HAENARU SUSHI RESTAURANT AND LODGING
Ms. Kim, I'm so hungry. Let's eat first.
We'll be at Grandma's house soon, so you should just eat there.
She'll have soybean paste soup with daikon leaves
and young radish kimchi.
We can mix it with rice, some red pepper paste,
and a nice dollop of sesame oil on top.
Let's hurry up! I'm so hungry. Let's go.
Do you usually have few customers at lunch time?
We sometimes have our regular customers or tour groups in the evening,
but almost none in the afternoon.
Why do you think you don't have customers?
It's not like our food is expensive.
I'm sorry
for preparing such a poor meal
for you to eat.
Not at all. The food is quite good.
The broth is good and it's very impressive
that the noodles are very soft, yet chewy.
It seems like you mixed rice in the flour. Is that so?
Yes, I developed that noodle recipe after three years of studying.
Also, the pumpkin stew and bamboo stuffed rice are quite good.
The only problem is the kimchi.
That's right. A bad kimchi can ruin the taste of other foods.
The way the table is set is the most unique aspect of Korean food.
No matter how good all other dishes on the table are,
if kimchi doesn't taste right, neither does anything else.
Isn't that strange?
I get compliments on my cooking from time to time,
but kimchi has always been different.
I also struggled with kimchi the most.
The problem is that the seasoning isn't evenly distributed
and the ratio of fermented seafood to salt isn't right.
Oh, my! How could you figure that out so quickly?
Wait a minute!
I thought I'd seen you somewhere before and now I remember.
You're Master Gye-hyang Park, the intangible cultural asset, aren't you?
That's right. How could anyone who cooks take so long to recognize her?
What are you rambling about?
However, you have a bigger problem than the taste.
The napa cabbage kimchi
and the whole radish kimchi doesn't compliment
your featured dishes, pumpkin stew and bamboo stuffed rice.
Like a married couple, foods can be compatible or incompatible.
Master Park, please help us.
Please teach me.
Please grant my son this one wish.
I don't know how you're related to the girl you're searching for,
but I'm also looking for someone.
Thirty years ago, I deserted my daughter after giving birth.
I still don't know if she's even alive.
I see. You still haven't found her?
No.
All right. Is the kitchen over there?
Grandma, where are you?
Grandma.
No one is here.
I've gone to the whole country, but I've never seen someone
making delicious sun-dried chili peppers like her.
This is my first time making them.
Our ancestors say
that back in the day, drying chili peppers under the sun was
even more difficult than growing them.
How much care and devotion must it have required
to make them say that?
What kind of brat or boy just waltzes into an empty house and causes...
-Grandma! -Oh, my little girl.
I came to visit.
This brat. What are you up to?
Who's that young boy?
Hello, my name is Alex.
What did you say? Alps?
In my 80 years of life, I've never met someone who's last name was Alps.
He's a young man who visited from China and decided to stay
to study seolleongtang and kimchi.
He sure is spewing some nonsense. Making kimchi is like playing ball?
I'll mail you something when it's ready. Why go through the trouble of coming here?
What reason do you have
to come visit this old thing?
I suddenly need a lot of chili peppers and chili pepper seeds
because I was robbed.
What kind of asshole steals kimchi?
-Especially from your kind of restaurant. -I know, right?
The asshole wasn't even a stranger.
It was Geum-ho, wasn't it?
How did you know?
If it's not a stranger, it has to be Geum-ho.
Regardless, you're like a ghost.
I'm hungry, Grandma. Hurry up and make me something to eat.
All right.
Kimchi with Korean chive and radish...
best suit a thick broth.
The Korean chives tame the smell of meat in the broth
and the Korean chive and radish protect the stomach and the liver,
aid digestion, and have a refreshing aftertaste.
With a minimal amount of broth, white kimchi with pollack is
a match made in heaven for dry pumpkin stew
and aromatic bamboo stuffed rice.
If you pour broth infused with pollack
over the kimchi,
it will taste so clean and refreshing.
Hmm...
I can taste what you were talking about.
If the kimchi ferments properly, it will better compliment the other foods.
That's right.
The fermentation process is important too.
You must ferment at a different temperature and time frame
depending on the ingredients.
Be careful! Go slowly!
THIRD GENERATION SEOLLEONGTANG
EMPRESS KIMCHI
What's going on?
I told them to take the next broadcasting time slot.
Why is another company setting up here?
