FINAL EPISODE
San-hae.
It's me.
San-hae.
Master.
San-hae.
Master.
Mom.
I don't deserve this.
I've done so many bad things to you.
I never thought I'd be able to see you again before I die.
You lived so close here.
But for so many years
all I could do was worrying about you.
Mom.
San-hae.
Mom.
Did you know...
that I'm your mom?
Mom.
That's why you didn't come.
You didn't want to cause me any trouble.
Mom.
I wish I have known about this earlier.
I was here as well.
At that time, I didn't know you're my daughter.
Mom.
Stop crying.
Did you make these kimchi on your own?
Let me taste the kimchi you made for me.
Yes.
All right.
I can't
ever forget this taste.
Whenever I see bellflower roots, my heart sinks.
I didn't want to hold any grudge.
While making bellflower roots over and over again,
I keep saying "I'll forgive."
"I'll forgive."
My mother-in-law also realized that you were not the one
who killed my husband.
Before she passed away,
she said she's really sorry for you.
I see.
I'm the sinner.
Why is it your fault?
If it had not been for me...
I've made you harbor such a bad thought.
Mom.
I have
a favor to ask you.
Okay. Whatever it is,
tell me.
I'd like to serve you a meal
I made on my own.
Is that your wish?
Let's go inside, Mom.
Let me treat you with a delicious meal.
Mom.
This meal reflects
how you've lived so far.
I've prepared all those meals for the past 40 years,
thinking they were for you.
Finally, the day has come.
Thanks to this notebook,
we were able to meet each other again.
No, that's not right.
It's all thanks to Geum-hee.
You're right.
Geum-hee and Sung-joon.
What should we do with them?
They don't know what's going on.
They...
really like each other.
They're in love with each other.
But Geum-hee is your daughter.
Then, they are...
Mom.
Geum-hee...
Her fate is very similar to mine.
After her parents passed away,
she was raised by her relative.
I took her in that time.
She reminded me of my old days.
You adopted her?
Yes.
I couldn't tell her because I'm afraid she'd end up like me.
Well, the fate is...
San-hae.
If Geum-hee is your adopted daughter,
wouldn't it be possible
for us to find a way for them?
Even if I put this aside,
Hyun-myung doesn't approve of Geum-hee.
Actually, Hyun-myung came here
a while ago to discuss it.
Really?
Hey, Geum-hee Hwang. You're working too hard, right?
I already know who will win the final round.
Since you're working so hard, you'll win without doubt.
Is there anything I can help you with?
No.
Look into my eyes when you're talking.
Why do you keep avoiding me?
I know why you wanted to break up with me.
I heard about our relationship from my dad.
-Then, there's no need to talk further. -No.
There's a lot to talk about.
By any chance...
When my dad gave you the letter,
did he tell you anything else?
Geum-hee, you...
Before Dad passed away,
he told me a big secret.
Well...
If what he said is true,
I wanted to ask my mom why I can't be with you.
But I can't.
Because I should not.
I promised my dad.
Until my mom mentions it first,
I promised to keep it to myself.
Let me persuade your mom.
Don't worry.
You promised me we'd share whatever it is in our lives.
Why are you struggling alone?
The notebook that Mom gave me...
Where is it?
I guess Mom contacted me first,
because Hyun-myung probably insisted
on marrying me and not anyone else.
All right, I'll marry him.
Then I'll destroy them one by one.
Just like what you did to me.
Mom.
I've been busy so I couldn't call you.
Don't let anybody into this room until we're done talking.
Yes, Master Park.
You wanted to see me
to bother me with that old incident?
Let's talk
about that old incident properly
and wrap things up today.
That's why I wanted to see you.
Okay.
I'd love to talk about it because I'm getting sick of it.
Where should we start?
As long as this hairpin goes back to the original owner,
I don't think we need to talk about this for long.
I'm sorry.
I thought this hairpin belonged to San-hae
and have cherished it with me.
But then I realized that this hairpin was actually yours, Jin-mi.
Let me give this back to you now.
What are you talking about?
San-hae's hairpin
had Hyun-myung's name engraved on it. I can still remember it.
But the one found near the jar was not San-hae's hairpin.
It was your hairpin.
When you went to my mother-in-law's room to change the hairpins,
she and Mr. Kwon caught a glimpse of you.
Will you still deny it?
Why did you do that?
Why did you put persimmon and honey into my husband's food?
