The project that turns your leftovers into an amazing dish!
The best chefs in Korea will...
take care of your fridge.
A classy cooking talk show! Take Care...
- of My Fridge. - My Fridge.
(Take Care of My Fridge)
Welcome.
As long as they have a knife and a ladle,
they can rescue any ingredients.
They're true fridge savers. Our eight chefs are here.
Nice to see you all.
(The 8 chefs are fridge savers.)
Well...
Today,
we advised the chefs to pay extra attention...
to their appearances.
I'm afraid they went a bit overboard.
We spent a little money. We even brought Tom Cruise.
- Who? - Tom Cruise.
Oh, he's here. Mikhal.
Mi Cruise.
He looks a bit like General MacArthur too.
Ho Young, what's your theme?
- Hearts. - Hearts?
Pink hearts.
- Love, love. - Love, love.
- Love, love. - You have three hearts.
Love, love, love.
Is your hand okay?
- Yes. - Is it okay now?
I was very worried.
That's right. He really was.
My Young.
"My Young".
The reason why we asked you to dress up today is because...
today's guests are...
very influential fashion people.
They're fashion people.
Who are today's guests?
(Today's guest's fridge...)
(is packed and transported to the studio.)
(The other guest's fridge...)
(is transported too.)
(Today's guests...)
(will be revealed soon.)
(Amazed)
(Today's guests look gorgeous.)
Oh, my gosh.
Han Go Eun and Lee Sung Kyoung are here.
- Welcome. - Nice to meet you.
You can come down.
- Everyone is frozen. - Right.
Mikhal, why don't you take off your sunglasses now?
How long are you going to have them on?
Free your eyes.
I haven't seen Mikhal smile that big in a while.
Well...
She looks just like a Barbie doll.
She's been married for eight months now,
but she is still every man's dream.
The actress with fatal charms,
Han Go Eun is here. Welcome.
- Hello. - Nice to see you.
Nice to see you.
Hello.
I'm Han Go Eun. I'm very happy these days.
(She's beautiful.)
- You look so happy. - It's because she looks so happy.
She's beautiful.
With her fresh charms, she became the icon of 2016.
From her looks to singing and dancing... You have many talents.
Even acting. She has talents for many things.
Model and actress Lee Sung Kyoung is here.
Lee Sung Kyoung!
Welcome.
Hello, I'm Lee Sung Kyoung. Thank you for having me today.
We're very happy to have you here today.
By the way,
- you got married eight months ago. - That's right.
When did you get married and to whom?
Not everyone knows about it.
- Really? - Yes.
My husband is an ordinary, hard-working man.
- A hard-working man. - Yes.
He brings his salary to me every month.
- Every month. - And...
We got married on the 101st day since we met.
- You got married after 100 days? - You did?
(Romantic)
One of our chefs,
Sam, found out that you got married...
today. And in the waiting room...
He threw a tantrum.
He got furious.
He threw the pumpkins.
He even threw the pumpkins.
Why did you do that?
She got married so quietly. I didn't know.
I remember Sam saying...
Go Eun is his ideal type.
- Right? - He really said that.
- I heard it twice. - Yes, it's true.
He is our saint.
- He's blushing. - You're blushing.
Our 2 guests have 1 thing in common.
They were both models before they started acting.
You debuted first, right?
- Of course. - Which year was your debut?
- I debuted in 1995. - 1995.
- I debuted in 2008. - 2008.
There's a 13-year gap.
Sung Kyoung,
I heard you were a bit worried...
when you found out Go Eun was appearing with you.
She'd make me look like a squid.
- A squid? - I was very worried.
All women...
look up to Go Eun.
She's so beautiful,
and I'm especially jealous of elegant women.
I want to be like her.
I was worried she'd make me look like a squid.
I was very worried too.
Considering our age difference...
(Sung Kyoung shakes her head.)
(Even such a beauty fears a younger actress.)
- You were worried too? - Yes.
- About appearing with Sung Kyoung? - Yes.
I'm very old, but I blend in here.
I raised the average age of the chefs here a lot.
You know who Choi Ju Bong is, right?
- Of course. - Doesn't he look like...
Why are you doing this to me?
(Annoyed)
I wasn't sure if you knew who he was.
- You know who he is, right? - I do.
- He's an actor. - I know who he is.
You know who he is?
I'm sorry.
I thought only we knew.
- Do you know who Sun Dol is? - Ask Go Eun.
No? You know who he is, right?
(Angry)
- Yes. - See?
- Sun Dol. - She knows. She's like us.
- Gosh. - Go Eun and I...
About 10 years ago...
- We had a wedding photoshoot. - It was a long time ago.
A wedding photoshoot?
About 10 years ago?
You were so young.
Go Eun hasn't changed a bit.
- Since then? - I look so much older now.
Gosh, this is unfair.
- Do you remember it? - Of course.
- Really? - He was so handsome.
He was unbelievably handsome.
But I thought he was shorter than I had imagined.
(Laughing)
I'm not that short.
- Stand up. - No, I won't.
After 10 years, she hurt your feelings.
- She ruined my mood. - Exactly.
Do you have any tips on how to become tall?
My big sister is 170cm tall, and I'm 174cm tall.
We're one year apart,
so we competed for food a lot.
To become taller than the other?
No. We were just hungry.
You competed.
You know the Smurf soup, right?
My mom would make it in a huge pot.
And it'd be gone in a day. We ate so much.
Were you greedy for food?
Even these days, we fight over food.
What about you, Sung Kyoung?
When I was little, I was able to finish a pizza by myself.
A large one.
I was able to finish tangsuyuk, fried rice,
and oyster jjamppong alone.
When girls go to a cafe,
they can't decide if they should order something.
It's not because they think they won't finish everything.
- It's because they think they will. - They will finish everything.
"Should we order it or not?"
(Foodie Theater)
"But if we order it, we'll finish it."
That's a difference.
It always baffles me.
Guys seem to be able to...
stop when they're full.
- I'm so jealous. - Girls...
finish everything...
while talking.