For now, put that down over there.
Okay.
Who's that?
And what's that?
Excuse me.
We're preparing for a live broadcast
and everyone is busy, so please be quiet.
Also, we need to bring our props and products here,
so move your stuff over there if you're airing after us.
What are you talking about?
Are you in charge here?
Listen up!
You're awfully disrespectful to a total stranger.
What are you doing? Security, get this guy out of here.
We only have three hours left until our show.
Don't you know that we're launching a new product today?
Security?
Look here, you old hag.
I'm the person going on air in three hours.
-Mr. Hwang. -Oh, Mr. Cha.
Geum-ho, what are you doing? Let's leave already.
Mr. Cha, what's going on?
What's with the studio today and who's this old lady?
Let's leave first.
I'll explain everything outside, so let's just leave first.
Did you throw me aside and scheduled another company?
Damn it!
Look!
These products were hastily packed.
Mr. Cha,
what's this all about?
Did you cram us between other shows?
That's not true, President Choi.
-He is mistaken-- -What?
How am I mistaken?
Am I mistaken according to this?
You're the one who broke that contract.
You changed the packaging and the design after signing the contract
and the country of origin isn't properly labeled.
How can I sell that on air?
Is business a game to you?
The design can change
and I can just print
the country of origin labels when I ship everything.
Quit forcing this when you know what situation I'm in.
I'm the one who's shocked.
If I hadn't been worried
about the first show and checked the goods,
it would be my head on the chopping block.
Damn it.
What the hell is this?
Calm down!
What are you doing?
-Stop it! -What's wrong with you? Get out!
Hey!
Let go!
Cripes!
This is driving me up the wall, really!
If I don't send the money today, that bastard will come again.
No way.
How can you push the mess of a product on me
with a change of design
and even the packaging
when I sell small quantities
of limited-edition luxury items at fixed high prices?
It's because I lack the capital.
I made those changes to lower the price of packaging.
Regardless, who schedules a show
and changes it like this?
That's how I feel.
Geum-ho, you're not a stranger.
How could you? You know how it works.
I thought I was finished when they told me that I had to find another product.
Geum-ho, let's do another show together with proper preparations.
Success comes once you started selling.
How can you not let this slide just once?
I'll slash the prices and call it a launching sale.
Do you know how much I spent on that?
How am I supposed to throw them away?
I shouldn't say this,
but maybe you should try selling them around apartment complexes.
Once people taste it, it'll fly off the shelves.
I have to leave so the show can start.
Hey, you scoundrel! Does this make any sense?
Damn it!
Do you know how much work went into this new product?
How can this chaos erupt before our very first show?
President Choi,
think of this as a good omen.
Please calm down.
President Choi, if you get too angry,
your makeup will start to flake.
President Choi!
I'm sorry, President Choi.
He's a former co-worker of mine and he didn't know what he was doing.
I beg your forgiveness.
CHANSOL FOODS
Are you taking advantage of the fact that we only work
with JS Home Shopping?
This won't happen again.
Don't worry about your first show. I'm sure you'll do great.
EMPRESS KIMCHI
Hold on.
I'd like to taste it.
All right, ma'am.
Put the box down for a second, just...
THIRD GENERATION SEOLLEONGTANG
-Ma'am. -Okay.
-Mr. Cha. -Yes, President Choi.
What's this company's name?
It's not a company. It's just a small restaurant.
-This one. -Okay.
This kimchi...
Could you give me that man's contact info?
Look what I have here! Miss, sir, ma'am, take a look!
Look over here!
This kimchi is so delicious. You'll forget the world around you!
I've got seolleongtang too!
Try this white kimchi before you go.
Our family's seolleongtang
has passed through three generations
from my great-grandfather to grandfather.
Kimchi and seolleongtang here. Try some before you go. It's amazing.
The first bite will leave you speechless.
Damn it.
I've got Third Generation Seolleongtang all the way from Daejeon.
Don't walk away without trying some.
There's white kimchi, too. Come and take a look.
Please come and taste some. It's from Daejeon.
I brought this flavor all the way from Daejeon to Seoul for you.
Excuse me, ma'am!
Ma'am.
Please taste this.
The flavor is unparalleled.
I shouldn't say this, but do you know JS Home Shopping?
They sell this there.
If you're going to lie,
you might as well say that it's in the department stores.
Huh?
We just met earlier in the studio. Don't you remember me?