Why did you put all the blame on San-hae?
You found out that I did it,
but you couldn't figure out
why I did it?
-Jin-mi! -I...
I did nothing wrong!
I was afraid I'd lose the people
and the love that should be mine.
I didn't want any of that to happen!
I did it to protect what should be mine.
Mom.
I never thought
things would end up like that.
I just assumed
that dad would have a stomachache.
I never expected him to pass away.
I was only 12 years old that time.
Jin-mi!
Whatever your reasons, you did something you shouldn't have done.
You should not have messed with food that could endanger people's lives.
You also got that seolleongtang restaurant into trouble.
Why?
Why are you blaming me for all this?
Don't ever come back here again.
Don't even mention my family, either!
You should deal with the consequences of your sins.
What do you want me to do?
Do you want me to kill myself?
If my life is ruined,
do you think I'll just accept my fate?
I'll drag everyone down with me.
All of you.
HYUN-MYUNG
When flowers bloom
Peel like this.
-Let's laugh together -You're laughing.
Where the hell is San-hae Kang?
You're driving me crazy.
Why do you keep on looking for a stranger at our house?
Are you crazy?
Get over here right now!
Yoon-ee, take Bo-ram inside.
Did you come here to talk to me?
-Let's talk outside. -Leave me alone!
Hey! How dare you behave like that here?
What did you say?
Wait. She's insane.
Look at her eyes.
Mom.
San-hae Kang.
Ever since you came back,
my whole life has become a mess.
How will you take responsibility for that?
Let's go out. Talk to me in person.
Stop holding me.
I warned you not to disclose that old incident, right?
I told you that it was all your fault.
Look, let's talk outside.
-Please go. -Don't touch me.
Let go of me!
-Let go of me! -She's embarrassing us.
-Why are you doing this to me? -Come out!
Hello, I'm calling you because...
-Let go of me! -Let's go!
-I said let go of me! Let me go! -You're seriously...
You bitch!
You're just reaping what you sow.
-Don't you know that? -That's not true.
It's all because of you.
My life wouldn't have been a mess without you.
Without you, I would've become a granddaughter-in-law in that family.
I'd become the mistress of Yoogyeong and live an elegant life.
Because of you, I lost everything. Look at what I've become.
You still don't admit your faults.
You're the one who should be punished.
Do you think I'll leave you in peace?
Dream on.
You should take responsibility, too.
Your life should be ruined, too.
It's unfair if that only happens to me.
Hey!
Mom.
-She's here. -Ms. Jin-mi Choi.
We're arresting you for forging documents, spreading false information,
blackmailing and violating food safety.
Arrest her.
Let me go! What is this? Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Let me go!
Ma'am.
So the person we're waiting for
is actually a cousin of your late husband?
His dad was adopted into our family, so we can say that he is a step-cousin.
Master Park, he's coming.
Master Park, I brought him from China.
This is Professor Young-gyu Kim.
Nice to see you.
Thanks for coming all the way from China.
Nice to see you.
I've always wanted to meet you.
It's my honor to finally meet you.
Let's go inside and talk further.
-Please come in. -Please.
Make some tea.
Please sit.
Professor Young-gyu Kim grew up
in China since his childhood.
He's currently a chair professor at the medical college in
Peking University located in Beijing.
You must have worked hard
to become successful in a foreign country.
I respect you.
Don't mention it.
Professor Kim, please show her the book.
Okay.
Are the last pages missing in this book?
Yes.
But I heard something about it from my father.
-Thank you. Please come again. -Enjoy your food.
Here comes your food.
-Please give me more water. -Yes.
Geum-ho, give her more water.
Yes, I'll be there right away.
Please give me more radish kimchi.
Hello.
You're here, Sung-joon. I'm so busy. Terribly busy.
-Okay, shall I start? -Give me radish kimchi, please.
What would you like to have?
Please give me radish kimchi and dongchimi.
-Yes. -A bowl of rice, please.
Yes!
Mom!
Yeah!
-My daughter! -I missed you so much.
Do you know how much I missed you?
Show me your face.
Did you lose weight?
No.
Since the food poisoning incident has been resolved,
I've been doing well, eating well and sleeping well.
But there's one more thing you have to resolve.
What is it?
It's about Sung-joon and you.
Well, that's...
Geum-hee.
You know how much I love you, right?
Of course, I do.
No matter what happens,
you're still my daughter, okay?
