
Chef Han takes out the shrimp.
He's fixing it on the top.
He's using 4 shrimps. Facing tail to tail.
Does it represent the Blue House?
- No, not really. - Oh, okay.
(6. Cook the Shrimp ball on an oiled pan.)
- (Looking for something...) - Where's the lid...
(He puts the lid on but it doesn't fit)
Chef Han is having a difficulty here in this new kitchen.
- Yes, this is new to him. - You can't help it.
- It's his first time. - Right.
- Maybe consider that fact when we're evaluating. - Oh, maybe.
But he's from the Blue House!
Oh, okay, okay.
He's from the Blue House so it should be okay, huh?
(Chef Lee is chopping the apple)
- He's using lots of fruits. - Yes.
And some peaches, too.
(7. Chop apples, peaches and onions)
He's pouring out the water.
And he's adding a lot of lemon juice.
- Han Sang-hoon! - Han Sang-hoon!
(She's getting all nervous)
(7. Add sugar to the lemon juice.)
(And add the chopped apples, peaches and onions.)
- 8 min and 45 secs left. - About half way through.
Chef Han needs to speed up.
(8. Chop olives and jalapeno.)
(He just puts the knife in slightly, turns it, and breaks it into two pieces)
Has to get it done in 15 minutes. Very careful.
- He's cooking very carefully. - Yes.
(10. Put the olives, jalapenos, peaches and onions on an oiled pan.)
That's interesting. Using both olives and peaches.
And he's adding the oyster sauce, that's often used in Chinese food.
(11. Add oyster sauce and pepper. Stir-fry the vegetables.)
Chef Han is not making any mistakes but he's being very cautious every step.
(Peach Salsa complete!)
(Showering with white wine)
- White wine. - Yes, white wine.
He's spending a lot of time with that.
(Chef Lee is preparing the papaya for his salad)
(Very fierce chopping)
- They're both chopping the vegetables. - (Two chefs on fire!)
Nobody is talking or smiling. Very strong tension between the two.
- If we don't talk, it'll be completely silent in here. - Yes.
- Strong tension. - Yes.
- Alright, I'll go over there and check it out. - Okay. Please go.
A very fierce battlefield.
Should I try the papaya?
- I'll try the papaya. - The papaya?
I've never tried it before.
- But that's not the main dish! - I want to try the papaya.
- It's not the time to do that. - It's very precious.
- (How will it taste?) - It's good.
Papaya...
Papaya!
- It's really good! - Is it?
Mihal, I wanna try the papaya, too.
- (He grabs the papaya) - I'm busy(ba pa yo in Korean) right now, too!
He made this soy sauce, too.
(13. Add the mozzarella cheese. Cook it with the lid covered.)
Okay, he's going to chop the green onions. Only the white part.
- He separated them out. - (Slicing them like noodles)
- Oh, thinly...like that. - He rolled it.
They’re like thin noodles.
He's frying the onions!
Like noodles. He's frying them.
He takes out the onions...
Actually, I think Chef Han is ahead of Chef Lee now.
This one just has to boil.
- He's cooking it with the white wine steam. - Yes. Yes.
He's really putting a lot of effort into this shrimp ball.
Chef Han is going 'All-in'!
- 2 minutes. - Only 2 minutes left now.
(He opens the lid)
The wontons are done!
When will he use the barn swallow nest?
It's still sitting there. It's still there.
(9. Put the wontons on a plate. Add the barn swallow nest next.)
(He opens the lid...)
(well cooked beef shrimp ball)
Oh, he's taking it out. He spent so much time on it!
- It's hot, it's hot. - He's taking it out!
Alright!
Very busy. About 1 minute and 10 seconds left.
Chef Lee is running out of time.
Chef Lee needs to speed up more now.
I wonder if Chef Lee will be able to get it done in time. 1 minute left now.
(10. Mix soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, hot pepper, lemon juice and oyster sauce.)
(to make the salad dressing)
- Only 40 seconds left now. - You need to wrap it up.
Both of them look very busy.
The chef from the Blue House and the chef from the Embassy.
I wonder who will be the winner. 30 seconds left.
30 seconds!
Wow, this...
It's getting close...
Oh, Chef Han is done!
Wow, Chef Han's dish is done!
Chef Han finished it earlier.