I'm the one who called you and said that I'd buy everything in your car.
I thought that was a prank call.
Will you really buy all of this?
You're a kimchi producer as well.
Just sell them. Why do you care so much?
Excuse me, ma'am.
I'm on the verge of losing my temper.
If you're going to spew nonsense, just get lost.
It's not nonsense.
Please load your car up and come with us.
You can just follow our car.
Jin-mi Choi, President of Chansol Foods?
You're from Daejeon?
We're located there too. You must know our restaurant.
I heard your seolleongtang is good, but I didn't know about your kimchi.
I thought you'd only have radish kimchi.
But how do I know if you're the real deal?
A kimchi producer would already have tons of kimchi.
Why buy our stuff?
Pay me upfront. Then I'll give it to you.
I can't go without payment.
Ms. Park, confirm the contents of the truck
and send the 50 percent to his account.
I'll pay the rest in cash
after we unload everything there.
All right, deal.
It's here. It's here.
But how do you plan to use this kimchi?
You don't need to know. Are you selling it or not?
I know you were rejected by the shopping channel.
Could you possibly sell all this on the street today?
How much?
Since I'm buying what'd otherwise spoil and go to waste,
give it to me for 60% of what the shopping channel offered you.
I won't pay more. If that's not enough, forget it.
Wait! All right.
Just wait. Okay.
In return, give me the 50% you promised
and pay the rest in cash as soon as I finish the delivery.
You know there's no refund, right?
I have your company name, contact number and personal information.
It would be wise not to run off with the advance payment.
What do you take me for?
Without all of this stock,
what will you sell in the restaurant?
We can just make more soup
and there's a plethora of kimchi in the storage.
I bet we have more than an average kimchi producer.
Storage?
Move it carefully so I don't have to pay for damages.
-Okay? -Got it.
THIRD GENERATION SEOLLEONGTANG
Why is this company buying our wares?
Are they running short?
I should have haggled a better price.
I'm going crazy, really.
Give me your address. I'll stop by one day.
We'll have everything unloaded soon, so have the money ready.
-Ms. Park. -Yes, ma'am?
Pay Geum-ho Hwang the remainder and look into their restaurant.
Understood.
Also, Chairman Gab-soo Lee has made an appointment
with an international guest.
Really? Where?
It's called Royal Court Cuisine.
Royal Court Cuisine.
The owner there used to be my student.
Contact him and let him know that I'd like to talk.
Yes, ma'am.
We've finished unloading, so give me...
It's all here.
Well then, I'll get going.
Geum-ho Hwang.
Yes?
Who makes the kimchi? Did you hire a head chef?
No. My mom makes most of the foods at the restaurant.
Really? Hold on to my business card.
I'm sure we'll meet again.
All right, I will. Goodbye.
That kimchi definitely tastes similar
to Master Park's recipe.
Anyway, you're born to work a lot in life, I think.
Thank you, Grandma.
If it hadn't been for you,
I might not be here.
This crazy wench is acting strange.
Hey, look over there. Over there.
Get out of there!
-Hey, come back. -Come back.
-Please come back.
-Get back! You shouldn't do that. -Get back.
Be careful, Young-chul.
What happened to her?
What happened to her? What should I do?
Why? Oh my god!
What to do?
Oh no!
Were you that sad to think of drowning yourself in the sea?
The food's ready. Stuff your face and leave.
Life works in mysterious ways.
I found my husband because of that suicide attempt.
You worthless brat. Was it because you tried to kill yourself?
It's because of me.
Yes, that's true.
It's because of you.
Thanks to you, I got to know two precious people.
Is she all grown up?
Yes.
She's already old enough to marry.
Already?
Well...
Oh gosh, I almost forgot.
Some old woman who looked important came
and asked if I know you.
Who was it?
It must be...
Mom. It must be my mom.
Alex! Alex!
When did she come?
Just a couple of hours ago.
Oh, today?
Then she might still be here.
I was going to tell you,
but I thought it would be better not to.
-I wanted to hear your side, too. -You made the right choice.
Even if I were to show up,
it wouldn't be good for my mom
and the Head House would be in an uproar.
No matter who will ask, please don't tell them anything.
I need to get going.
Alex! Alex!
-Yes? -Let's hurry up and leave.
-Aren't we eating? -Jeez, I said we're leaving.
Meeting her and confessing everything would be best for you.
