Wednesday Gourmet (Wednesday Food Talk / 수요미식회)

Wednesday Food Talk with Olive.

Welcome to the 208th episode of Wednesday Food Talk.

Welcome. - Welcome.

Today's theme is something...

that many people love.

It's good when it's eaten raw.

It's also good when it's grilled or fried.

It doesn't matter how you cook it. It's always delicious.

It's the best ingredient.

The most savory flavor of the sea.

It's shrimp.

Here are today's guests.

Seok Jin is a man...

who has a delicate palate for a man who is in his 30s.

This man is a glutton who has a macho's palate.

Please welcome Tei.

She showed an impressive acting...

in the movie, "Extreme Job".

Her role was Shin Ha Kyun's bodyguard.

I thought she actually does martial arts.

But she has been a model for so many years.

She has been working as an actress too.

Here's the charismatic actress, Jang Jin Hee.

Your acting was very impressive.

You were a scene-stealer.

Did people get scared of you after they watched the movie?

Many people were scared of me.

When I was a model,

people recognized me and asked me to take photos with them.

But people step backward when they see me these days.

I'm also trying to leave some space here.

I noticed that. - It was too close.

You're scared that she'd hit you. - Right.

Some drunk people pose like this...

in front of me. - Really?

Yes, some fans do this. - When they get drunk?

That means they enjoyed her movie a lot.

That's what they do.

Some drunk people pretend to throw a basketball in the air...

when they see Seo Jang Hoon.

Who does that? - Jang Hoon told me.

He retired as a basketball player a long time ago.

It means they're glad to see him.

One of the staff...

asked me to share this story here.

As I heard the story,

I thought to myself, "Why should I share it here?"

In fact, I don't want to share the story here now.

But Hyun Moo begged me to share it.

He begged me to share the story to Jin Hee as well.

The staff had a hard time getting permission...

from Jin Hee in advance, but they did in the end.

I have no choice but to ask her this now.

"By the way, Jin Hee wanted to..."

"thank Hyun Moo for this incident."

It's a touching story.

So you wanted to thank Hyun Moo about something. Tell us about it.

So I went to this restaurant.

Hyun Moo was there. - Right.

I went to say hi...

because I'd met him before.

He was more than happy to pay for my bill there.

Come on. - But their meals are quite costly.

That shrimp place you went to this time?

Yes, so I told him that it was okay.

I told him that I didn't want to be burdensome.

He said, "Don't worry about it."

Then he wanted me to share this today as soon as the filming began.

Goodness. - You know what?

I told her that I'd pay for her bill...

because I couldn't just leave there without paying for hers.

But I couldn't do it for free.

That's why I told her to share this nice story here to everyone.

I told her, "You must share this story."

He even counted the number of people I went there with.

My goodness.

Do you like shrimps?

I saw you having a lot of shrimps.

The water tank almost got empty because you ate them all.

You like shrimps, right? - I love shrimps.

I have been on a diet for a long time...

because I was a model.

Shrimps are high in protein.

I have shrimps...

to consume protein.

My fridge has...

shrimps at all times.

To know whether a person really loves shrimps or not,

you have to see if the person eats the head.

I don't have their heads because my appetite is like a kid's.

Do you eat shrimp heads?

I have shrimps to eat their heads.

Do you like shrimps, Tei?

You must since you're a glutton. - I really love shrimps.

I usually eat a lot,

so I can't eat out just to have shrimps.

When I want to have shrimps,

I get about 2kg of them from a fish market.

At home? - I steam them at home...

and eat them by myself.

Even when you steam them, the texture is nice and springy.

That gives the best texture. - Yes, it does, doesn't it?

It becomes springier and chewier.

When you want to dip them into sauces,

steamed shrimps are the best. - Right.

When you eat a lot, the sauces help you not to get sick of the shrimps.

This is what he said during the interview with the staff.

This happened a long time when he was young.

Since he likes shrimps, he loves shrimp burgers too.

He said that he ate 10 shrimp burgers in 1 seating.

Right, I did. - Tell us. Is this a true story?

Be honest. 10 burgers are too much.

You don't have roundworms in your stomach, right?

I've heard that so many times.

People told me to take vermifuge. - Right. 10 burgers are too much.

The shrimp burgers from Lotteria are the best.

Yes, it's good. - It's very popular.

When they had a promotion for the burger, it only cost 90 cents.

Back in the days? - Yes, when I was young.

My allowance was 10 dollars.

I bought 10 of those 90-cent burgers.

I ordered Coke too...

since I can get a refill. - Right.

I finished all the burgers there.

I really enjoyed them.

He didn't leave for the refill.

That's right. I ate them there for the refill.

This food is as familiar as shrimp burgers to us.

It's the shrimp snack.

That famous shrimp snack. - The shrimp snack.

The snack you can't stop eating.

When kids are old enough to have snacks,

every kid in Korea starts eating this first.

I'm sure it was the first snack we all had.

I've been curious about this for a long time. And I still am.

How many shrimps did they include in the snack?

Is it just the fragrance? - That's what I thought too.

Or did they grind shrimps? I was really curious about this.

I actually looked into this too. - Okay.

When the shrimp snack was released for the first time,

they used Shiba shrimps from the West Sea...

although the shrimps from the East Sea are now popular.

Shiba shrimps? - Yes, but these days,

they use southern rough shrimps.

Unexpectedly, 4 shrimps go into 1 bag of the snack.

That's a lot. - That's a lot.

This was the highlight of the snack. When you eat this, on a rare chance,

you find a really flat piece. - Right, right.

Right. - That hard piece?

Right, there are a few. - It's salty and tasty.

When I find one, I feel lucky. - Right.

It was deep-fried a bit too much, so it's hard.

Right. - The one with the smoky smell.

It's flat. - That one is really flat.

By the way, when I went to a standing bar in Japan,

they deep-fried the whole shrimps.

There's a side dish similar to that snack in Japan.

Or some restaurants give you those for free.

Personally,

I must scoop it up with a spoon. - I totally agree.

With chopsticks, - It's good.

my craving can't be met.

I'd just drink it up. - Right.

Yes. You'd empty it in your mouth. - Right.

Since the shrimps are small,

you don't need to remove the head. You can just eat the whole thing.

From time to time, it pokes you.

The antennae poke you.

When that happens, I'd bleed a bit,

but I'd say, "You little punk".

And I remember I kept eating even after that.

Don't you like that dish? - Yes.

I don't need to say it twice. That's the best dish ever.

It's nicely seasoned with salt. - Right.

When they are freshly fried, I can taste the shrimp meat.

How should I put it? They are really crunchy in my mouth.

I really like that texture, so I often eat the dish.

I always order that dish when I see it on the menu.