Cheat day

Heave-ho

Baek Woo-jin plopped down onto the chair. You look somewhat exhausted, and there’s sweat on your face.

“Hot?”

“It’s too hot.”

“Didn’t you come by car?”

“I had a meeting with the publisher, so I stopped by there and then walked over.” “It’s really so hot and humid.”

Baek Woo-jin fanned his clothes and complained about the heat.

Since the parking spots can be ambiguous, it seems they just left it and walked a bit.

“Could you lower the air conditioner temperature a bit?”

No. PD-nim is cold.

Baek Woo-jin narrowed his eyes.

“Just a little.”

“No.”

Mukjin has been suffering from an eating disorder for a long time, so her physical condition is not very good.

If you catch a cold after being exposed to the cold wind while your immune system is weakened, it would be a big problem.

“Are you really going to come out like this?”

If you endure a little, it will get better. I’ll turn on the fan for you.

“Uh~ So you’re saying that after 5 months with Eunji, you like her more than me, who you’ve known for 5 years?”

“Hey.”

Startled, I covered Baek Woo-jin’s mouth, and a beeping electronic sound was heard.

When I turned my head, I could see Muk-ji controlling the air conditioner with the remote.

“Thank you.”

When Baek Woo-jin thanked Muk Eun-ji, she slightly bowed her head in greeting and then returned to her seat to put on a thin cardigan.

“…….”

“What’s wrong?”

Since I didn’t answer, Baek Woo-jin waved his hand in front of me.

When I said I was hot, they didn’t lower the temperature, but as soon as Baek Woo-jin said he was hot, they immediately lowered it. I don’t understand why that bothers me so much.

“No.” Let’s get started.

I set up the screen for the cooking report and played the Baby Dinosaur Dooly music.

Ddu ddu-

“Cooking report.”

“Even if I cook.”

“Are you pissed off?”

“Huh?”

“Why are you sweating and making a fuss?”

Baek Woo-jin blinked with a dazed expression.

“Why do you come all this way just to turn my insides upside down?”

Huh? Huh?

“Is it really hot?”

“Jo, a little?”

I dragged the fan over, turned it on, opened the freezer, filled a bag with ice, and placed it on Baek Woo-jin’s head.

“Still hot?”

“Hyung, what’s wrong with you?”

“Are you hot?!”

“Oh, no.”

“You’re sweating!” Why are you sweating when it’s hot? 벗어! “Let’s at least take off our clothes!”

When I tried to take off his clothes, Baek Woo-jin was horrified.

“Are you crazy?” “Why are you doing this?!”

“It’s hot!” It’s so hot, I’m going crazy! “I’m going to die!”

“I didn’t say anything that extreme!” “Let go of this!”

“Don’t you want to take off your clothes?”

“Of course!”

I took the ice out of the freezer whole.

“No way.” No, right?

I pulled on Baek Woo-jin’s clothes to shake the ice out, and he jumped up.

“Stop!” Stop! For side dishes! Ah! Hyung! Hyung, please! Sorry! Sorry!

“Why are you sorry!” I’m sorry! “It’s really hot, and I’m so sorry I can’t even turn on the air conditioner!”

“No!” I messed up! I’ll endure it. “I’ll endure!”

“Why endure it?” I was wrong. Refreshing, isn’t it? “Are you feeling cool now?”

Ah! I must be really crazy!

I felt sorry for putting them all in, so I only put one in my clothes, and now it’s wriggling around making a fuss.

└hahahahahahahahahaha

What the heck is going on? LOL

Why did they suddenly do that? LOL

└It’s heartwarming. I even scraped off the precious ice for my hot younger sibling.

└I love it to death

└What the heck

Has the concept of this room changed?

Baek Woo-jin, who took out ice from around his lower back, plops down on the chair and glares at me.

“Still hot?”

“No.” It’s not hot at all, is it?

“Then why are you huffing and puffing like that?” Steam will come out.

“……Just get started already.”

I played the Dooly song again.

“Cooking report.”

“Even if you look at it that way.”

“Stories about food we can understand.” We are with Mr. Baek Woo-jin, who explores all the knowledge in the world.

“You’re really shameless.” Just a moment ago, something happened to me.

“You’re going to edit it anyway, so just give up.”

“Who gave you the right to edit it?” There are only ten thousand people here right now, who are you trying to fool?

“Why are you getting so worked up?” “Do you want it to get hot again?”

