Wednesday Gourmet (Wednesday Food Talk / 수요미식회)

Welcome to the 205th episode of Wednesday Food Talk.

Welcome. - Welcome.

Let me introduce today's guests.

His only hobby is to look for famous restaurants.

He's the hidden gourmet. Let's welcome Park Sung Hoon.

Nice to meet you.

She's known for her pure and seductive charms.

She's a flawless beauty. Let's welcome Kang Han Na.

I'm so glad to see Park Sung Hoon.

When he did some interview,

he said he wanted to join Wednesday Food Talk.

That's why I'm so glad to see him today.

Did we invite you to our show too late when you mentioned us a lot?

Yes. I mentioned this show a lot.

It was my dream to be on this show.

I'm glad that my dream came true.

Goodness. We're grateful to have you with us.

To celebrate fulfilling your dream,

could you please do an impression of Song Kang Ho?

He's really good at this. He sounds just like Kang Ho.

There's this part that Kang Ho does in the movie "The Drug King".

Sung Hoon sounds more like Kang Ho than Kang Ho himself.

"I fed everyone in Korea."

Wait a second.

Gosh. It's hilarious.

I'm sorry, Kang Ho. - It's all right.

It sounded just like him. - It was on his bucket list.

I heard that you love to watch our show too, Han Na.

Yes. I like to look for good restaurants.

When I search it on the Internet,

there are too many results on...

"Best sausage stew in Seoul".

Yes. You can't find good ones like that.

So I search "Sausage stew restaurants on Wednesday Food Talk".

That's the keyword I use to search for good restaurants.

The results are quite reliable.

So I'm glad...

as a big fan of this show. - I see.

Today's theme is...

a creative dish...

that is made with the right ingredients in season...

that also shows a chef's expertise.

It's satisfying in terms of how it looks and tastes.

It's premium Japanese cuisine.

Today's theme is kappo.

Do you enjoy having Japanese food, Sung Hoon?

Yes. I like to have Japanese food.

When I have free time,

I think of taking a short trip.

Then I usually end up visiting Japan.

I have ramen, udon, and sushi.

I like enjoying those types of Japanese food.

I also visit Japanese bars with my friends...

when I want to have...

a light meal with...

a few drinks.

That's right.

How about you, So Eun?

In fact, there's a really good place that sells skewers near my house.

I like grilled asparagus there.

I like having chicken skin.

I can choose to have chicken skin fries only.

He likes it a lot. - I was very surprised...

because it was really tasty.

When I have that freshly-grilled chicken skin skewers...

with a glass of highball...

or a glass of beer,

I totally get refreshed.

It just relieves my stress.

You talk just like Dong Yeob.

You talked a little about food but talked a lot about drinks.

She just said a glass of highball because we're on a TV show.

But she usually drinks 12 glasses. - No.

So she likes having highballs.

How about you, Han Na?

I also like to have...

It's rude to laugh at one's face.

No, it's not that. - Doesn't he look funny in person?

It's the way he talks.

Comedians love it a lot...

when people laugh at their faces.

So I'll get a pass to some comedian exam as soon as I enter the place.

I wasn't laughing at your face.

Actors have to control on salty food...

when we have shooting the next day.

My face easily gets swollen.

When I visit a kappo restaurant,

they don't serve in a big portion.

They serve food in a small portion.

But it feels like I have premium food.

And I don't have to worry about having salty food.

You get to eat less there. - So I don't have to worry.

That's right. - I can enjoy it without worrying.

It is so light that you feel like you won't gain a lot of weight.

Don't you think so? I agree on that too.

But you are wrong.

You can't eat a lot because it's too expensive.

That was a realistic answer. - Yes.

It makes sense. - He's right.

We'll inform you tasty stories behind how to enjoy food better.

The more you know, the tastier it gets.

I'm sure many people heard about kappo.

But not many people know what it means.

Could you explain about this?

Kappo literally reads as...

"Hal Paeng" in Korean.

The first letter means to divide.

There are four dots on the second letter.

That means to fire up.

It means to chop and cook.

It means to cook.

We use this term when we want to refer to cooking.

That's how they started calling kappo restaurants.

When we stay in some inns in Japan,

they serve premium food like kaiseki.

It's served in a course.

It's very conventional.

How it looks is very important too.

But they care more about how it tastes for kappo cuisine.

The chef can be creative.

He can cook it nicely.

But it's more premium than izakaya.

That's kappo.

Seok Jin likes to have Japanese food and drinks.

You can feel that it's getting popular these days.

That's right.

When I was here for the first time,

the episode featured izakaya. - Yes.

There weren't many kappo restaurants then.

But I noticed that there are so many of them now.

There are many people...

in those kappo restaurants.

Personally, I prefer to have...

nice food late at night.

When it's about 9:30pm or 10pm,

I know that most of those good ones are closed by then.

So I choose to visit kappo places in times like that.

I usually get the mackerel sushi.

And almost every kappo restaurant serves that dish.

I often order that dish.

And those restaurants serve unique fritters...

like cheese fritter.

I often eat those fritters.

And when I want to eat some rice,

I would go for the rice with...

salmon roe and sea urchin roe. - The rice bowl?

Yes, when I eat that dish, it's quite filling.

I don't drink that often,

but when I need to drink with people,

I usually go to kappo restaurants...

that are famous for the kappo cuisine.

Those places are confident. - That's right.

I always order the assorted plate of sashimi.

This might not seem that special and seem like a basic dish.

Every Japanese restaurant serves different assorted plates.

And it changes every season. - That's right.

They serve seasonal and delicious dishes depending on the season,

so I often order that one.

I love white-colored fish, so when the food is served,

I go for the halibut sashimi which is always served.

I like eating the sashimi...

with Japanese perilla leaves. - As wraps?

That's how I eat my sashimi.

I see. The assorted sashimi.

But you know, a long time ago,

robatayaki was very popular. - Robatayaki.

And after that, izakaya got popular.

And these days, the term, "kappo", is used a lot.

A lot of kappo restaurants have popped up, right?

Recently, kappo restaurants sprung up in the Gangnam area.

It's quite entertaining to look at the trend.

Usually, those high-end Japanese restaurants...

served sushi... - Yes.

or omakase which meant you would leave the meal to the chef.

A lot of sushi places that did omakase...

were in fierce competition.

Chefs from luxurious hotels, Tokyo, and Osaka...

came back and opened restaurants. - Right.