How Do You Play? (놀면 뭐하니?)

Is this place famous for its gwamegi?

- Yes. A famous gourmet... - Is he an expert?

I've never been here before.

- Hello. - My gosh.

Goro-san...

- Hello. - My gosh.

- Goro-san... - I'm Matsushige Yutaka.

My gosh.

("The Solitary Gourmet," a famous Japanese series based on a manga)

(It's about Mr. Goro, a businessman who enjoys eating alone.)

(Matsushige Yutaka played Goro perfectly.)

(His eating shows were of professional quality,)

(and he became well-known for his realistic expressions.)

(10 seasons were created, fueling a craze of eating alone.)

(The Solitary Gourmet will join us today.)

- How are you? - Hello.

- How come... - Hello.

Matsushige Yutaka...

Yes.

What...

- Goro... - Hello.

It's Goro-san.

- I hope we do well. - Same here.

You met?

- Busan International Film Festival. - Oh, really?

We first met then.

- I'm so pleased... I'm really... - Hello.

I'm such a huge fan.

Is that so? Thank you.

"The Solitary Gourmet" is really...

- Yes. - To us...

Let's sit down first.

- Yes. Do as you wish. - Take a seat.

It's such a pleasure to meet you.

- Jae Seong-san? - Yes.

It's Yu Jae Seok.

- I'm Lee-san. - Lee-san.

Lee Yi Kyung.

- Yi Kyung-san. - Yes.

Eun Kyung. I don't speak Korean well.

- Can you translate, please? - Sure.

We'll need Eun Kyung to...

- help us out today. - Yes.

I'll manage somehow.

A translator is talking to us through our earphones.

Oh, I see.

- We can hear everything. - Understood.

We're here today with Eun Kyung...

because she said she wanted to eat gwamegi.

- "Bamegi?" - "Gwamegi."

- It's... - "Gwamegi."

It was originally made with herring,

but since the 60s, they couldn't catch as much,

- so now it's made with saury. - Saury.

This is something made with herring and saury.

They're dried in the cold...

where they freeze and thaw many times.

Let's have some gwamegi first.

- Can we order some now? - Yes, sure.

Thank you, sir.

- Let's have gwamegi. - Yes.

You haven't had this before, have you?

This food called "gwamegi..."

- It's the first time I heard it. - The first time.

It's pretty hard to say.

He could think of it this way.

It's a traditional Korean gummy.

Gummy?

- Gummy is a bit... - It's not gummy.

- The texture is gummy-like. - Wait.

Even among Koreans,

those who like it really like it.

- But some people can't eat it. - Right.

Some Koreans like it, and some don't. Is that right?

Some people think that it has a strong fishy odor.

Does it have a terrible smell?

It doesn't have a disgusting smell.

It's a little different.

Anyway, it's my favorite food.

- Really? - Yes.

Once you try it,

you'll realize its charm.

I see. It doesn't exist in Japan.

Wrap some with kelp and dried laver.

You can enjoy it with these.

Are these side dishes?

You eat gwamegi with these.

- Food that you eat with gwamegi? - Yes.

- Here is gwamegi. - It's gwamegi.

Is this herring or Pacific saury?

- It's Pacific saury. - This is Pacific saury.

It's very thin.

(It may be thin, but it has a heavy presence.)

(Savor the texture and taste the sea.)

What is this?

- It's a sauce. - Sauce?

(A handmade sauce to increase the flavor)

(It's based on the restaurant owner's secret recipe.)

- Thank you very much. - You can add these as you'd like.

Could someone demonstrate it for me?

- Eun Kyung, why don't you eat? - Shall I go first?

Everyone makes the wrap...

- in their own way. - That's right.

Since I'm a beginner...

Could you make it appropriate for a beginner?

- I'll start with dried laver. - Dried laver.

(1. Place dried laver on your plate.)

Wrap it in dried laver.

(2. Place kelp and kkosiraegi in order.)

- Is this a type of seaweed? - Seaweed.

- It's called kkosiraegi. - Kkosiraegi?

- Kkosiraegi. - Kkosiraegi?

(3. Finish by adding green onion, garlic, and gwamegi.)

- Now... - Add some special sauce.

- Oh, right. - Add some sauce.

Wrap it like this.

- Gwamegi. - It's so delicious.

- How is it? - It's really good.

- Matsushige-san. - Yes.

- Take some of this. - This?

Try it after dipping in the sauce.

Dip it in the sauce?

You know what?

I get to see Matsushige-san eat...

right in front of me.

I feel very honored.

- He eats so enthusiastically. - He does.

("It's delicious" is practically his buzzword.)

(His real fan is excited to watch him eat up close.)

I met him for the first time today,

but I feel quite close to him.

Thank you very much.

About a week ago,

I watched a video of him eating rich soybean paste stew.

- He mixed it with rice. - Right.

After watching that video,

I ordered rich soybean paste stew.

- While watching it? - Yes.

(On his business trip to Korea in "The Solitary Gourmet")

(Devouring rich soybean paste stew deliciously)

Gosh, rich soybean paste stew was delicious.

It was so good that I wanted to make it at home.

- All right, Matsushige-san. - Yes.

(The Solitary Gourmet is eating gwamegi in person.)

(He doesn't forget to add the secret sauce.)

He will like this.

It's not fishy at all.

- He says that it isn't fishy. - It's delicious.

Isn't it chewy?

Yes, it's delicious.

What is this?

- You must like it. - Yes, it's delicious.

Do you understand why I called it gummy?

Gummy?

- It's like gummy. - Yes, the texture.

It's not really gummy.

I said no.

Right?

- I'll try again. - Thank you.

(Gaining sympathy by serving the secret sauce)

(Solitarily, he prepares his second wrap.)

It's delicious.

I can't believe that I'm eating gwamegi...

- with Matsushige-san. - This is...

It's like a scene...

- from "The Solitary Gourmet." - Right.

Here's some hot broth. Be careful, it's hot.

Broth?

On a cold day like today...

(A spoonful of hot bean sprout soup after a bite of gwamegi)

- It's delicious. - It's good.

Goro-san usually eats like this.

It's me who eats like a Korean.

Matsushige-san is eating normally.