"I'm so full." But we keep eating.
- They're laughing. - You can relate, right?
Girls even finish the extra food given for free.
I take it home.
- Some do that. - I don't leave anything behind.
My younger sister is 164cm tall,
my mom 160cm, and my dad 170cm.
I'm the tallest in the whole family.
And I was the most physically active one.
- You were physically active? - So was I.
I exercised a lot.
- I grew 10cm in a year. - Eat a lot and move a lot.
- What exactly do you mean by that? - I played outside a lot.
I played hide-and-seek...
(What?)
- And... - Hide-and-seek?
Hide-and-seek?
We haven't heard that word in ages.
- Hide-and-seek. - Hide-and-seek.
Asking her about Choi Ju Bong was no mistake.
- She played hide-and-seek. - She must know Kuwait Park too.
You played hide-and-seek.
(She's my ideal type.)
Our female viewers...
must want to know...
about your diet.
It's called intermittent fasting, right?
I've been doing it for a long time.
For 24 to 36 hours every week,
I only drink liquids...
- to detox. - Is it effective?
- It works for me. - Really?
I tried it for three months.
Intermittent fasting?
In the end, it turned into intermittent binging.
My body started shaking.
You end up eating for 24 hours.
I put on 10kg.
After fasting for 24 hours, you eat for 48 hours.
- Exactly. - You eat twice as much, right?
- That's right. - You drink more too.
Between 21...
and 25,
I started watching my diet.
I started a low sodium diet...
and stopped eating red meat...
altogether.
I even avoided sesame oil.
But as I got older,
I started to go a little easier on myself.
By the way, I think using butter and cheese in cooking...
is cheating.
Butter and cheese make everything taste good.
Also, everything tastes good when deep-fried...
in my opinion.
- That means... - There are dark clouds...
- over the chefs right now. - You think it's cheating.
Go Eun told us about the food she likes...
and the food she avoids.
All right.
She's been married for only eight months now.
Let's take a look inside Go Eun's fridge.
(How will Go Eun's fridge look?)
Did you put these on?
- They're very old. - They're pretty.
- Right? - What's this?
Is it a glass cleaner?
- Right? - Is that you?
No. They're paintings.
They're magnets.
Who am I talking to right now?
(Laughing)
What are you doing?
Give him a yellow card.
Are you going to keep...
having private conversations with our guests?
What is this?
Oh, that.
I wipe the fridge with it.
- Oh, I see. - I haven't wiped it in a while.
Like this. You wipe the fridge with it.
- Like this. - It doesn't leave any scratches.
And when you're done...
Go Eun talks like an old person.
She said it doesn't leave any scratches.
- These paintings are very sexy. - They're sexy.
I like sexy things.
She's very straightforward.
You'll get to look inside Go Eun's fridge...
for the first time.
(Amazed)
For the first time.
It's very well-organized.
- I knew it. - Look at all the beer.
I can see that she got married recently.
Exactly.
Everything looks so new.
It's very neat.
Does your husband like to drink?
No. He can't drink.
- It's all mine. - There's so much beer.
- All this beer is yours? - Yes.
- It's all yours? - Yes.
- All of it? - Yes.
Do you drink a lot?
I like to drink.
I can be honest now that I'm married.
- "I like to drink." - "I like to drink."
She's a heavy drinker.
She's a Barbie doll that drinks.
(Her fridge reveals her secrets.)
That's right. She's a Barbie doll that drinks.
How much can you drink?
I could finish all the beer in my fridge at once.
- Where does it all go? - All this is for one day?
Beer makes you pee.
She deserves to be called a heavy drinker, right?
She's a heavy-drinking Barbie doll.
This seems to be coconut water.
- Yes. - Many women like it.
- It relieves hangovers. - It does?
You drink coconut water to relieve hangovers?
- Yes. - It works well.
There are some side dishes.
- There's some kimchi too. - Yes.
Do you make it yourself?
I love kimchi.
I used to buy it,
but now I get it from my in-laws.
It's from your in-laws?
They know I keep a low-sodium diet,
so they put less salt for me.
Because you keep a low-sodium diet,
- they make it less salty. - Yes.
I see. I think this is an oyster dish.
Yes, it's seasoned oysters.
- Seasoned oysters? - Seasoned oysters?
My mother made it.
- Your mother-in-law? - No. My mother.
I'm not used to that question.
- Let's try this. - Seasoned oysters.
- I love oysters. - Go Eun's mother made it.
I'm not sure if you'll like it.
- If you eat it with some cabbage... - Yes.
It'd be very crunchy.
(Will they like it?)
Let's have a taste.
- It was made by Go Eun's mother. - Go Eun's mother.
Let's see.
- It's perfect. - It's perfect. I love it.
- It tastes very good. - It tastes a bit different.
Slice some onions,
and fry them with the oysters and some rice in sesame oil.
Add some fried eggs too, and it tastes very good.
You make fried rice with this for your husband.
Do you prepare breakfast for your husband?
Yes. He always has breakfast.
- He does? - He must wake up early.
I want to do it for him while I can.
Hyun Seok, did you have breakfast this morning?
Did your wife prepare it for you?
Well...
- All right. - Wait.
The thing is...
What took so long? I'm asking about this morning.
Does any of you have breakfast?
- It's important for me. - My mom makes it for me.
If I skip breakfast...
My mom prepared breakfast for me this morning too.
He's so spoiled.
What's wrong?
We met around 8am or 9am...
this morning.
He was eating gimbap like this.
It looked like he'd been starving.
You say you don't need breakfast, but...
He had breakfast for the first time in 10 years.
He was almost crying.
All right. Do you make gimbap sometimes?
I like radish pickles.
- Radish pickles? - Yes.
- Radish pickles. - With red pepper powder?
I haven't heard that word in a while either.
She speaks in such an elegant way...
and uses advanced vocabulary,
but now and then, she uses old words.
I sound very old, right?
Every once in a while, she feels so close.
She played hide-and-seek.
(The Barbie doll's unexpected charms)
She's one of us.