Of course.
I'll allow you and Sung-joon
to be together.
Mom.
I was afraid
to lose you
and that you might get hurt, so I couldn't tell you.
Mom.
I already knew about it.
What?
Though I knew about it,
I'm still beside you.
It was not easy for me to accept it,
but nothing has changed.
When? How did you know?
Gosh...
Mom.
Your dad probably knew something like this would happen.
Dad.
This is why you left me the letter, right?
Dad.
At first, I thought he should have kept it a secret forever.
I blamed my dad a lot
for telling me about it.
Anyone would feel the same as you did.
It's all right now.
Okay, let's see.
The ritual for honorable ancestors.
It's about five times per month.
Two more miscellaneous family events per month.
Then you should also treat guests on holidays.
Why are you telling me that?
No way. Are you proposing to me now?
It's pretty obvious, isn't it?
I'm late again.
Can I try it?
Here.
How is it?
It's delicious.
If you had started your cooking career earlier,
you could have become a successful chef, Ms. Geum-hee Hwang.
Wow, do you really mean it?
"Do you really mean it?"
That's how Sung-joon talks.
Well, is it?
Do you feel uncomfortable talking about Sung-joon with me?
Of course, I do.
You don't have to feel that way.
I completely got over him.
Well, no.
I'm trying to get over him and I will soon.
I'm good at cooking, but not at loving somebody.
I've learned a lot by watching you both.
You considered each other more important than yourselves.
I've never done that before.
Anyway, I'll try my best
in the contest tomorrow.
I'll do my best as well.
I'm far from perfect.
Let's try our best.
I'm not nice enough to shake your hand
while smiling at you.
Okay.
Anyway, let's do our best tomorrow.
COOKING CONTEST
Now,
we're going to start the final round
of Cooking Contest for Yoogyeong Cuisine Successor
of Ms. Gye-hyang Park,
an intangible cultural asset in the Korean traditional food.
First of all, let me introduce
the judges for the contest.
Ms. Gye-hyang Park, an asset to Korean culture.
Prof. Young-gyu Kim from Peking University.
Mr. Gab-soo Lee, Chairman of INH.
Professor Gyeong-ah Oh of Yoosung University.
Ms. Jong-im Lee,
Director of Sook-young cooking school.
Mr. Niki Dean, the master of cuisines from five countries,
and also an expert in traditional Korean food.
Next, let me introduce the four finalists
who successfully survived
the fierce competition.
The first finalist is Ms. Geum-hee Hwang,
an Eastern medicine doctor who has researched
on healing food for a long time.
Today, she is going to cook
mushroom samhap and radish kimchi with salt-fermented shrimp.
The next finalist,
Mr. Gook-young Jang is a Korean cuisine chef.
He is going to cook
a fish cuisine and beltfish gut kimchi.
The next finalist is Ms. Young-joo Seo,
a Ph.D. holder in food and nutrition science,
the youngest cooking master and also the Director of Chansol Foods.
She is going to cook
shinsunro and boiled pork with five color radish kimchi.
The last finalist is Ms. Hye-jin Lee, a student at the cooking department
of Yoosung University.
She's going to cook four-color sushi
and fermented flatfish.
The final assignment
is "a meal for someone you're thankful for".
Since you made kimchi in advance,
you'll only be given an hour to cook.
Cooking starts now.
A MEAL FOR SOMEONE YOU'RE THANKFUL FOR
Okay, let's see.
GEUM-HEE HWANG WITH MUSHROOM SAMHAP AND RADISH KIMCHI
This meal is for my mom
who has cooked for others her entire life.
Mushroom samhap is a dish with kimchi, mushroom and boiled pork.
It's a healthy dish that has steamed mushrooms,
pork with medicinal herbs, minced garlic and kimchi.
Radish kimchi with salt-fermented shrimp contains seolleongtang
and seven kinds of seafood. I wrapped the crushed and stuffed crabs
in a hemp pocket and kept it in a jar.
That way, the kimchi won't go bad
and can be fresh for a long time.
Shinsunro is for my dad who likes hot broth.
It is a royal dish that has been served in the palace.
It's a hotpot dish that you eat while boiling.
Depending on the stuffing and seasoning,
you can eat boiled pork with radish kimchi either as salad or side dish.
If you eat it with shinsunro which contains high protein,
it will help you digest better and stimulate your appetite.
