Edward Lee's Country Cook (에드워드리의 컨츄리쿡)

‫(Edward Lee's first cooking class in Korea is here.)

‫(The average age of the students is in the 70s.)

‫(What is this?)

‫(Grandpa starts out tough with a kick.)

‫(They brought pots and aprons from home.)

‫(They're ready with their manliness and cuteness.)

‫(Today's instructor, Edward Lee, 43 years of cooking experience, )

‫(The chef for White House banquets, Winner of "Iron Chef")

‫(1st thing to keep in mind: He can only teach in English.)

‫(Show... Me what?)

‫(I think you need to go a bit slower.)

‫(You're going too fast!)

‫(Flustered)

‫(2nd thing to keep in mind: He may rush when he's frazzled.)

‫(A super-fast cooking class?)

‫(All over the room, )

‫(complaints can be heard. This dough is not working.)

‫(Slow. Slowly.)

‫(Flustered)

‫(Cleaning up)

‫(Helping with the dough)

‫(A total mess)

‫(The Country members' first cooking class is coming soon!)

‫(Edward Lee's Country Cook)

‫(Morning has come again to Gangwon Province)

‫(Nature is just waking up and making lively sounds.)

‫(What will happen today?)

‫- I'm hungry. - Oh, I'm hungry.

‫Would you like tadpole noodles?

‫Pardon?

‫Can you take this?

‫- Sure. - Yes.

‫- This? - Yes.

‫In 1, 2, 3.

‫(The millstone is really heavy, even for 2 men.)

‫I think we can do it here.

‫(Ms. Kwon will make breakfast for the Country members.)

‫- That's so heavy. - Oh, that's heavy.

‫My mother-in-law brought this when she got married.

‫So it's more than 100 years old.

‫Do you want to try this?

‫- Yes. - Do you want to try this?

‫So what is this?

‫- Is this... - Yes, you put it this way.

‫- Corn. - Oh, corn.

‫(When he's curious, he tries it right away!)

‫There's glutinous rice, and there's non-glutinous rice.

‫Same for corn.

‫There is non-glutinous corn and glutinous corn.

‫(Non-glutinous corn: Compared to glutinous corn, )

‫(non-glutinous corn has bigger and more kernels, )

‫(but with low starch content, it's not very sticky.)

‫Back in the day, they used non-glutinous corn...

‫for tadpole noodles before the corn was ripe, so it was white.

‫It's food they used to eat when resources were scarce.

‫(A Gangwon Province dish, Tadpole noodles)

‫Do it with your left hand. Yes.

‫Add some water as you go.

‫(Tadpole noodles step 1: Grind corn with a millstone.)

‫It must be impossible to do this alone.

‫Stop. Okay.

‫- I'll add some. - Okay.

‫You can't add too much.

‫But the shape...

‫That's how it comes out.

‫- But when you add too much... - I see.

‫- The kernels are falling out. - Right.

‫I get it.

‫- Slowly. - Yes, slowly.

‫- A little bit at a time. - About this much?

‫I got it.

‫- Is this too much too? - No.

‫(Yo Han, slowly.)

‫A little...

‫That's good.

‫Okay.

‫- Add water. - And water.

‫You seem to have done this before.

‫- Have you done this before? - In my past life.

‫- Oh, you have? - In his past life.

‫(I see.)

‫- Your past life... - Like this?

‫- Look at how much is coming out. - That's right.

‫(Let's focus on your current life.)

‫How does it feel?

‫I want to do pansori.

‫Give it a go.

‫- Arirang - Pansori.

‫- Is this right? - Pansori?

‫(He's having so much fun that he can't help but hum.)

‫(What does a millstone mean to Edward Lee?)

‫- Your hand... - Oh, my.

‫It's a funny thing when you do that.

‫In those times, when you wanted food,

‫it was, "Let's create a technique..."

‫"that can last for hundreds of years."

‫It was invented at a time when our ancestors...

‫really thought about these things.

‫It's very special to be able to touch those things.

‫There we go.

‫What should we do next?

‫We have to boil this in a pot now.

‫- Okay. - Sounds good.

‫Sounds good.

‫I need someone strong to stir it for me.

‫- I'll do it. - Have you seen this before?

‫- It's my 1st time. - It's his 1st time.

‫Then shall we go outside?

‫- Yes. - Yes. Let's go and give it a go.

‫Let's go.

‫(Making the fire first to boil the noodles)

‫The fire is catching really well.

‫(With Ms. Kwon's husband)

‫Oh, the smell of fire.

‫(Unlike last night, the fire is burning well.)

‫Should I put it in here?

‫(Tadpole noodles step 2: Make the corn dough.)

‫- Do you want me to open it? - Yes.

‫- Pour it in. - Okay.

‫All of it?

‫(They only use water and the corn they ground in the millstone.)

‫I can really smell the corn.

‫You're right.

‫It's a smell I like.

‫(He couldn't hold back, so he has a taste.)

‫(Eating twins)

‫- Go up behind there... - Okay.

‫And stir like this.

‫Like this.

‫You don't want it to stick.

‫- You have to keep stirring. - Yes.

‫(When he sees something new, he has to try it himself.)

‫(Arirang)

‫(Arirang)

‫Should we sing together?

‫(The only addiction allowed in Jeongseon, Arirang)

‫(Arirang)

‫(Eddie and Yo Han sing soulfully.)

‫(Mumbling the lyrics)

‫Going over the hill

‫Makgeolli.

‫Should I bring some makgeolli? With kimchi.

‫(The fantastic duet song made them crave makgeolli.)

‫Okay.

‫Oh, it's getting really thick now.

‫- It's good now. - Okay.

‫(The corn dough is almost done.)

‫That must be tasty.

‫(The corn dough is almost done.)

‫(Tadpole noodles step 3: Make the noodles...)

‫(after letting the dough sit for 30 minutes.)

‫Should I remove this? Is it this one?

‫It's like...

‫- soup. - Yes.

‫I see. You're going to press it, and the noodles will come out.

‫I see.

‫You should try pressing it.

‫Ready?

‫(Pressing)

‫That's so impressive.

‫- They really look like tadpoles. - Oh, this is so fun.

‫This is so fun.

‫They really look like tadpoles.

‫- It turned out so well. - Oh, my gosh.

‫Seriously.

‫Look at that.

‫- This is your first time, right? - Yes.

‫You did so great. It's perfect.

‫- Again. - Again.

‫Here. You try one. It's so...

‫- It's so much fun. - Let's do it one more time.

‫- Just once. - I'll do it.

‫(After Eddie, Yo Han gives it a go too.)

‫- Good. - Okay.

‫You're too strong.

‫(A communication error. He's pressing even harder?)

‫(Long tadpole noodles)

‫They're normal noodles now.

‫They're all bunched up.

‫(What is this?)

‫- Right. - They're all bunched up.

‫- Oh, my gosh. - You made big chunks.

‫(What had to be noodles)

‫He kept saying, "Strong."

‫He kept telling me to use more strength.

‫(I did well, so it's okay.)

‫I had to stop, didn't I?

‫(Tadpole noodles are done.)

‫(Yo Han's part has been erased.)

‫- Should we go in and cook now? - Okay.

‫- Okay. - Let's head in.

‫So if you look here...

‫(It's time to prepare breakfast.)

‫(Opening her treasure box)

‫- Thistle. - Thistle.

‫Should I take that?

‫Here is deodeok.

‫- To use as a topping. - What is this?

‫- Deodeok? - Julienned deodeok.

‫- Not julienned. Thin slices. - Thin slices.