Let's look inside her freezer now.
This is her freezer.
There's a lot of stuff.
What is this?
It's chicken breast patties.
You grind chicken breast, mix it with vegetables,
and add some herbs. It's easier to eat.
- She's a chef. - She is.
It's a useful tip.
On this side...
- It's for making broth. - Broth?
It's for making broth.
Dried pollack, anchovies... It's for making broth.
- Yes. - For making broth.
- She must cook a lot. - Yes.
There's some fish here.
- What's this? - It's bass.
- Bass? - Bass?
This looks like yellow corvina.
- What's this? - That's 20,000 years old.
- It's frozen pollack. - It's 20,000 years old?
It's a fossil?
This must be processed.
I use it when I'm in a hurry.
- When you're in a hurry. - When I'm out of fish.
Do you like home shopping?
Otherwise, why would you have so much food?
- It must be from home shopping. - What's all this?
- It's from home shopping. - What is it?
My husband is...
a home shopping merchandiser.
He always tries...
the food he sells.
That's why I have so much food.
If you like salmon, do you want some?
You should take some too.
I already took some.
- I always do. - Good.
- Room-temperature ingredients... - You brought those too?
Room-temperature ingredients. Cup rice?
Yes. It's awesome.
I'm too lazy to cook for myself.
After my husband leaves for work, I eat that.
We're done looking at Go Eun's fridge now.
Now let's find out...
what kind of dishes Go Eun wants.
Please show us what she wants to eat.
"A breakfast dish for my hard-working husband".
"A Parents' Day dish for my parents-in-law".
My husband gets up at 6am and has breakfast at 6:20am.
I have 20 minutes.
So this program is perfect for me.
- You have only 20 minutes? - Yes.
So...
I'm hoping to get some tips today.
Also, on Parents' Day,
I'd like to make something nice...
for my parents-in-law.
I'd like to pay them back for everything they've given me.
Is this the first Parents' Day since you got married?
Yes, that's right.
I wonder if my daughter-in-law thinks like Go Eun.
So suddenly? That was very sudden.
- That was so random. - All right.
Let me announce the four chefs...
who are going to cook with Go Eun's ingredients.
Seed One,
Lee Yeon Bok with 18 wins.
(Lee Yeon Bok)
Seed Two, Sam Kim with 18 wins.
(Sam Kim)
Seed Three,
Mikhal Ashminov with 15 wins.
Lastly, Jeong Ho Young with 4 wins...
goes to Seed Four.
Lee Yeon Bok, Sam Kim,
- Mikhal, and Jeong Ho Young. - Jeong Ho Young.
I'll make a dish for her parents-in-law.
For her parents-in-law?
His daughter-in-law has never cooked for him,
but now he's going to teach someone else's daughter-in-law.
His daughter-in-law must be on pins and needles right now.
I'll make a breakfast dish for her husband.
I'll make something very healthy.
Something healthy.
Sam is going to make...
a healthy breakfast dish.
I have breakfast every morning, so I'll make a breakfast dish.
Mikhal chooses a breakfast dish.
Automatically, Ho Young...
will cook for Go Eun's parents-in-law.
Two chefs are going to make breakfast dishes for Go Eun.
Sam and Mikhal,
please pick up the ingredients from her fridge.
(It's time to choose the ingredients.)
Both of them are already wearing aprons.
(They're picking up a lot of fresh vegetables.)
Mikhal.
Mikhal just picked up some salmon.
Fish.
He's taking all the vegetables.
Sam looks a bit depressed today.
A bit.
It's not fun to cook for the husband of a woman you loved.
He looks depressed.
It's so meaningful.
(Sam chooses bass, celery, cream cheese, shiitake,)
(bell peppers, and eggs.)
(Mikhal chooses smoked salmon, cream cheese, mustard, zucchini,)
(broccoli, capers, and eggs.)
What are you going to make?
My dish is called Love Rolls.
- Love Rolls? - Love Rolls?
- Love Rolls. - Love Rolls.
Love Rolls.
Bulgarians like to make...
rolls stuffed with something.
I'll roll the salmon...
with zucchini.
And I'll make some mustard sauce.
My dish is called Morning Dumplings.
- Morning Dumplings. - Morning Dumplings.
If you make this for breakfast,
your husband will wonder what it is.
- "What is this?" - "What is this?"
- You had some bass in the fridge. - Bass.
I'll make Italian fish soup...
with dumplings in it.
I'm thinking of making the dough from scratch.
Within the limited time.
It sounds great.
I'll do my best.
For your dream woman's husband.
Why do you look so sad today?
- Stop teasing him. - I'll do my best.
Is it just me?
In the baseball cartoon,
Dong Tak and Eom Ji get married.
For Eom Ji's happiness,
Kka Chi gets hit...
- by a ball. - That's right.
And he loses sight in one eye.
Will Sam lose his sight today?
I think so.
(I can do anything that makes you happy)
(What will happen to Kka Chi and Eom Ji today?)
Now, the chefs will make breakfast dishes...
for Go Eun's hard-working husband.
Lately...
Oh, my.
- All right. - He looks like Tom Cruise.
He is showing off his looks.
Naturalist chef Sam Kim...
versus Mikhal who specializes in well-being dishes.
It'll be a neck-and-neck match. Who will be the winner?
Let's start the breakfast dish competition!
You have 15 minutes.
Let's start! You have 15 minutes.
He's so relaxed.
Mikhal. He's caring a lot about how he looks today.
- It feels like we're on a vacation. - Exactly.
(Mikhal looks like a chef at a resort.)
I thought he was going to roll the salmon,
but he's going to roll the zucchini.
He's going to roll the zucchini?
He's slicing it thinly.
- He's using zucchini. - Zucchini rolls.
He's using cream cheese now.
Go Eun said using too much cheese is cheating.
(He puts some back in.)
It makes everything taste good.
He's putting some back in.
(The cream cheese is seasoned with salt and pepper.)
(Mix cream cheese, salt, pepper, and capers together.)
(He puts broccoli into the boiling water.)