I cooked this for my grandma
who was too poor to eat an expensive fish dish
even though her hometown is near the sea.
The more fermented the beltfish gut gets,
the more flavor the kimchi gets.
HYE-JIN LEE WITH SUSHI AND FLATFISH
I prepared healthy sushi for my dad who has high blood pressure and diabetes.
Since I barely seasoned it, it tastes perfect with a fermented flatfish.
A fermented flatfish tastes different, depending on the time
and temperature it's been fermented.
RESPECT THE ANCESTORS AND LIVE HARMONIOUSLY
Mom!
Why don't you go inside?
How could I enter?
Let's go inside.
We also wrapped things up early to see the final round.
You should see how Geum-hee is doing in the contest.
May I?
Time is up.
The evaluation will begin right away.
-Try it first. -Yes.
Let's see.
I can taste the balance of flavors the more I chew.
The flavorful taste lingers in my mouth.
Before grilling the mushrooms, I soaked them in seolleongtang broth.
So the texture became tender and chewy.
I see.
You said that this is for your mom, right?
I feel like
your mom is very honest and thoughtful.
Judging from the seasoning and ingredients
of this tasty samhap,
I received such an impression of your mom.
I feel like she cooked sincerely,
thinking of those who'll eat her food.
Since you stuffed it with daikon and pear, it will be good for senior citizens
or children whose teeth are not strong.
It's tender, but still chewy.
I can taste lots of ingredients in your kimchi juice as well.
Thank you.
I think foreigners will like this kimchi.
You made it true to its ingredients.
Yes, I think kimchi will be the standard salad in the future.
Thank you.
Let's try this.
If you just ferment the beltfish guts, it becomes normal fermented seafood.
You should have cooked this more.
Since you used less fermented guts,
I think your dish tastes less delicious.
-I see. -Yes.
You should have fermented this flatfish better.
It's supposed to be more flavorful.
The texture is rather rough.
GYE-HYANG PARK
It was pretty good, right?
We just finished our evaluation.
The third and fourth places will be announced first.
The remaining two will compete
with the dongchimi they made.
All the participants in this contest
will join our promotion called Kimchi Bus.
It aims to spread the excellence of kimchi to people around the world
and make our food global.
And the two ultimate finalists are...
Young-joo Seo
and Geum-hee Hwang.
Ms. Kwon, kindly bring their dongchimi.
Since we should judge their dongchimi on its taste,
their names are pasted at the bottom of their bowls.
Oh, it's tasty.
-It's tasty. -Right, it's good.
It's spicy at first taste.
Lingers in my mouth
like dew drops clinging onto leaves.
It tastes pure and clear. It's great.
This must have been fermented
in well-maintained low temperature.
It's only then dongchimi can have this first taste.
It leaves a delicate and elaborate taste.
There's nothing like conflicting tastes. This is a very precise one.
It's only possible
only when she used the exact ratio of water and salt.
I feel like I'm smelling a delicate fragrance.
The first taste changes subtly over time.
It's rather coarse and rough,
but rich and warm at the same time.
It tastes like light breeze blowing from the grass.
It tastes deep, delicate and even elegant.
Even those who don't know about dongchimi
would fall in love with its taste.
I made up my mind.
If I would only judge based on the taste of dongchimi,
the one on the left side is better.
But I'll choose
the one on the right side.
This dongchimi tastes rather coarse and pleasant.
But while I was tasting it,
I could feel the cook's thoughtful consideration,
effort and sincerity.
GEUM-HEE HWANG
Great.
Yoogyeong Cuisine Book
If you look at the end of this book,
it seems like its missing a few pages.
What contents are missing here?
Ever since it was written, it was actually like that.
Pardon?
Then what made people think the pages are missing?
Do you remember what I said about ingredients?
Yes. Even if daikons may look alike,
their textures are different, hard or soft.
In other words, no ingredients are ever the same.
That's right.
If a person makes the same kimchi 100 times,
do you think the kimchi will be the same?
No, that's more like she made 100 different kinds of kimchi.
Our ancestors passed a lesson from their generation to ours
and that is to work hard.
In order to make the best kimchi,
think of it as if looking for the missing recipes
and trying to fill in the missing pages.
I see.
Now it's something that you have to do.
I completely understand
how hard and tough your burden will be.
I felt the same.
Still it was something that supported me
and made me proud for the past 70 years.
Thank you. You did a great job.