Now, Chef Lee. 10 seconds left!
(12. He pours out the fruit sauce over the wontons.)
He looks very busy, too. Oh! He's done!
Chef Lee got done, too! 6 seconds were left.
Chef Lee finished in time, too.
Wow.
It was a fierce battle.
Now, Mi-sook will try the dishes.
Wow.
So the seafood dishes for her daughter have been completed.
This time, as well...
she will take pictures and send them to her daughter.
I wonder which one she'll like more.
(The beef shrimp ball that mesmerized even the Blue House VIP guests)
(Chef Han's 'Time To Shrimp Good')
- Thank you for the food. - Sure, sure.
The cheese is inside.
Eat it with cheese and one shrimp together. - Okay.
Okay, even the president liked it.
Mom is trying it first.
Hmm, so this is how it tastes.
But we don't know.
- How is it? - (Nervous)
- Fist of all, it doesn't have that bitter seafood taste. None at all. - That's good.
He used the peach for the sauce...
that sour taste...
- so it stimulates my appetite, I think. - Alright. I see.
Thankfully, if my daughter saw the shrimp she'll go, 'hmm is this seafood dish?'
but because it has bulgogi...
- I think she'll still eat it. - Oh, okay.
Do you think your daughter will like it?
It has lots of things that she likes. The cheese and the bulgogi.
I don't think she'll refuse to eat it but...
The side ingredients and the sour taste...
I'm not sure if she will like them personally...
- Then what do you think? - I like it very much.
- She likes it very much. - Alright.
(Seafood wonton with barn swallow nest)
(Chef Lee's 'Barn Sallow's Egg)
So you put the barn swallow in here, right?
Yes, so you should use your spoon.
Try the wonton, the barn swallow nest and the sauce altogether.
Okay, the wonton. On the spoon.
If my daughter says, 'what's this?', what should I say...
- You should say, 'just try it'. - Right?
(Mom tries it first)
- I wonder. - You could probably taste the whelk, too. The texture of it.
(Eyes wide open)
The texture of the tilefish, shrimp and whelk are completely different.
Yes.
The whelk is very chewy and tasty.
It's like sweet and sour beef.
- But it's like a seafood version of it. - Oh.
Is it too seafood like?
- Yes. - Oh, it is?
It does taste like seafood but I'm not held back by it.
- I think it's okay. - Alright.
Do you taste the barn swallow nest?
- I don’t really..- You don't taste it, huh?
I don't really taste it. Last time I ate it, it tasted very plain.
But this one is really good.
Yeah, so I didn't add any salt to it.
Barn swallow nest is not for the taste. It's more for your health.
- Oh, right. - It’s good for your skin and for your respiratory system.
So she'll look different tomorrow.
- I know. She'll be even more beautiful. - It's amazing.
- She'll look brighter next morning. - Yes, yes.
It's very good. I'll try the salad now.
This salad is more of a Chinese style dish.
- It could be a good snack. - Alright.
I'm not sure if her daughter likes the vegetables.
(Nodding)
The aroma of the cucumbers...
and the spiciness of the hot pepper...and the sweet taste from the papaya.
I think my husband will like this salad.
Oh.
- It's for adults, huh? - Yes.
Alright. Everyone will try now.
First, the chef of the Phoenix.
We'll try Chef Han's 'Time To Shrimp Good' first.
The president ate this dish.
- Now we get to eat it, too. - Yes.
Wow, it has this deep taste.
- Yes, feels a bit heavy. - Yes.
The beef wrapped around the shrimp.
So when you become a president, you eat this kind of dish, huh?
When we were young, becoming a president was the dream of many kids.
I guess it's partial dream come true.
- We got to try the food that presidents eat. - We can tell our friends, now.
Yes.
- This is really delicious. - Isn't it?
How can it taste like this?
What I've been eating wasn't actual food.
It's all false.
I hope your wife doesn't take it the wrong way.
- You're not saying that she made bad food. - Of course not.
- I meant the food I ate outside. - Yes, from outside.
The balance is very good.
To have a good balance, it means it's well cooked.
No doubt that the president will like his dish very much.
Alright.
This time we'll try Chef Lee's dish, 'Barn Swallow's Egg.'
The Egg, meaning the wonton.
Barn swallow nest is in it.
