Today (December 27, Friday) at 6:05 PM, in episode 2404 of MBC’s ‘Today N’, ◆ Delivery’s Sunja appeared! ◆ Plenty of seasonal oysters! Oyster kalguksu ◆ My husband became more diligent after turning 70 ◆ Fish reversal, seasonal catfish! etc. are broadcast.
◆ [위대한 일터] The star of delivery has appeared!
In Seongdong-gu, Seoul, there is a person who you can’t miss without knowing, walking around Majang-dong with exciting steps! The main character is the owner, Hong Sun-ja (56), who carries a prize on her head and delivers Baekban here and there. They dance and sing with their meals on their backs, and no matter how hard it is, they always work with great excitement. It is said that she is called ‘Sunja of Delivery’ by the merchants in Majang-dong. Not only does it make you feel good when you see her, but when you eat her food, you are so in love with her taste that you can’t get over it. Sunja has been running a local restaurant in Majang-dong for 11 years, and starts her day by coming out at 4 a.m. every day and shopping for groceries. I go wherever they call me! It is said that there are more than 50 places where delivery is made per day, and Sunja’s iron rule is to deliver quickly so that the warmth does not cool down. The owner was in debt due to several business failures before moving to Majang-dong. With one last hope, I decided to open a Baekban restaurant. In this way, Sunja became the head of the family in an instant, becoming the ‘delivery girl’ who walked up and down the stairs dozens of times a day and traveled around Majang-dong carrying a prize weighing more than 10 kg. When I think about the times when it was difficult to carry a heavy meal and deliver it early in the morning, I am just happy now. Let’s go together to the precious workplace where the owner devoted his entire youth, becoming a light in the darkness.
◆ [오늘은 국수 먹는 날] Plenty of seasonal oysters! Oyster Kalguksu
A noodle restaurant in Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province that offers a special taste that cannot be found anywhere else! It is a famous restaurant that attracts people from all over the country. There is only one noodle that the customers filling the restaurant order! The star is oyster kalguksu, topped with plump oysters. Fresh oysters fresh from Tongyeong are delicious to eat on their own, but they go great with kalguksu (noodle soup). Owner Shin Young-ran (59) has been running the restaurant for 27 years, following in her mother’s footsteps. A bowl of oyster kalguksu, served as much as you can get your hands on, is filled with generous hospitality. Oyster kalguksu is not special just because it contains oysters! What customers unanimously praise is the soup. The secret to a clean and light taste while enhancing the taste of seasonal oysters is anchovies! The savory broth extracted from anchovies filled with a large net is said to provide a refreshing taste of the sea when added to oysters. Topped with chewy kalguksu noodles and various toppings, it is a truly hearty bowl of oyster kalguksu. Another delicacy that can only be eaten here is oyster raw fish! This is a special menu where you can enjoy the sweet and sour taste of natural, seasonal oysters. The taste of wild oysters and fresh ingredients combined is enough to remind you of it even after returning home. A noodle restaurant that has maintained the same taste for a long time! Let’s go together to a noodle restaurant that you will come back to even if the landscape changes.
◆ [수상한 가족] A husband who became diligent after turning 70
In Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, there is a couple, Heo Jeom-sun (73) and Lee Hak-gu (78), who came to Jiri Mountain 24 years ago. Originally, the couple lived in the town of Hamyang, doing wallpaper and decoration work, but they eventually got tired of making money and dealing with customers, so they quit and moved to Jiri Mountain and started making soybean paste. Now the husband is diligent in helping his wife, but it wasn’t until he turned 70 that he started to become really diligent. His wife, Jeom-sun, was born as the youngest daughter of four older brothers and grew up filled with love, but after meeting her husband, a difficult path began. The wife had no choice but to become stern in place of her husband, who had a naturally easy-going personality and did not find much reward in his work. Although she raised her children well through wallpapering and decoration, there was a time when her husband lost money and fell into debt when he made a mistake in providing a guarantee. However, thanks to his diligent wife, he was able to repay all of his debts, and perhaps because he worked too hard, his back became weak and he underwent seven treatments and surgeries. Seeing his wife’s health becoming so weak, the husband began to feel sorry, feeling like it was his fault. And the wife, seeing her husband like that, often said, “Men change when they turn 70.” We hear the story of a husband who changed only after turning 70, and a wife who is now doing well thanks to him.
◆ [이달의 수산물] Fish reversal, seasonal catfish!
Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do. There is a winter delicacy here that you can wait a whole year to eat if you don’t eat it before winter ends. It is none other than ‘water catfish’, which is in season for 3 months from December to February! In the past, water catfish, nicknamed ‘water catfish’ because they were caught for being ugly and mushy but then dumped back into the sea, are now known for their true taste and texture, and have succeeded in turning the fish around. At this time of year, when the cold wind blows in December and the spawning season begins, the flesh is at its plumpest and the tender flesh becomes even softer. As a result, many people gather at the auction house to bid on freshly caught catfish. If you are successful in a fierce auction, it is quickly transported to a restaurant to maintain freshness and served on the diners’ tables. Let’s meet the fish of the month, water catfish, which will have to wait a year if you miss it in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do.
Below is today’s broadcast information.
▶Daebak Restaurant: Majang-ro 33-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
▶ Gyeongseong Kalguksu: Guseongnam-ro, Gyeongseong-myeon, Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
▶Chilseon Valley Local Food: Road to Jirisan Mountain, Macheon-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
▶ Masan Fisheries Cooperative: Susan 1-gil, Masan Happo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
▶ Leather tree: Munhwanam 11-gil, Masan Happo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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