You know I'm your daughter. I learned everything from you, Mom.
It's almost like you became her successor.
Geum-hee.
Whenever I didn't know what to do,
I always ask myself what you would do if you were in my shoes.
If I listen to my inner voice,
I feel like I can hear your voice, Mom.
Then all I have to do is just follow you.
Thank you.
I'm so proud of you, my daughter.
Mom.
The love you and dad gave me,
I'll give back one by one.
Yoogyeong Cuisine Book
What brought you here so early?
Grandma.
I'm prepared to learn everything
and live as your successor.
Then what?
But it's beyond my capacity
to research on Yoogyeong Cuisine alone.
That book should be handed over the generation next to ours.
I understand why you feel that way.
I'd like to work with somebody else who can assist me.
Can you allow me to do that?
You already have someone in mind.
Yes.
I have something to discuss with you.
I heard everything from Young-joo.
Ms. Geum-hee Hwang asked Young-joo
to research on Yoogyeong Cuisine with her.
Yes.
You know I've done many terrible things to you and Yoogyeong Hospital.
That's why
I'd like to invest my money for good for a change.
So...
I've made up my mind and donate half of my wealth
to Yoogyeong Cuisine Research Foundation
and the scholarship foundation for medical college, okay?
Mr. Seo.
Why? You don't want to take my money?
No, it's not like that.
Thank you.
Sung-joon.
By the way,
would it be classy if I disclose my name?
Or you know, be an anonymous benefactor.
Would it be more classy to keep it a secret?
Since the amount is big, you better disclose your name
and follow the proper procedure.
It's still classy.
Really?
Okay, then. I'll do that.
And Sung-joon...
I'll personally visit Mr. Kim
and apologize to him, okay?
Yes.
It must be delicious.
-All right, thank you. -Thank you.
-Goodbye. -Goodbye.
Now two people can come in.
-You've waited long. -Yes.
-Please come in. Please. -Please.
Please wait a bit more. Tables will be available soon.
Wow, there's a lot of people.
-What is that? -For you.
This is endless.
Hey, how can you treat me like this?
You're the only staff in the kitchen.
If you don't work hard, I'll tell Mi-ok immediately.
Gosh, seriously.
This is endless, seriously.
-What? -Are you tired, Dad?
You're the only one who cares for me. My Bo-ram is the best.
But Dad, everyone starts like this.
Then they become rich or even become the owner.
I got it, Bo-ram.
One by one, step by step.
Great! Go, Dad!
-Cheers! -Cheers!
Cooperation of Yoogyeong Foundation, INH and Chansol Foods
Five Kimchi Buses Tour in Five Continents on May 20
Kimchi Bus Opens up Kimchi Road
COOPERATION OF YOOGYEONG MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INH AND CHANSOL FOODS
KIMCHI BUS DEPARTS ON MAY 20, 2012 TO SPREAD THE EXCELLENCE OF KIMCHI
COOPERATION OF YOOGYEONG MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INH AND CHANSOL FOODS
KIMCHI BUS DEPARTS ON MAY 20, 2012 TO SPREAD THE EXCELLENCE OF KIMCHI
COOPERATION OF YOOGYEONG MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INH AND CHANSOL FOODS
What can you say?
The reason why I established INH
is that I wanted to make a stepping stone to globalize our kimchi
which saved my life.
This is our first project
spreading the excellence of kimchi to the world
and this was also nominated as one of the best health food.
To the globalization of kimchi!
-To kimchi! -To kimchi!
Let's do it!
Let's do this!
-This is great. -Over there.
-Keep up the good work. -Goodbye.
Stay healthy.
Take care of yourself. Good luck!
You're finally leaving.
Master Park, I'll be back. Stay healthy.
-Come back safely. -Yes.
I'll take care of the things here.
Come back safe and sound.
Take good care of yourself.
When I come back, all of us will have a nice reunion.
That's right, Young-joo.
Come back safely, okay?
Okay? Right.
Looks like everything has finally settled down.
You're right.
The kimchi they will make
is kimchi of a new beginning.
That's right.
And the kimchi that we will make
is kimchi of a good conclusion.
Still,
They both are kimchis for all of our wishes,
I guess you can say that.
Come to think of it. Kimchi resembles our life.
Just how kimchi gets ripe,
we'll also continue to mature until our last breath.
That's how the life goes.
Subtitle translation by You-jeong Kim