That can't happen. Please keep my secret.
I'm leaving, Grandma. Sorry.
Ma'am, we've met earlier.
You remember me, don't you?
I gave you a ride earlier, remember?
Earlier, I showed you a picture of a girl
named San-hae Kang who I'm looking for.
Ah, you mean Gambler Kang?
She died last year.
I think she was buried on that mountain over there.
Let's go, Master Park.
Damn it.
-Gosh. -Go inside! Go!
Damn it.
THIRD GENERATION SEOLLEONGTANG
Hello?
I already paid you half. Just give me a few more days.
All right. I said all right.
I'll pay you in three days for sure.
Okay.
Gosh, I'm so hungry.
Crap!
They'll all kill me if I come home.
What caused my life to turn out like this? Damn it.
Yes, come in.
Oh my! Hello, Mr. Lee.
Mr. Seo? What brings you here?
Come here, come here.
Please have a seat, sir.
Well,
I have an urgent matter to discuss with you.
I came here because it's not polite
to demand a dear friend to come to me.
Now that you're here, let's talk.
All right.
Seriously, when you're a big shot like INH Chairman,
you should be living in a penthouse.
-Why stay in a place like this? -For me,
this is good enough.
Mr. Lee.
please give the delivery contract for the bibimbap and kimchi
to Chansol Foods at all costs.
At all costs?
Why must I do that?
In return, I'll guarantee a contract for a distribution network
with the best hotel chain and airline meals in China for INH.
I'm close friends with the owners of both companies.
-So what? -What do you mean?
Don't you understand the trade-off?
Or did you mean that you want more in return?
All right then.
In that case,
I'll invest in establishing a branch of INH in China.
How's that?
Look here, Mr. Seo.
I don't know
how much money you have.
But when it comes to money, I have enough
that there's no need to envy you.
No, no, that's not what I mean.
In addition, the reason I'm introducing
Korean food to the world market is
to show and share with the world
the healthiness, deliciousness, and overall excellence of Korean food.
This is not
just about making money.
No, listen. As a business, don't you have to consider profit?
That's right.
But as long as I can guarantee the taste and quality,
I don't need connections to succeed.
There's no reason
I couldn't export even to Africa.
You found the wrong person to brag about your wealth.
If this is how Chansol Foods conducts itself,
there's no reason for us to work together again.
I have important dinner plans.
Mr. Kang, what should I do in a situation like this?
Well, in a situation like this, giving up might be...
I told you
not to come here, didn't I?
Why would you come here
and be humiliated?
I get it!
Very well. I'll see you again.
Let's go.
Damn.
Seeing him is always unpleasant.
Gosh.
You said his surgery went well. Why is he recovering so slow?
Did something go wrong during the surgery?
Dr. Sung-joon Kim is the best surgeon in our hospital.
He's one of the top ten in the country.
I heard that he's your son.
Are you protecting your son
from the consequences of a botched surgery?
Sang-ho!
I monitored the surgery and checked the final results.
I also receive updates on the treatment process.
Chairman Kim.
I believe in you.
I'm aware of Dr. Kim's abilities as well.
But Chairman Kim,
why am I dizzy and out of energy?
Sitting up is also very strenuous.
Dr. Kim.
Why am I getting
so weak after the surgery?
Is this a post-surgery complication? What's happening?
I completely removed the tumor and blood clot.
There are no complications.
I think the problem is you don't eat well.
Is the patient's slow recovery due to him not eating?
Yes, according to the assigned chef,
he's just pushing aside his prescribed meal.
Is that really the case, sir?
I can't eat.
I keep on smelling something
and my stomach just can't take it.
What are you feeding him?
Did you know
that my father trusted you enough to come all the way from Seoul?
I know.
I should have been more attentive to the patient's condition as his doctor.
I apologize for my carelessness.
Call the chef
and the Eastern medicine staff.
Hospital food should not only supply the nutrients
necessary for the patients' recovery,
but also help their digestion and be delicious.
However, if you use too expensive ingredients,
it becomes a burden to the hospital and the patients.
You must consider ways to cut ingredient costs.
Even with the exact same ingredients,
you can make a better tasting meal
that's abundant with nutrients if you just change the recipe.
Today, let's put a twist
on a hospital meal staple, water kimchi.
Will you all please look at your handouts?
Specifically, we'll be making water kimchi with lotus root and matrimony vine.
