Wednesday Gourmet (Wednesday Food Talk / 수요미식회)

Welcome to the 198th episode of Wednesday Food Talk.

Welcome. - Welcome.

Today's topic...

We often call it...

a mill that students never just pass...

after school.

With a plate of spicy tteokbokki and hot fishcake,

it comforted us back in school days.

Even after time, this nostalgic flavor is still in our hearts.

It's the flour based foods in front of girls' high school.

Yes.

We invited the perfect guests for the topic today.

Her married life with Rhymer has become an issue lately.

The sexy brain with intelligence and beauty.

The former reporter translator, it's Ahn Hyun Mo.

Nice to meet you. - Welcome.

Congratulations

Congratulations - Thank you.

You're celebrating it now?

It's been a year and six months. - I haven't met her since wedding.

He was still there for my wedding.

I see.

Her married life is very sweet...

that she's getting slightly happier every day.

She became prettier after the marriage. It's Comedienne Lee Su Ji.

Sing for me too. - Congratulations.

Congratulations - Congratulations

Thank you. - I was forced to do it.

Thank you. - Stop it.

Today's topic is flour based foods in front of girls' high school.

Everyone must have one flour based foods restaurant...

that they went often in school days.

What's your favorite flour based foods, Su Ji?

Tteokbokki? Jjolmyeon? Ramyeon?

You're right about rice cake. Back in school, I always ran.

Even during the break and after school too.

Are you sure you ran? - Plain rice cake?

Yes, to have a rice skewer.

You mean this? - Yes.

It's deep fried on the outside.

It's covered in sweet and spicy sauce.

I met the restaurant owner...

during the break at the wall.

Then she'd give me rice skewer.

Like a dog hole. - Yes.

When I took a bite, the sauce got all over my face.

I ran for that during every break.

What's your favorite, Suk Chun?

My favorite was the corn dog.

A corn dog? - Yes.

Corn dogs...

in front of school are especially good.

It's covered with sugar.

Rolled in sugar? - Yes.

Then suddenly,

there was a weird looking corn dog.

It was all bumpy.

It was called an ugly corn dog.

Like a goblin's club. - Yes.

It was this big.

I sprayed ketchup all over it,

and licked ketchup first.

Then I took a bite of it. The sweetness of potato...

and sausage inside were so good.

I would never forget it.

Since we didn't have enough money as students,

we shared one corn dog with a few friends.

Then we all took a bite. But if the last person...

takes the sausage that I saved...

I got punched a lot for that.

Some people pulled it instead of biting off.

That's right.

I still don't know how they do that.

The sausage is good, but at the bottom...

The hard part? - On the stick?

I would never give it up.

I must have it. - That's precious.

That's precious. - True.

That's precious. - You know what I mean?

I still remember...

fishcakes.

On skewers.

People have different preferences.

Instead of the long round one...

The flat one. - I know.

The twisted one. - That's a good one.

That was really good.

Especially soaked ones.

Not the fresh ones.

You're just like me.

Really? - I liked soaked ones.

It's got to be soaked.

When you lift it up, it sags.

It's weak. - It's so soaked...

that it falls off the stick. - Right.

Then I dip it in soy sauce.

That's the best.

As we dip it,

everyone's saliva gets mixed.

It creates a chemical reaction. - Right.

I think that's why it was tasty when I was young.

Back in elementary school.

There's always tteokbokki grill next to the fishcake.

Tteokbokki is sizzling on it.

I didn't only eat it for lunch,

but also after school and even ordered a takeout.

As time goes,

when there's only a little left,

the lady adds new ingredients.

She adds water and more rice cake.

I stopped her.

The soggy tteokbokki is really good.

Right. - Also,

the sauce got stuck on the grill.

She scratches it. - That's really rich.

The lady would never give it to me.

She would never give it all to me.

Because she needs to save it...

to make more.

It's like the old soy sauce.

That's right. - They need the old sauce.

The old sauce. - The old sauce.

She would keep it until the end of the day.

Here's another thing.

If tteokbokki is too sticky,

she adds a scoop of fishcake soup.

It sizzles.

I thought that would make it bland,

but it's perfect. - Yes.

It's the all-around broth.

When I went to school,

the restaurant owner also went to work and opened the restaurant.

You got ready together. - Yes.

When the first class begins,

she adds rice cake and sauce.

By the time the kids finish school, the rice cake is soaked in sauce.

And the lady gets it ready for the kids.

I'd run to it straight away as soon as the school ends.

But it's slightly too spicy for little children.

So I'd always have another cup with water...

to wash the sauce off a bit.

I'd eat one with sauce, and another washed off.

I'd also put aside the spring onion. When I was young,

I didn't like it much.

Now, I like everything,

but back then I wouldn't eat spring onions.

I remember how much I enjoyed tteokbokki.

What about you, A Young?

Were you a regular somewhere? - I went to middle school...

in Gwacheon.

There's a market under an underpass.

And a tteokbokki place was inside the market.

It used to be 50 cent per serving.

I'd go there to eat tteokbokki...

with my friends after school.

You know those green dishes, right?

We'd ask for two servings,

then we'd get one-dollar worth.

We'd sometimes add fried dumplings as a topping.

It'd feel the best when...

You know, fishcake soup is usually complimentary.

When a piece of fishcake is served with it by mistake...

It'd feel so good. - As if you won a lottery.

I agree. - It's the best.

I was afraid the owner might make me pay...

if she found out,

so I'd pretend there wasn't any.

I'd just drink everything.

In case you'd get caught if you chewed anything.

That's extra 30 cents. - So I'd keep it a secret.

That was the fun.

I miss the green plastic plate so much.

I know. - The one with white dots.

It's only complete with plastic bags...

put over it. - It has to be...

flour-based rice cake that's served on it,

not plain rice cake. - I agree. It annoys me.

When you pick a piece of flour-mixed rice cake before a friend's face,

you can see their face through it.

That's how transparent it has to be.