(Blanch broccoli with salt and finely chop it.)
(Broccoli and cream cheese sauce are mixed together.)
Mikhal's sauce looks great.
What's in it?
He blanched the broccoli...
- and mixed it with cream cheese. - It looks tasty.
He mashed it.
If there was a sea behind Mikhal,
it'd look like a resort.
- That's right. - It'd look like...
a five-star hotel.
Are you taking a picture?
- Are you taking a selfie? - I want to turn on the radio.
- The radio? - The morning radio.
You want to listen to the morning radio?
- He's imagining it's 6am. - That's right.
(Sam prepares vegetables.)
- Sam is... - He's making vegetable broth.
He's using vegetables.
He's making broth.
It's his style.
(Fry chopped vegetables in oil.)
He should start with making the dough.
He doesn't have much time.
He has to make the dough and the filling and cook them.
He might not have enough time.
Exactly.
But he needs broth too.
- Broth takes time too. - It takes time.
It'll be a battle against time.
(He starts preparing the bass.)
He's preparing the bass.
- He's working with the bass. - The bass.
Sam is preparing the bass.
Is he using...
the skin too?
He's using the bones and the skin in the broth.
- The skin too? - The skin too?
He's adding some water.
After frying the ingredients for a while,
he's adding some water.
- He's already spent five minutes... - Already?
making the broth.
Five minutes has passed.
Mikhal is very fast.
(He puts the sauce and salmon on the zucchini.)
- He's probably going to roll it. - It looks tasty.
- He's rolling the zucchini. - The zucchini.
Will it be served raw?
Then it might not taste very good.
I don't think he'll serve it raw.
He's skewering it.
That's right. He's skewering it.
- He'll fry it. - He'll fry it.
- And... - Is that vinegar?
- He added vinegar to the water. - Vinegar?
(After adding vinegar, he puts eggs into the water.)
Mikhal is making poached eggs.
But he's not using a lot of water.
It looks as if he's making fried eggs.
Vinegar stops the eggs from spreading.
I see.
Is that boiling water?
- Yes. - It's water.
Look at his techniques.
It's so interesting.
- It's a great tip. - He added some vinegar.
It's very interesting.
Mikhal is scooping out the eggs.
(Mikhal starts plating.)
Mikhal has already started plating.
- Mikhal has started plating. - He's so fast.
Without the eggs,
it'd be perfect for when you have wine.
When you have wine?
(Sam is still busy.)
- Sam works so fast. - He's really fast.
(He is making the dumpling filling.)
(Finely chop and fry onions and shiitake mushrooms.)
(Chop and fry the bass.)
He has to make both the wrappers and the filling.
- What is he going to do? - He hasn't even started yet.
Shouldn't you start with the wrappers?
- I will. - You will?
He's so busy.
He's stuttering.
He doesn't know what to do.
He forgot his recipe.
Is it burnt?
It looks a bit burnt.
Is it burnt? It's okay.
It's okay. There's eight minutes left.
Sam hasn't made the wrappers yet.
- And... - He's cooling down the filling.
That's the filling?
(Mix the fried ingredients with cream cheese.)
Is it okay to use that much cheese?
- Of course. - It's okay?
I love cheese.
What I'm saying is, all food tastes good with cheese.
So it'll be hard to judge.
(Blend flour and eggs together to make wrappers.)
Sam has started with the dough.
Sam is making the dough.
- This is so fun. - He's started with the dough.
(Sam finally starts working on the dough.)
He's working on the dough.
Sam is starting with the dough.
It's an important part.
He's running out of time.
- I think he'll have enough time. - The dough looks great.
I think he's safe.
(Roll out the dough and cut into rounds.)
- He's making the wrappers. - The wrappers.
(Amazed)
(He spoons the filling onto the rounds.)
(He spreads beaten eggs on the edges of the rounds.)
(Spoon the filling onto the rounds and shape them into dumplings.)
There's five minutes left.
Okay. There's five minutes left.
Love Rolls...
- and Morning Dumplings. - Leave them alone.
Sam versus Mikhal.
The well-being chef versus the naturalist chef.
(Boil the stir-fried ingredients in the bass broth.)
Go, go, go. Try the naturalist soup.
It's boiling right now.
- Let me try it. - How does it taste?
- He hasn't tried it yet. - Hurry up.
- I'll try it now. - I can't wait.
(How does the bass soup taste?)
It's very salty. Isn't it too salty?
It's very salty.
- It's too salty. - Go Eun doesn't like salt.
- It's a lot saltier than I thought. - There's four minutes left.
It's not okay.
What's with Sam? Is something bothering him?
Well...
He's cooking for the husband of a woman he admired in his 20s.
I can do anything
- That makes you happy - Seriously...
(What a twist of fate.)
Sam's eyes look sad.
Mikhal, can I try the sauce?
- The sauce? - Yes.
It's what he just whipped up.
- With cream cheese. - And capers.
Does it taste like beach food?
(Curious)
- Does it taste like beach food? - It tastes like Bulgaria.
It tastes like Bulgaria.
(He separates the yolk from the white.)
(Mix egg yolks and mustard together.)
(He adds flour to oil.)
You're not done yet?
You're making something more.
It's just sauce.
- It's the sauce. - It's the sauce.
He's making some sauce.
(Season the sauce with pepper.)
There's three minutes left.
You should start...
- cooking the dumplings. - There's enough time.
There's three minutes left.
Can the dumplings cook within three minutes?
The dough was made with eggs.
It doesn't need a lot of time.
- Three minutes is enough? - He's clever.
(Sam finely chops bell peppers.)
(Mix chopped and fried bell peppers, onions,)
(and mushrooms with cream cheese.)
The clock has turned red!
There's 41 seconds left. Sam is in a hurry.
(Finely slice the white part of the green onion.)
(Transfer the fried vegetables and the bass soup into a bowl.)
(Add the cooked dumplings to the soup.)
Mikhal is relaxed.
He's taking his time.
(Pour the mustard sauce over the poached eggs and rolls.)