There's the same amount
of vitamin C in 100 grams of lotus root as an entire lemon.
WATER KIMCHI DEVELOPMENT
-Head Chef, may I have a word? -Yes. Just one moment.
The protein complexes in its sticky mucin reduces cholesterol,
protects the stomach, and flushes out toxins.
The broth infused with licorice root and matrimony vine helps
neutralize drugs and hasten recovery.
All right, shall we try to make some?
-Yes. -Yes.
He helped us establish this hospital
and is an influential figure in the healthcare industry.
Although he's very close to my family, this is a matter of the hospital's honor.
We must help him eat
and recover no matter what.
He had an appetite before surgery
and he has no problem with the food itself.
He occasionally eats, but it's random and small amounts.
Is the assigned chef incompetent?
Why does this happen now of all times?
We'll definitely find a solution.
Mr. Kim, I've heard about that patient.
Not to impose,
but with your permission, I'd like to meet with the doctor
and prepare a meal that will restore the patient's appetite.
She's a perfectly capable chef with a doctorate degree
in food and nutrition.
Fine, you have three days to try.
What are you two doing here?
You asked the Eastern medicine team
to try solving the VIP patient's problem too.
Indeed, I did.
How about giving Dr. Geum-hee Hwang,
an expert in healing food, a chance to treat him?
Then, let's have both of you to try it.
Dr. Hwang, our hospital's fate depends on this.
-I'm counting on you. -I'll do my best.
Sung-joon is being slandered over this.
With your skill, Young-joo, I think we might have a shot.
Take care of him.
Yes, Mr. Kim.
Sung-joon, brief Young-joo on all of the patient's records.
All right.
Yes! This is great news, right?
Now you can really prove what you're made of.
Do your best, Dr. Hwang.
I will. Please give me his charts and guardian's information.
Will do. Keep up the good work.
Let's go.
Sung-joon,
how do you two know each other?
Are you well enough to be out and about?
Sung-joon, you're worrying about me, aren't you?
Thank you.
This is the first time we've talked face-to-face
since I came back.
Don't do something so stupid again.
I fell for it once, but never again.
NEUROSURGEON SUNG-JOON KIM
Here's the patient's records. Let me know if anything is unclear.
What's wrong with you?
You used to be so arrogant that you'd never yield to anyone.
Get up.
I'd do anything
to change your mind.
Fine. If playing dead isn't enough, I'm willing to die.
Young-joo Seo!
I know that anything I do won't be
enough to make up
for the pain you suffered.
If it's too tough for you to open up to me now,
you don't even have to look at me.
However, you can't give your heart
to someone else.
YOOGYEONG HOSPITAL
You must try this even if you have no appetite.
-Okay. -Here you go.
-You still can't eat? -Phew...
-Hello. -Hello.
It must be hard for you not to eat properly.
Here.
Please try some.
I brought the chef from the patient's favorite restaurant
and the person who cooks for him at home here.
-Ah, hello. -Hello.
Please come here.
This is what we served the patient today, but he didn't take a single bite.
It tastes a little sweet.
It tastes a bit strong.
-I think it's a bit bland. -It looks salty though.
Since it's been a while,
should I test you about the five commandments of kimchi?
We'll start with Yoon-hee going to the right.
Okay.
The first commandment of kimchi is
to make it in low temperatures
and ripen below four degrees Celsius.
The second commandment of kimchi is
that even after five or six years,
ripened kimchi should maintain its crisp texture.
The third commandment of kimchi is
that kimchi should keep the same flavor it had when it first starts to ferment.
The fourth commandment of kimchi is
that it must keep its fresh green color until it's all eaten.
The fifth commandment of kimchi is
that you must spawn at least 300 million lactic acid bacteria.
Here's an amendment.
It tastes better when prepared with love and joy.
I wanted to make kimchi with all of you,
but I can't because I have something bigger than food to deal with.
Geum-hee has been trusted with treating a VIP patient.
-What? -Plus, it's by the chairman's orders.
-Wow! -Wow!
Is my daughter getting recognized already?
That's not really it.
The VIP patient can't finish his meals,
so I'm researching for a solution.
This batch of kimchi tastes excellent
and is full of lactic acid bacteria and vitamins. It's the best.
Really?
The white kimchi will go well especially with foreigners
who don't like too much salt or spice.
Did you really make this?
That's what I said.
I fermented this kimchi the way I learned from Master Park.
