Wednesday Gourmet (Wednesday Food Talk / 수요미식회)

Are you still searching for famous restaurants on the internet?

Until when will you go after the places you can easily find...

on the internet?

I'll share stories that can be related to those...

who know where to visit for good food.

Welcome to the 204th episode of Wednesday Food Talk.

Welcome. - Welcome.

We've changed the day that our show gets on air...

with some realignment.

Our viewers can now watch our show on Tuesday.

Then they can visit these good restaurants on Wednesday.

So we decided to keep the name Wednesday Food Talk.

We can't change the title. - My gosh.

In order to apply various types of food preferences,

we have invited people to represent their age group...

as the new hosts of the show.

We have invited Jung Min to represent the palate...

of women in their 40s. - Yes.

Since she's a mother, she is very interested in ingredients.

My baby is 37 months old now. - My gosh.

My baby is at that age when babies start eating only tasty food...

and won't eat food that they don't like.

I have to make a meal plan with food that my baby likes to eat.

And there are different ways of cooking food for babies,

so I tend to thoroughly research regarding those recipes.

I did this...

because of what I've heard from my elders.

Babies start eating solid food when they are 6 to 8 months old.

I heard that the food they consume over the first two years...

when they start eating solid food...

will determine their skin and face for the rest of their lives.

That's why even if the family goes bankrupt, well-fed babies...

are able to keep their glow.

Up to when they're two years old? - That's right.

Now, I know why I have this face.

Is it because I ate foods like bean sprouts when I was a baby?

What on earth happened?

You should ask your mom when you have the chance later.

I guess I was fed only to fill my stomach.

And here are the guests who will join us for today.

He's always energetic on the stage as well as off the stage.

This is musical actor Kim Ho Young.

Hello.

All right. She will be our forever Gymnastic Fairy.

This is Son Yeon Jae.

All right. Let me tell you today's dish.

It has a crunchy texture and is served with a refreshing dressing.

The dish arouses our appetite before our meal.

Or this dish can be a filling meal with various kinds of toppings.

It's a fresh dish. It's salad.

Now that the weather is warming, people are trying to lose weight,

so a lot of people are eating salads.

But some eat salads as meals too. - Right.

And portions for some salads are huge as well.

I heard that you eat salads as your meals, Yeon Jae.

Well... - You get them delivered to you?

Yes. A long time ago, when I said that I ate salads for my meals,

a lot of people wondered if that was enough...

and felt bad for me. - That's right.

But nowadays, they didn't make a big deal out of it.

Lately, I've been thinking that... - Yes, things have changed.

The food culture has changed.

A lot of people like salads these days.

There are a lot. - So Eun,

you make your own salads at home. - Yes.

I like ricotta cheese salad.

My gosh. - I make ricotta cheese salads.

You make the cheese yourself? - Yes, ingredients are accessible.

And the recipe is pretty simple too.

I let it age for half a day in the refrigerator.

And I take it out the next day and eat it.

I also spread it on the bread. - You spread it on the bread.

Or I make salads with it.

It's a simple dish.

I was really shocked when I went to these salads joints for this.

Their portions are big. - Yes.

You can't lose weight by eating salads.

I thought salads had only vegetables.

I assumed that people ate them to lose weight,

but I was stuffed.

Even so, they are low-calorie food.

Anyway, my idea about salads changed.

I just figured that it was some kind of dessert, not a meal.

But it's enough to be a meal.

That's right. - It's filling too.

You didn't like salads before, did you?

It's not that I didn't like salads.

I had no interest in salads. - Right.

As for guys... - I wasn't interested at all.

A lot of guys feel the same way.

That's true. Actually,

people didn't think of salads as the main dishes.

They were appetizers... - Right.

before the main dishes. - Yes.

It was like a side dish at western restaurants.

People didn't think to have salads as their main dishes.

Seok Jin, I bet you don't like salads either.

When I heard that we'd be talking about salads for my first episode,

I thought I would have nothing to say.

Really?

So I dressed to suit the theme. - Same here.

I wanted to dress for the theme at least.

That's why I'm wearing this. - I'm wearing the salad color.

Seriously.

I thought about the last time I had salads.

In the military, they serve the Army Burger on weekends.

Right. - Yes.

We get the buns...

And the lettuce. - Right. The patty...

You know the "sarada"? - The "sarada"?

When I eat the "sarada",

I feel like I'm eating some western food...

instead of Korean food which I had been eating before.

It feels like western food. - Right.

Actually, you represent the palate of adults.

Writer Park Chan Il, the official middle-aged man,

didn't show much of interest in salads.

When he mentioned the "sarada", Chan Il moved closer to the table.

That's delicious. - You seemed slightly interested.

Right? "Sarada".

That means salad. They mean the same.

Right. "Sarada" is a Japanese pronunciation.

Salad became "sarada". - Right.

But the classic salads that we know of...

are from the US which came through Japan.

For example, this salad was always served at feasts.

The one with apples and raisins. - Right.

There were Mexican "sarada" and so and so "sarada".

That's right. - Macaroni "sarada".

Right.

That "sarada" is still served at Korean restaurants.

Why is "sarada" still served at Korean restaurants?

It shows that "sarada" has become a Korean dish,

so salads aren't considered Korean food yet.

But "sarada" is Korean food.

He has a point. - I...

I'm not that interested in salads,

but I think I was more willing to eat "sarada".

By the way, from what I've heard, a lot of people love...

the salads that are popular these days.

I wasn't interested before, but when I went to restaurants,

I did think that the salads are different from what I've known.

There are so many restaurants that specialize in salads, right?

A lot of salad restaurants are popping up now.

Well, you can say...

that food tends to follow the current trends.

First of all, in 2019,

salad became the global food trend.

The salad craze and healthy lifestyles are related to salads,

so we have to talk about the trends.

As the demand is high,

it looks like salad bars are popping up here and there.

A lot of people dine out to eat salads,

but to eat salads at home,

salads sell well online too. - That's right.

When you order salads online, you don't have to...

prepare ingredients or go grocery shopping.

Salads are becoming more accessible for people to enjoy.

And there are salad vending machines now.

Seriously? - Yes.

We'll inform you tasty stories...

behind how to enjoy the dish even more.

The more you know, the tastier it gets.

The very first salad dressing was salt water.

I see. - Okay.

These days,

there are many different types of salad dressings.