What is he doing with smoked salmon? There's only 30 seconds left.
Are you making something more?
There's only 30 seconds left.
- He's making a rose. - It's a rose.
He's decorating the dish.
He's decorating with salmon. He's so relaxed.
For Go Eun's husband.
Her husband is almost done drying his hair now.
- Mikhal is done! - He's done!
Like we expected, Mikhal is done first.
Sam has to finish up too.
There's about 10 seconds left. Time is running out.
Go Eun's husband has put on a suit and is heading out.
He might have to skip breakfast.
There's five seconds left.
4, 3, 2...
(Garnish with the white part of green onions.)
Two... Sam is finished!
Sam is finished.
Dishes for Go Eun's husband.
Her husband almost left home without having breakfast.
Good job.
(Lovely well-being breakfast for the husband)
(Chef Mikhal's Love Rolls)
He said the sauce was salty.
Everything at once?
- What's wrong? - Nothing.
We just can't wait.
(Nervous)
(How does the zucchini roll taste?)
It tastes really good.
Really?
The smoked flavor of the salmon has been enhanced,
and the texture of broccoli is very crunchy.
- It's delicious. - Okay.
(She finishes the other roll too.)
She cut a small piece.
(Satisfied)
(I can't wait.)
- What should I do? - Why?
I'm craving wine.
My goodness.
(Go Eun loves to drink.)
You must know your husband's taste.
If you make this for him for breakfast...
- He'd love it. - That's good.
It's a healthy breakfast dish for the husband.
It suits my taste too.
Really?
(Italian fish dumpling soup made with natural ingredients)
(Chef Sam Kim's Morning Dumplings)
It'd be easy on the stomach too. It's not too much food either.
(As soon as she tastes it...)
- It must be rich. - What does that face mean?
The broth must be somehow special.
Is it that special?
- There's something. - She should try the dumpling.
She's trying the dumpling.
With some broth.
It's perfect for breakfast.
In the morning...
(What does she think?)
Her face looks different from when she tried the roll.
- It has a sour flavor. - A sour flavor?
- It tastes very fresh. - It tastes fresh.
- He used a lemon. - A lemon?
Also, I used some cream cheese.
Both in the soup and the dumpling filling.
It could have been too fatty,
but the sour flavor cancels it out.
I was very surprised.
Also, the wrapper is...
soft like bread.
It melts in the mouth.
I used eggs in the dough. That might be why.
- It's like bread. - It's like bread?
I love bell peppers.
I love mushrooms too.
I think this is a dish I'd enjoy more than my husband would.
I knew it.
Who did you make it for?
Gosh.
Let me just ask you.
Is it really for her husband or is it for Go Eun?
It's for both of them.
- It's for Go Eun. - Right?
(He doesn't care about the competition.)
He doesn't care about the competition.
I knew it.
As long as Go Eun is satisfied, he's happy.
Let's all have a taste.
Let's see how the dishes taste.
You've never been to Sam's restaurant, have you?
I got turned down once.
- You got turned down? - On weekends,
- it's always fully booked. - That's right.
You were going with your husband, right?
- Yes. - That's why you got turned down.
- That's why. - Of course.
That's right.
If you call us directly...
- Can I have your phone number? - Sure.
While Sam was cooking for Go Eun,
Hyun Seok got her phone number first.
(Angry)
My goodness.
While Sam works hard...
I already said Go Eun was my ideal type.
And you got her phone number?
- Before me? - After hearing everything...
She wanted to book a table...
Sam looks serious.
He seems to be choking.
He's serious.
Choi Dong Tack and Sam Kka Chi.
It's like a soap opera.
(The chef baseball team)
Let's try Mikhal's...
Love Rolls first.
- I guess it's not... - You should eat everything at once.
(He puts the whole thing in his mouth.)
(He claps his hands.)
(Mikhal's Love Rolls)
Mikhal.
I haven't tried many of Mikhal's dishes,
- but this is my favorite so far. - Right?
To be honest.
It's very nice and mild.
It's not just for breakfast. When you have wine in the evening,
you could put this together in a second. It's perfect.
I can see why you were craving wine.
- Right? - With wine,
the flavors would be enhanced.
- It tastes very clean. - Yes.
The broccoli and cream cheese sauce goes perfectly with smoked salmon.
I love the texture too.
It's soft, but the broccoli adds some crunch to it.
- I really enjoyed it. - Okay.
Let's try Morning Dumplings now.
It's a dish of Sam's sad love.
- It's very sad. - The sauce tastes great.
(Morning Dumplings)
- My goodness. - It's delicious.
He pulled off such a difficult task.
Now I understand what you meant when you said it was like bread.
It tastes really good.
Even those who hate bell peppers...
would start to love them once they taste this.
It's delicious.
It'd be perfect for breakfast.
The flavors are very mild.
And it's seasoned perfectly with Sam's tears.
Sam's tears.
- It was salty at first. - Stop it.
- It was salty. - It's too sad.
His food usually tastes like a mom's food,
but today it tastes like a man's food.
A young, ambitious man.
- A man in his 20s. - A man in his 20s.
An ambitious male's food.
Let me add something.
It has the ambitions of a man in his 20s,
but they can't come true in reality,
so he has to let them go.
Isn't that what you wanted to convey?
Of course.
It's so interesting that we all can feel that.
My goodness.
He's very manly.
- He doesn't deny it. - No.
He is taking all the bullets.
Yeon Bok, please tell us your honest opinion.
- Please sum it up. - If you ask me,
I saw Seol Kyung Gu in the dumplings.
- Seol Kyung Gu? - "Let me go back!"
Let me go back!
Stop it.
You shouldn't tease him.
I felt it too.
When he goes home...
One of you should let me crash at your place.
Come to my place.
One of them should.
It's time to make up your mind.
Number one is Mikhal,
and number two is Sam.
For my sake, he didn't deny it once.
It was so manly and kind of him.
I'd like to thank Sam for that first.
Now I'll carefully make a choice.
She said something in advance.
- After saying that... - She'll choose Mikhal?
