[푸드경제신문 이주석 기자] Today (October 4th, Friday) in episode 2348 of MBC’s ‘Today N’ ◆ Noodles of life found after 30 trips to Jeju ◆ Falling in love with a country house and quickly returning to the village after a month? ◆ Why did the three farmer siblings run east? ◆ A strange garden where 120 cats live will be broadcast.
◆ [주말N] The noodles of my life I found after 30 trips to Jeju
Noodles! A young Korean announcer who went to eat unique noodles full of Jeju’s flavor, as his nickname Jeong ‘Myeon’ Han. The main character is the oil soy sauce bibim noodles, which were developed by the son who inherited the taste from his mother, who was Jeju’s No. 1 local food expert. Yongjin Yang, the second generation owner, uses only Jeju agricultural products to create Jeju’s unique taste. Oil soy sauce mixed noodles are a replica of the noodles that my grandmother used to make at home when I was young. It is said that the secret to noodles that melt down your throat as if they are greased is in the seasoning. This place not only makes savory soy sauce made from buckwheat flour, but also uses vegetable oil from Jeju gardens to make the seasoning!
In addition, the key point is to add spicy red pepper oil made from crucian carp, a native red pepper of Jeju. Plus, a boiled pork topping that goes well with Jeju buckwheat noodles! It is said to be a superb dish with a chewy texture, made only from the front legs of Jeju black pigs. An English-Korean announcer who imitated actor Lee Byung-hun’s Jeju dialect vocals and enjoyed spicy soy sauce mixed noodles! In less than 10 minutes after arriving at the store, he successfully made complete noodles and even ate body soup, a representative Jeju banquet food. Let’s enjoy Jeju with a bowl of noodles with the taste of Jeju!
◆ [저 푸른 초원 위에] Fall in love with a country house and quickly return to the village within a month?
Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, went to visit the main character who built a picturesque house on that green meadow! It is said that there is a couple here, Park Je-seon (45) and Lee Seul-bi (41), who live a special life back in the village. A couple who had been married for eight years had serious discussions about moving back to their hometown and moved their jobs and places of residence in just one month. It wasn’t my intention to buy a house from the beginning, but the moment I saw the country house in the middle of winter, I knew fate. He said he couldn’t find a more perfect house than this, with a house facing south that receives sunlight even when the ground is frozen, a spacious road in front of the house, and a view of the mountains. However, the collapsed roof and leaking house were uninhabitable unless they were repaired. After discovering an inscription on the rafters found while demolishing the house, saying that it had been expanded in 1920,
The couple said that the most important things during remodeling were the rafters and 12 wooden pillars. Thanks to this, unlike typical house structures, the ceiling heights are all different, and thanks to the wooden beams, we have a kitchen that becomes a picture frame-like focal point just by entering. The bedroom was also designed so that the couple’s privacy was guaranteed(?). Because it is an old house, the couple had a low ceiling, so to avoid feeling stuffy, they built large windows and paid attention to the open view of the garden. Even though I have to struggle with the lawn in front of my house for a week because everyone has torn it up, I still feel proud when I see the flower trees and white gravel road of my dreams. The rural life of a new couple who are trying their hand at farming by cultivating a small vegetable garden. <저 푸른 초원 위에>Let’s meet at.
◆ [이 맛에 산다] Why did the three farmer siblings run east?
The place we visited today’s protagonist was Yangyang, located in the east of Gangwon-do. They say a famous family lives here. The eldest sister, Kim Yang-hee (63), and her two younger brothers, Kim Chung-sik (59) and Kim Yun-sik (54), who are the bodyguards who protect the older sister. Three siblings who farm together even though they each have their own families. They are busy every day harvesting corn in the summer, perilla seeds and persimmons in the fall, and cabbage in the winter. These days, I even go around the mountains to pick up chestnuts! There is a story behind how three siblings started farming together. My eldest sister, Yanghee, is said to have started a fairly large business after graduating from Ewha Womans University. However, it is said that after overcoming difficult times such as the IMF, debt arose. In 2016, Younghee, who had suffered physically and mentally from the tough life in Seoul, returned to her hometown, Yangyang, where her father and youngest child were.
Four years after Yanghee returned to farming. It is said that Chung-sik, who seemed to like the idea of his family gathering together to farm, joined the family, making them the three siblings who are now farmers. Since Yanghee started farming in earnest, crops have been increasing year by year. Although there are many mushrooms that need to be harvested each season, Yanghee says she can’t rest even for a moment, so she built a shiitake mushroom house and has now started a factory to press perilla oil. Still, the three of us working together don’t know how difficult it is. Moreover, with three siblings, their 90-year-old father, and their sister-in-law living together under one roof, it is said that every day is as crowded as a holiday. 3 people, 3 colors, the daily lives of Yanghee and her two younger siblings <이 맛에 산다>Let’s meet at.
◆ [커피 한잔할래요?] A strange garden with 120 cats
The place we visited today is Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do! They say there is a place here where strange crying sounds are heard every day. When the door opens, cats rush into the garden! It is an outdoor garden cafe where as many as 120 cats live. Jeon Mi-hwa (66), the first deacon here, and her son Lee Yun-geun (34), the second deacon. It is said that they share their joys and sorrows with 4 dogs and 120 cats at the cafe. Mi-Hwa used to do karaoke in Seoul. At that time, two cats, a pregnant mother cat and her son’s cat, came to visit. Due to COVID-19, business became difficult and I gave up the room I was playing in to cats, which led to my first relationship with cats. Afterwards, Mi-hwa fell in love with cats and began rescuing abandoned children.
When the number reached over 50, he opened a cafe in Ilsan and began taking care of them. However, as the number of people deliberately abandoning them in front of stores increased, they ended up buying a new house with a large outdoor space of about 12,000 m2 (3,900 pyeong). My son, Yoon Geun, even quit his job and started helping out at the cafe! These two people started taking care of cats with good intentions, but before they knew it, life with cats became their destiny! Although the debt is increasing due to maintenance costs and taking care of sick children, the cafe operation is stabilized and he wants to take responsibility for the cats until the end. That’s why they make caramel macchiato and even homemade cookies to satisfy the taste buds of their customers. A strange garden where 120 cats live <커피 한잔할래요?>Let’s meet here!
Below is today’s N broadcast information.
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▶ Nangpoon Babsang: Nangpoon Babsang, 23 Sudeok 5-gil, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
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▶ Yangyang Songi Farm: Jangseung 2-gil, Seomyeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do
<커피 한잔할래요?>
▶ Cat Garden: 1121 Hoguk-ro, Deokyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do
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2024-10-04 08:58:55