The white thing in there is the barn swallow nest but you won't really taste it.
I see.
- I can taste the whelk really well. - Yes.
I chopped them into big pieces on purpose.
If all the ingredients are too small, it'll be too boring.
- The whelk is the big hit. - Oh.
- Did you taste the barn swallow nest? - Yes, yes.
- It's a brand new taste. - I see.
- It's good for your health. - Yes.
- You must eat it no matter what. - No matter what...
Of course, you gotta try it, no matter what.
Alright.
You know when you eat red bean porridge, there's that white rice cake part.
It kinda tastes like that. I'd call it 'a sea porridge'.
When you look at that one TV commercial,
when somebody comes out of the ocean...it tastes like that.
- And what kind of taste is that? - I know, I don't understand either.
It tastes like the sea...
nothing's holding you back...it's so soft, you can like drink it.
You sent the pictures to your daughter. Did she reply you back?
- Yes. - Alright.
By just looking at the pictures...which one did she like more?
At first, she said...number 2.
- Number 2? - Number 2 is Chef Han's dish.
- Oh, you sent Chef Lee's dish first. - Yes.
And I asked why.
- She said because it has beef and cheese. - Oh, I see.
Because of beef and cheese.
So she doesn't want to eat seafood.
Then I told her that Chef Lee's dish is made with fish.
- Pure flesh, no bones, no skin part. - Oh, okay.
- Then she said, 'Oh...okay. Then number 1.' - Really?
I asked her why. She said she wants to try it out.
She wants to try it...
Because it's just fish.
- But you will have to choose for her now. - Yes.
Number 1 is Chef Han's dish.
Number 2 is Chef Lee's dish.
Thank you for this fantastic food. Thank you so much.
I'm going to choose...
- the dish.... - Yes, yes. Did you press it?
I pressed it.
Okay, she pressed it,
Let's find out the result!
The representative of our program, with his 24 victories! Chef Lee Yeon-bok!
And Chef Han Sang-hoon, the chef of the Blue House!
Who will be the winner of this battle?
Please show us the result?
Whose dish did Mi-sook choose?
Please show us the result? Whose dish did Mi-sook choose?
(Chef Lee Yeon-bok - Winner)
('Barn Swallow's Egg - Winner)
Chef Lee won!
Chef Lee Yeon-bok won...
against chef Han Sang-hoon.
My purpose was to make my daughter eat seafood.
So when she said that she wants to try it, I think it really affected my decision.
Chef Lee is the only ranking 1 now.
With his 25 victories. And he protected the reputation of our program.
- He saved all the chefs from getting fired. - Yes.
They might have fired them all.
To be honest, because I had this mission to protect our reputation,
It really put a lot of pressure on me.
You must be a bit disappointed, Chef Han.
I tried Chef Lee's dish, too.
- I thought, 'Of course, no wonder Chef Lee made this'. - Alright.
25th victory! Ranking! Congratulations!
Thank you for your hard work, Chef Lee!
(Barn Swallow's Egg - Winner)
(1. Prepare the red tilefish and the shrimp.)
(2. Chop the whelk. Put all of them in one bowl.)
(3. Add ginger juice and butter.)
(4. Add starch and egg to make a dough. Make the wontons and steam them.)
(5. Chop papaya, cucumbers, onions and carrots.)
(6. Mix soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, hot pepper, lemon juice
and oyster sauce to make the dressing)
(7. Add the barn swallow nest.)
(8. Boil water. Add lemon juice, sugar, apple, peach and onions.)
(9. Add starch water. Pour it over the steamed wontons.)
(Chef Lee Yeon-bok's 'Barn Swallow's Egg - Full Recipe')
Let me introduce out guests today! Im Chang-jung and On Joo-wan!
To us, the snacks you eat while you're drinking...it's like melody!
Please forgive me!
I'm trying to erase it little by little.
Then the chorus part goes...
Hello? It's me.
How are you doing? Who composed this song?
Hello, I'm Park Chan-ho.
Oh, its him!
Let me introduce my wife, who will be the special guest chef for today.
Chef Park Lee-hye!
It's Chef Park Lee-hye!
- Pulls the chair out for her. - I can't believe this.
This is the first time! A female chef against a male chef!
Can you send him away?
Send him away....
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