Does it mean that she'll choose Mikhal's dish?
- I'm done. - She pressed the button.
Let's see whose dish Go Eun chose!
A breakfast dish for Go Eun's hard-working husband.
Sam versus Mikhal.
Who is the winner?
- Who did Go Eun choose? - Mikhal!
(Mikhal's Love Rolls win.)
(Screaming)
(Oh, no.)
Mikhal.
(It's a sad ending.)
Did you have to do this to Sam?
I'm so happy.
Sam's dish was really delicious,
but...
my husband hates dumplings.
My husband hates dumplings.
(Sam made what Go Eun's husband hates.)
He never eats them.
- Sam might have known. - He knew it!
He knew that her husband hates dumplings.
- He knew. - He knew.
(Smiling)
I'm so shocked.
It gives me the chills.
Sam knew her husband hates dumplings.
- Too bad. - I'm shocked.
If Sam really knew that Go Eun's husband...
hates dumplings, it'd be such a drama.
It'd be a perfect melodrama.
- Seriously. - Sam is a scary person.
- Sam, I'll give you a chance... - Yes?
to say goodbye to Go Eun.
This might be the end.
You should have told me that your husband hates dumplings.
(Is his love over now that he lost?)
He's drinking water.
- He's drinking water. - Why did you humiliate him?
I've never seen Sam this angry.
He looks really angry.
You're supposed to judge the flavors.
The result was decided from the beginning.
(The result was already decided.)
He put in so much effort.
It was like a drama.
Please stop now. I might really get kicked out.
Are you worried now?
You should have told him from the beginning.
He's back to reality now.
You should have told me he hates dumplings.
You enjoyed it.
No one seems to be interested in the winner, Mikhal.
He is the winner,
but no one is paying attention to him.
- It's Mikhal's 16th win. - It's Mikhal's 16th win.
Congratulations.
He has such good manners.
(Mikhal's Love Rolls win.)
(Mix cream cheese, salt, pepper, and capers together.)
(Blanch broccoli in salted water and chop it finely.)
(Mix the chopped broccoli with the cream cheese sauce.)
(Roll the smoked salmon in the zucchini slices and fry.)
(Serve the rolls with poached eggs.)
(Mix egg yolks and mustard together.)
(Cook some flour in oil and add the mustard sauce.)
(Pour the mustard sauce and decorate with a salmon rose.)
(Mikhal's Love Rolls)
Now, the chefs will make...
a Parents' Day dish...
for Go Eun's parents-in-law.
Last time,
Ho Young injured his fingers during the competition.
And things turned out in an unexpected way.
In the end, the star went to Jung Hwan.
It wasn't really a fair match.
This will be these two chefs' return match.
If Yeon Bok wins, he'll be taking the lead...
even though he joined the show in the middle.
It'll be a very important match.
(Ho Young chooses cod, radishes, bell peppers,)
(shiitake mushrooms, eggs, and wood ear mushrooms.)
(Yeon Bok chooses pollack, clams, radish, okonomiyaki sauce,)
(sambal, zucchini, mushrooms, tofu, chili peppers, and eggs.)
My dish today is called...
"Aburakaburamushi".
(He is so cute.)
You danced last time too.
Goodness.
- Are you going to continue? - Focus on cooking.
(It makes Yeon Bok dance too.)
On Parents' Day, Go Eun will do this.
"Mother, I made 'Aburakaburamush'."
- Anyway... - "Eat some radishes."
What kind of dish will it be?
I'll steam the cod.
In Japan, there is a kind of turnip called kabura.
You're supposed to steam turnip puree with egg whites.
But we don't have any turnips today,
so I'll puree the radish instead.
I see.
I gave my dish a name...
that symbolizes strength.
It's called "Fedor".
(Fedor)
It gives me the chills.
It's called "Fedor".
"Fedor".
- "Fedor". - "Fedor".
The name is amazing.
I'll mix clams and tofu...
and steam them in pretty spoons.
And I'll julienne and season some vegetables...
and add them on top.
And I won't use any oil. I won't fry anything.
Not at all.
(Touched)
- He's been listening carefully. - He's been listening.
He came up with a recipe right away.
Sam advised me to think of what the guest doesn't like.
I think we should change the rules.
When the chefs announce what they're going to make,
the guests should tell them whether they like it or not.
(The guest should tell the chefs their opinion.)
Do you hate Go Eun now?
- Not at all. - No.
Please tell us if there's anything your parents-in-law don't eat.
Don't say it at the end.
Tell us if there's anything they don't like.
As far as I know, they like everything.
- They like all kinds of food. - Yes.
Let's start the competition now.
As a parent himself,
Chef Lee Yeon Bok understands parents.
Jeong Ho Young wins all generations' hearts...
with his Japanese food.
Whose dish will Go Eun want to make...
for her parents-in-law?
Please start preparing dishes for Go Eun's parents-in-law now!
(The 15-minute cooking competition starts.)
It's their return match.
Lee Yeon Bok versus Jeong Ho Young. Chinese versus Japanese.
Who will be today's winner?
(The slices are so thin that the knife shows through.)
(Impressed)
Oh, my.
That's amazing.
It's so thin.
She's impressed by his knife skills.
- He's amazing. - With a cleaver...
It's legendary.
It sure is legendary.
He is so skillful.
(He wins the beautiful ladies' hearts with his knife skills.)
They're amazed by his knife skills.
(Put thinly sliced zucchini, radishes, and carrots in a bowl.)
Yeon Bok is preparing the vegetables.
He's working fast.
He's using clams.
- Clams. - It's going to be so tasty.
- They're really tasty. - They're clams.
(He chops the clams.)
(Blend clams, pollack, tofu, ginger juice, and yolks together.)
(Ho Young cuts the fish into big pieces.)
What's that?
- It's cod. - Cod?
It's cod.
- It's rice wine. - To get rid of the smell.
He marinates the cod with rice wine.
He's steaming the cod.
He pours the rice wine over the cod...
with his hands. I'm sorry.