It tastes similar, right?
I wouldn't say it's similar, but it's actually better.
Really?
If we can mass produce this recipe,
we'll have no problem winning the INH contract.
By the way, what were you making in the kitchen earlier?
A VIP patient at Yoogyeong Hospital is having
trouble in eating.
He's close with Chairman Kim
and seems to be a big shot in the political sphere.
Father asked me
to help restore that patient's appetite as soon as possible.
Have you resolved everything with Sung-joon?
All you need to know is that I'm approaching
our marriage one step at a time over the next six months.
All right! Good luck.
I don't know what kind of mess you made this time,
but don't skip meals and keep a clean shirt on your back.
My daughter.
Grandpa has been sighing all day
and Grandma was busy traveling to buy radish
and napa cabbage.
Given how quiet she's been, I don't think Geum-hee knows yet.
Really?
I'll call you when Grandpa has blown off some steam.
Come back then.
The atmosphere around here doesn't look good.
Dad, can't you grow up already?
Having a childish dad is a little burdensome.
Bo-ram, sorry for causing you hardships.
It can't be avoided.
So please don't get the wrong idea, Bo-ram.
You have to believe in me, no matter what, okay?
It's hard to trust you because of everything
that happened so far,
but I'll do my best because you're my dad.
There are no gastrointestinal complications
nor problems with the nervous system or hormone secretion,
which influence appetite, but he still won't eat.
He didn't touch the kimchi fritters or safflower fritters,
but he did take a couple bites of the flour crepe.
He had one spoonful
of the abalone and octopus porridge,
but stopped eating after trying the water kimchi with matrimony vine.
That reminds me.
I heard the patient came to Sung-joon
to be operated after his mother's death
caused him to start skipping meals
and eventually suffered from stroke.
If that's the case, his heartbreak must be contributing
to his loss of appetite.
He might also be repulsed by certain flavors or scents.
He might also dislike an ingredient in the dish.
What could it be?
He likes octopus, but only had a spoonful of the abalone and octopus porridge.
He also said he loves water kimchi so much he'll eat it with rice,
but he pushed that aside.
Honey, get me some peeled garlic from the refrigerator.
I got it!
Mom, Dad, I think I figured it out!
-Really? -Yes.
Mom, do you have the wild chive kimchi
-I ate for breakfast? -Of course.
Do you have Chinese peppers?
Your mom is making white kimchi with Chinese peppers
so I bought some.
Okay! Sook-ja, I need some help. Come on! Hurry up.
-Gosh, okay. -Let's go! Hurry!
-All right. -Hurry!
-Hurry, hurry! -What's going on?
Thanks to Sook-ja's help, this should taste okay.
Here,
try this.
Why? Is it weird? Does it taste bad?
Geum-hee, this is amazing.
I was so scared!
By the way,
Why the Clumsy guy is in trouble with this patient?
Oh, the guardian of that patient accused
Sung-joon of botching the surgery.
He says the patient can't eat and recovers slow
because Sung-joon damaged a nerve while operating.
He's just picking on Sung-joon.
He seems rather proud. This must be eating him up inside.
We'll have to get the patient to eat and debunk those allegations.
You two only seem to fight, but you're worried about him, aren't you?
Well, I just know how unfair it must feel as a fellow doctor, that's all.
Why would I worry about him?
Dear my beloved teacher
What did the elders say?
They beat around the bush,
but I think they decided to follow my mother's wishes.
I'm sure
they're thinking the same thing as you are.
We consider Yoogyeong Cuisine Book
our second family tree,
so we've always treasured it.
So shouldn't we protect it
no matter what?
Listen up, Hyun-myung.
When your father died so suddenly,
wasn't our lineage in danger of ending?
I know.
If you and your mother hadn't maintained it,
what would have happened to our family?
Just the thought of it is disorienting.
Everyone is just afraid after overcoming
such a crisis.
They've learned the bloodline alone can't protect the lineage.
They've learned that it takes money and authority
to maintain a family's honor.
How did Chairman Gab-soo Lee of INH convince you all of this?
I promised to keep it secret
until she reveals everything
to the public herself.
You should know.
In return for treating his cancer which the hospital had given up
and giving him her very own
gold ring and hairpin
as parting gifts when he emigrated without a penny to his name,
he gave her a 10% stake in INH.
She promised to give half of those shares and every penny to her name
to this family to use as shared assets.
