Wednesday Gourmet (Wednesday Food Talk / 수요미식회)

Welcome to the 203rd episode of Wednesday Food Talk.

Welcome. - Welcome.

Before I introduce today's guests,

let me start with today's topic.

This is a pot of well-cooked chicken.

When you take a bite of this,

you'll fall in love with its soft and chewy textures.

When you have this clean and thick soup,

it warms you up right away.

It's a stamina dish that energizes you.

Today's topic is chicken baeksuk.

Let me introduce today's guests.

It's like he can swallow the whole chicken.

He eats 20 meals a day. It's Yoo Min Sang.

Hello.

She used to be a young girl who debuted in a TV audition.

Now she's pursuing her career as an actress as well.

It's Mina of Gugudan.

I'm sure you all remember...

chicken baeksuk as a home meal.

They also have it often...

on a company outing.

That's right.

When did you have it a lot, Min Sang?

I don't know if you're going to believe this,

but I had a girlfriend.

I believe you. - I had it often with my girlfriend.

Thank you.

People don't really have chicken baeksuk on a date.

I know.

Let me clarify. - Did your girlfriend want it too?

Were you on a date or were you there to eat chicken baeksuk?

He got it right.

I was on a date to have chicken baeksuk.

Chicken baeksuk was more important to me.

So you noticed that your girlfriend was there while you had it.

Yes. In the midst of eating it, I realized she was eating with me.

We ate it together. - He wanted to have it with her.

Of course.

My favorite is chicken baeksuk with nurungji.

Chicken baeksuk and nurungji go well together.

With well-cooked nurungji... - You're right.

It's served as nurungji covers...

the whole chicken. It's very well-cooked that it's really soft.

I love how it's so chewy too.

It feels like some Western soup.

People think chicken baeksuk is usually for grown-ups.

Mina, are you 21?

Yes, I'm 21 this year.

I'm sure you like fried chickens more.

When people ask me,

"What kind of chickens would you like to have?"

I'd go for fried chickens rather than chicken baeksuk.

I'd rather have steamed chicken or dakgangjeong.

You will want to have chicken baeksuk after a few years.

That's after a long time.

She's still very young. - I still like it other ways.

Wasn't chicken baeksuk too bland...

or light for you this time?

Fried chicken has more flavors. - Chicken baeksuk's too bland.

Wasn't it too bland for you?

I liked it a lot because...

they had seasoned side dishes... - Kimchi and pickled perilla leaves.

kimchi and kkakdugi.

You like it with side dishes. - Yes.

I wrapped it with kimchi.

A Young, do you like fried chickens more than chicken baeksuk too?

Of course. - You want to look young.

I know.

I want to get rid of this image of an old man.

Let me tell you about having fried chickens.

When you're ready...

to have fried chickens,

it means you're ready to gain weight.

I like crispy fried chicken.

The crispy batter is my favorite part.

Don't you crave for chicken baeksuk sometimes?

Let me compare chicken baeksuk to a friend.

It's like a friend who's really good and helpful.

I would study harder...

if I hang out with this friend.

Fried chicken is a friend who's very fun, but hard to hang out with.

I really want to hang out with this friend.

But this friend doesn't pick up my calls.

I have to make calls in advance if I want to watch a soccer match with.

That's how I would compare those two dishes.

Fried chicken is the fun type.

Fried chicken's really fun. - It's like a busy friend.

But this friend is very busy. This guy doesn't pick up my calls.

But chicken baeksuk makes me healthy.

It's that type.

But I'd meet this friend only once a year.

You don't really like chicken baeksuk.

But she makes sense.

Fried chicken is the fun type. - Yes.

When I was young,

all my friends wanted to hang out with me.

But their parents didn't want them to hang out with me.

You were a bad influencer. - I get it.

He's like seasoned fried chicken. - I don't know.

I heard that some of your friends couldn't go to Seoul University...

because you influenced them badly.

Excuse me.

They weren't good enough anyway.

It's a relief that I can be their excuse.

They must be grateful.

Joon Woo, you like fried chicken or chicken baeksuk?

I love both so much.

I'd have to pick chicken baeksuk if I have to choose between them.

I know fried chicken is good...

because it's all crispy and fried.

But I do get sick of it when I have it a lot.

But I don't get sick of chicken baeksuk...

Your face is straight. - Oh, I'm sorry.

You hate chicken baeksuk that much?

You insulted fried chickens.

I see. I'm sorry.

When I have chicken baeksuk,

I feel relaxed and easy...

when I have the whole pot of it.

It has its own chicken flavors too.

When I'm about to get sick of it,

I have it with some special sauce.

It's just like when you have fried chickens and seasoned ones.

So I prefer chicken baeksuk.

He likes chicken baeksuk. - Chicken baeksuk is great.

We can't really find chicken baeksuk restaurants these days.

There aren't many places that sell this.

I feel sad that we don't have enough chances...

to have chicken baeksuk.

I think I have chicken baeksuk...

once a month. - Really?

I have it quite often.

People don't really feel like...

eating the chicken skin.

They think the chicken skin's too greasy and makes you fat.

I asked the lady once to remove...

the chicken skin and cook.

I thought it would be less heavy.

It's really light and clean.

But it wasn't tasty.

You just got healthier.

It was really light, but not tasty at all.

That's when I realized why people have the chicken skin.

It's like a meal for bodybuilding. - Yes.

It's not tasty without chicken skin.

You know the portions are so big...

when we have chicken baeksuk.

I ask them to pack the soup...

and leftover chicken pieces.

It's really good when you have it...

with ramyeon at night when you get hungry.

I add half piece of ramyeon...

and half of seasoning packet.

Then you boil it with a bit of chili powder.

It's the most luxurious ramyeon you'll ever have.

They make chicken broth...

for many Thai dishes too.

It's the best night snack.

That's a great tip.

In fact, chicken is...

not that savory itself.

But it becomes really savory when it's made into chicken broth.

You have some leftover pieces of chicken meat after having baeksuk.

I'm sure chicken breast is usually what's left.

It's not good as it is.

But it's good if you add it to yukgaejang.

It's chicken yukgaejang. - Yes.

You stir-fry chili powder. - You don't add chili powder alone.

Yes, you have to stir-fry it with oil.

With oil. - Yes, you stir-fry it.

Then you add a lot of green onions.

They add a lot of green onions in many famous yukgaejang places.

They add a lot of green onions.

I loved it so much when my mother made it for me.

Yukgaejang. - I have 2 meals with 1 chicken.

You have it in Western style too? - Of course.

They use chickens when they make soup.

They also add garlic there. Take out the chicken meat.

Then you blend it.

If you want to make it even better,

stir-fry sliced with butter.

It's quite troublesome, isn't it?

Troublesome. - After that,

you add the green onions to the blended broth.

You blend it again.

Then it becomes green.

You boil it after adding whipped cream.