Unbelievable.
He's unbelievable.
My goodness.
- Was that a pun? - It's not bad, right?
She is playing along.
(Separate the egg whites from the yolks.)
He's separating the egg whites from the yolks.
Are you going to whisk the egg whites?
Yes.
He's going to whisk the egg whites.
- I wanted to see it. - That was a surprise.
Do Japanese chefs whisk egg whites too?
Please.
What are you doing?
A cartoonist helps out.
Yeon Bok, are you okay with Poong helping out Ho Young?
- Of course. - All right.
It's only two eggs,
and the whisk is too small. It's not going to be easy.
- It'll be too hard? - Poong is not fast enough.
- He's not fast enough? - He might fail.
(Will Poong be able to pull it off?)
(Blend the peeled radish with water.)
(Strain the radish puree.)
Isn't that what you use for making gimbap?
He is straining the radishes.
- He is straining them? - The radishes?
He's using radishes instead of turnips.
(Poong is still whisking the eggs.)
Poong is still whisking.
He's getting tired.
Poong, are you getting tired?
This is nothing.
- I could do it even in sleep. - He's becoming slow.
- She thinks you look tired. - No way.
To prevent it from separating, I'm slowing down.
Really? You shouldn't whisk it too fast?
Please turn it upside down over your head.
(It starts to look like white foam.)
It's done.
The eggs are done.
(Finely chop soaked shiitake mushrooms.)
I can't imagine what the dish will look like.
Yeon Bok is chopping the mushrooms.
(Chopping)
He looks...
especially impressive today.
(He looks especially focused today.)
It seems like you're angry at your daughter-in-law.
"Are you watching?"
"Are you watching this?"
"Your father-in-law is cooking."
You must be thinking of your daughter-in-law.
"Come visit me on Parents' Day."
The chopping sounds louder than usual.
- "How long do I have to do this?" - Exactly.
(Is the father-in-law angry?)
- Is it blended? - Is it blended?
He's mixing it with the mushrooms.
- It looks soft. - Is he steaming it?
If I'm not going to use oil, I have to steam it.
- You don't want to use oil. - Oil makes everything tasty.
Oh, like that?
- What is that? - He's steaming it in spoons.
(Steam the mixture in spoons.)
The spoons will keep the food warm longer.
It won't cool down too fast.
- The juices would stay inside too. - That's right.
(Steaming)
(Blanch sliced shiitake mushrooms.)
(Cool down the steamed cod.)
(Chop soaked wood ear mushrooms.)
(Blanch julienned bell peppers.)
(Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.)
(Mix the egg whites with the radish puree.)
- In the bowl... - It's the egg whites.
He's covering the bowl with aluminum foil.
He made holes in the foil.
- Is he steaming that? - I guess.
- He's steaming the whole thing. - In a bowl.
- Both dishes are steamed. - It's a steamed dish competition.
It's a steamed dish competition.
It's steaming in here.
(Laughing)
- It's steaming. - I love these jokes.
- You do? - You do?
- Poong, please continue. - Please continue.
The reason why he uses foil under the lid is...
to prevent the surface of the food from becoming uneven.
The foil helps the surface remain smooth.
- It keeps the shape. - That was why.
What are you adding?
I'm making some broth with dried pollack.
Dried pollack?
(Boil dried pollack, radishes, and green onions together.)
Go Eun makes broth that way too.
- She knows how to do it. - Elderly people love soup.
(Rinse and drain the salted vegetables.)
It looks so colorful.
Yeon Bok is making something very colorful.
I'm going to julienne them.
- He's going to julienne them. - He's using the knife again.
So that his daughter-in-law can hear.
I hope his daughter-in-law can hear it.
(Cutting)
It's getting louder and louder.
(The sound shakes the earth.)
"In Search of Korean Sounds".
A man in Yeonhui-dong is calling his daughter-in-law.
My daughter-in-law
(Go Eun is startled.)
"In Search of Korean Sounds".
It's like "In Search of Korean Sounds".
He is cutting the chili peppers...
in halves.
Again? He is using the knife a lot today.
He'll be cutting ingredients all day.
I hope his daughter-in-law hears it.
Don't get the wrong idea. Seong Ju likes to tease us.
(Seong Ju likes to tease us.)
He's defending his daughter-in-law.
- He's too soft-hearted. - Exactly.
There's 4 minutes and 20 seconds left.
Jung Hwan will go out in the field.
What's this?
- Is this dried pollack broth? - It's dried pollack broth.
The broth should taste rich.
Will Go Eun's parents-in-law like it?
Does the broth taste rich?
It tastes weird.
- Well... - It tastes unfamiliar.
(Season the vegetables with okonomiyaki sauce,)
(vinegar, and sambal.)
He is seasoning the vegetables.
Let me try it.
It's for Go Eun's parents-in-law.
How does it taste?
He's forgiven his daughter-in-law.
He has?
- He has? Suddenly? - He's forgiven her.
Yeon Bok always stir-fries ingredients.
This is something completely different.
- Does it taste fresh? - Yes.
(Boil the pollack broth, rice wine, and starch together.)
Ho Young is doing something with a lemon.
Is he going to use it to decorate the dish?
Yes, that's right.
The clock has turned red. There's less than a minute left.
Time is running out.
You should take the food out of the pot.
Please finish up in time.
(It's been steamed in spoons.)
Please finish up.
(Amazed)
- It looks great. - Is it steamed?
The juice is still inside the spoons.
He serves them as they are.
There's less than 30 seconds left now.
- There's not much time left. - Ho Young is done.
- Isn't it hot? - Ho Young took out his food.
- It looks good. - Does it look good?
He is decorating his dish. It looks great.
- It looks very good. - There's 15 seconds left.
Ho Young pours some soup over it.
He pours some soup. It looks like Japanese food.
(Put the seasoned vegetables on the steamed seafood.)
(The dish looks fantastic.)
- Just two seconds. - Please finish up in time.
He is slicing some Cheongyang peppers.
There's five seconds left.
- 4, 3, 2, 1. - Why did he make this?