The cooking contest to select a successor can't be hosted
if you and the elders don't consent, right?
As a famous head family, we can contribute to the society
and they wanted to follow Mom's will.
I've also convinced the elders.
I see.
Hyun-myung,
I want to confidently stand by your side
and live as your wife receiving your mother's affection.
-That's why-- -Jin-mi,
I want you to enter the cooking contest to become her apprentice.
I'm sure you're not too inclined.
If someone who was acknowledged publicly,
instead of someone Mom trained,
-became my wife-- -It would be much more meaningful.
If I can become the wife you want
and who your mother will welcome, I'll do it.
Jin-mi.
I will win the competition, become her apprentice,
and confidently enter that home
as the best eldest granddaughter-in-law the Kim family has seen.
Thank you.
But Your mother keeps pushing me aside
without reason like that.
Let's talk to her tomorrow.
Once the cooking contest is over,
let's announce our engagement to her.
No, Hyun-myung.
It would be better to wait
until we get her permission.
Mother will feel less anxious then.
I've been argued with her about my marriage,
-so that would be best. -Don't do that to your mother.
She lost her husband early
and has been lonely and exhausted without a daughter-in-law.
How would she feel if her only son did that?
PRESS CONFERENCE FOR GYE-HYANG PARK, INTANGIBLE CULTURAL ASSET OF CUISINE
You've kept a difficult promise.
Why have you decided to release Yoogyeong Cuisine Book early?
Think of it as my own wit.
As an heirloom of our family,
the eldest daughter-in-law is alone responsible for completing the book.
If Yoogyeong Cuisine Book becomes a public asset,
the burden of completing it is also shared.
One of the things I must do before I die is
to find an apprentice more skilled than I in all aspects
to complete Yoogyeong Cuisine Book.
Please share with us the other things that you will still do.
I'm in great emotional debt to someone,
but I don't know her whereabouts.
I need to find that person,
repay the long overdue debt,
and beg for forgiveness.
Send a public message to them through this press conference.
I bet they'll contact you if they see it.
Apart from apologizing and expressing my desire to meet,
what more could I say?
Besides that, what I still must do is
get our food on dinner tables around the world.
I'd especially like to let the rest of the world know
about kimchi, selected as one of the world's five healthiest foods,
because of the different flavors, nutrients, and benefits
it can provide
depending on the ingredients used.
There's a way to do that without abandoning
traditional flavors or cooking methods.
You included an old picture and a letter from a child in the briefing materials.
What do they mean?
It's a picture that contains the happiest memories
when I taught and learned
about cooking.
That letter is a gift I received
from my first pupil on Parents' Day.
With the selection of my apprentice ahead,
I missed the time I spent long ago with my first pupil.
It was a very meaningful time.
Get out. Who said that you can come in?
We won't get married until you give your consent.
You two must never marry even if I die.
Mother,
for all future concerns,
I will obey your will.
Please forgive me for causing you dismay.
I'm sorry, Mother.
Please at least tell us why you're suddenly doing this.
Yes, Mother.
You used to always pity and worry for Jin-mi.
But now, you are treating her badly. I am also curious why you are like this.
Jin-mi,
let me ask you one thing.
She's looking for you.
Work up the courage to contact her and go meet her.
What good would it do now?
I know exactly why she couldn't tell me.
She's endured that all her life.
What could I do for her now?
Do you remember how my husband passed away?
I heard he ate crab, persimmon, and honey which shouldn't be mixed.
I believe his condition grew worse and he ended up passing away.
San-hae did.
That's right. She did it.
Why do you think she did it?
San-hae was smart and meticulous even when she was young.
I don't know why she served marinated raw crabs
and a bellflower root salad containing persimmon juice and honey.
Jin-mi.
Rather than asking why San-hae did it,
I wonder why you know the story
that I haven't told anyone.
Pardon?
You didn't set the table that day,
but how do you know what side dishes were on the table?
You might have put it behind you, but I haven't.
There's something I must still reveal.
What are you talking about?
Why are you doing this? Who said that I'm getting married to you?
I had a good reason for calling off the wedding
that the whole world knew about only a few days before the date.
-I want to be good at cooking, too. -Excuse me.
Is Geum-ho Hwang working here?
How do you know Geum-ho?
Where are you going?
He's your patient.
Are you going to make a fuss like this again?
What did you say? Fuss?
Subtitle translation by Christopher Shea