(Garnish with Cheongyang pepper slices.)
(Time is almost up.)
Time is up.
Please finish up.
Ho Young was finished first.
(Fluffy cod, radishes, and eggs)
(Chef Jeong Ho Young's "Aburakaburamushi")
It looks so pretty.
- The dish looks beautiful, right? - Yes.
(Curious)
Should I eat the whole thing...
(I'm the one who made it.)
Should I eat the whole thing...
Why are you asking Sam?
Why are you asking him?
Is Ho Young being ignored?
(Is Ho Young being ignored too?)
Is that how you're supposed to eat it?
Yes, with the sauce.
He takes a big bite.
(She looks elegant.)
It has cod, mushrooms,
and radishes in it.
(Satisfied)
- It's delicious. - It is?
It's like a high-quality Japanese food.
It's very soft.
The lemon he added at the end...
gives it some freshness.
If you use yuja,
the flavor becomes better.
I used lemons because I had no yuja.
- You used wood ear mushroom too. - Yes.
- For the texture. - I love it.
I love it.
"I love it."
- You're teasing me, right? - No.
She's our guest.
I'm not teasing you. You said I'm short.
He's still thinking about it.
You never let anything go.
Would your parents-in-law like it?
- I think I'd win some points. - Really?
You'd get a compliment...
from them.
(Steamed seafood in spoons)
(Chef Lee Yeon Bok's Fedor)
It's a dish for her parents-in-law. "Fedor".
She puts everything in her mouth at once.
It might be a bit too much,
but she puts everything in her mouth.
It sounds crunchy.
(She nods.)
She is becoming weak.
Yes. Her eyes...
I've never tasted anything like this before.
The fishy smell of the pollack...
is canceled out by the vegetables.
The chili pepper has a real kick.
- Really? - The spiciness makes...
all the flavors come together.
He added them at the very end...
- of his cooking. - It's very nice.
I was thinking of adding them in the beginning,
but I was worried it'd become too spicy.
That's why I decided to add just tiny pieces.
It's delicious.
- Would your parents-in-law like it? - Of course.
I took the nutritional balance into consideration too.
I used various ingredients from fish to vegetables...
on purpose.
- You'll be surprised. - You think so?
Let's all have a taste.
Let's try Ho Young's...
"Aburakaburamushi".
(Aburakaburamushi)
(Slurping)
It's sticky.
(He sounds like an old man.)
I love this kind of food.
- Really? - It's so soft.
It's like the egg whites hug my mouth.
(She's so cute.)
It's very sophisticated.
It's like one of the many dishes...
in kaiseki.
It's very well-made.
- Why are you laughing? - It's well-made.
When you said kaiseki, I thought you swore.
I thought he swore.
How did he come up with the idea of whisking the eggs?
- It's very nice... - Next, Chan Oh.
Chan Oh, what did you think?
It's so fluffy.
It's fluffy.
It's like cotton blankets.
It's like flying on a cloud.
Now, let's try "Fedor".
- "Fedor". - It's for parents.
Yeon Bok wants his daughter-in-law to see this.
Eat the vegetables too.
It tastes so good.
It'd be perfect for people who are on a diet.
You can really enjoy...
the flavors of the ingredients.
It'd be great when you're on a diet.
Everyone who works in this industry...
would love it.
He didn't use any of his weapons.
For me, it lacks something.
- Right? - With his hands tied up,
he fought his enemy to protect someone.
(Amazed)
If he had fried the ingredients like he usually does,
no one could have beaten him.
But he did his best...
to satisfy the guest's needs.
It is really a dish made for me.
Exactly.
I did my best to satisfy our guest too.
Why am I just a character in a melodrama?
(How will this drama end?)
Number one is Ho Young,
and number two is Yeon Bok.
Sam, as Go Eun's fan,
can you guess which dish she'll choose?
(Can Sam guess the result?)
Yes.
Why don't we make both Sam and Go Eun press the button?
Let's do that.
(Both Sam and Go Eun will choose a dish.)
- As her fan. - If they choose the same dish,
it means Sam knew Go Eun's husband hates dumplings.
(It's ridiculous.)
Please make up your mind and press the button.
(Which dish will Go Eun choose?)
(She has made a choice.)
She's pressed the button.
- Sam? - Are you done?
(Shocked)
I'm shocked.
They chose...
the same dish.
I'm scared.
Sam is so scary.
Let's see the result!
Which dish does Go Eun want to make...
for her parents-in-law?
- Who will be the winner? - Who will be the winner?
Please show us the result!
Which dish does Go Eun want to make...
for her parents-in-law?
Please show us the result!
Who wins?
Lee Yeon Bok!
(Lee Yeon Bok's "Fedor" wins.)
Yeon Bok wins.
Yeon Bok.
I love food that has a kick at the end.
The spiciness of the Cheongyang pepper...
really fascinated me.
Sam knew it.
Her face looked different when she tried the second dish.
You can tell that just by looking at her face?
That's not what I mean.
In addition to Mikhal, Yeon Bok is being ignored too.
(They're not treated like winners.)
All the winners are being ignored.
Sam is scary.
Yeon Bok became the winner. His daughter-in-law...
Why don't you say something to her?
He used his knife a lot today.
(Laughing)
Na Yeon, I said what I said...
because you and I are that close.
You know that, right?
(But I'll be looking forward to Parents' Day.)
It's Yeon Bok's 19th win.
Congratulations.
(Chef Lee Yeon Bok's "Fedor" wins.)
(Blend together clams, pollack, tofu, ginger juice, and egg yolks.)
(Add soaked and chopped shiitake mushrooms.)
(Steam the mixture in spoons.)
(Julienne and salt radishes, carrots, and zucchini.)
(Rinse the julienned vegetables and add deseeded chili peppers.)
(Mix together okonomiyaki sauce, vinegar, and sambal.)
(Put the seasoned vegetables on the steamed seafood.)
(Garnish with Cheongyang pepper slices.)
(Chef Lee Yeon Bok's "Fedor")