“No.”

└Why so fierce?I want to get hot

└Look at how Baek Woo-jin is all hunched over, lol.

└The side dishes were really terrible Can’t you do something about it since it’s a bit hot

└Still, it seems refreshing.

I clapped my hands.

“Today, I have prepared an interesting story about chogye-tang.” “It’s a dish that’s loved every summer as a refreshing tonic, but I’ve heard there’s an interesting story behind it?”1)

Baek Woo-jin was pouting, but when it was his turn, he started explaining again.

“Yes There are many stories about the origin of the name “chogye-tang.”

“Just thinking about it, isn’t it just chicken and vinegar that makes it chogye-tang?”

There are two arguments. There are people who say that the “cho” in “chogye-tang” comes from “cho” meaning vinegar and “gye” meaning chicken, and there are others who say that “gye” comes from the Pyeongan-do dialect word for mustard.

“Then, chogye-tang must be a Pyongan-do dish, right?”

“Yes. On April 1, 2011, Manager Choi Young-cheol of the Cultural Business Department at the Seoul Newspaper Company wrote about the royal court dish, Chogye-tang, from the Pyeongan Province during the Joseon Dynasty, introducing it as a representative royal court dish of that region.

“Alright.” “But why are the claims about the etymology divided?”

I don’t know the exact reason. However, places that sell chogye-tang or people knowledgeable about cooking usually say that the name comes from vinegar and mustard. The National Institute of the Korean Language says it’s “gye.”

I searched for “chogye-tang” in the National Institute of the Korean Language’s Standard Korean Dictionary and showed it to the viewers.

“Sure enough, it says ‘chicken’ in the dictionary.”

“In fact, chogye-tang was a high-class dish that was often enjoyed in the royal court.” If you look at the records of the royal banquet, in February 1795, Jeongjo served chogye-tang at the 60th birthday banquet he prepared for Queen Hye-gyeong.

February? Cold food in winter. Ah, so we could only eat it in winter because there was no ice.

“Good deduction, but no.” Chogye-tang was originally a warm dish.

Baek Woo-jin continued to explain.

In the 18th-century cookbook “Supplemented Forest Economy,” the recipe for Chogye-tang is described like this. They say to put a fat hen and the white part of green onions in a pot, pour in good vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil, and simmer it until the chicken bones are tender enough to come off, then beat 6-7 eggs and mix them in.

“That’s true.” It wasn’t cold food from the beginning.

“Sometimes, and the mustard is missing too.”

“Could it be that the chief is mustard?”

The chief washed the moldy fermented soybean blocks and soaked them in saltwater to ferment. You can think of it as freshly made soy sauce that isn’t very dark in color.

“So, chogye-tang was originally a soup made by adding vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil to chicken.” So, what’s the deal with the mustard?

“It’s literally North Korean local cuisine.” In the Pyeongan and Hamgyeong regions, during the summer, they would make chogye-tang by removing the fat from the chicken and adding fresh vegetables, abalone, or sea cucumber. Mustard has been used since ancient times for its disinfecting properties to keep vegetables fresh.

“So, did the chogye-tang we ate in North Korea actually have mustard in it?”

“There’s a high possibility of that.” So, since Pyongyang Naengmyeon started selling Chogye-tang, a traditional North Korean dish, in Seoul from 1950, it seems that there were probably two types of Chogye-tang: one using the character for chicken (Stop!) and the other using the character for mustard (Mustard).

“It’s fascinating.” But the chogye-tang introduced in the 1700s is a warm dish, right? How did this happen?

“I think it might have been lost.”

“The original chicken soup recipe was lost?”

If you look at Bang Sin-young’s “Joseon Cuisine Recipes” published in the 1910s, it introduces chogye-tang as a dish eaten cold in the summer. From then on, it will continue to be introduced in the same way. The traditional methods are not being used, but they probably disappeared around the time the Joseon royal family was disbanded. “However, there is a possibility that it was gradually passed on to the public by those who worked in the palace.”

“So, are you saying there were two types of chogye-tang, the warm one eaten in the royal court and the cold one eaten in Pyeongan-do?”

I think there’s a high possibility of that. So, depending on which chogye-tang you are referring to, the meaning of “gye” changes.

“Alright.” We discussed the thoughts of Baek Woo-jin and myself regarding the origin of the name “Chogye-tang.” In fact, nothing has been precisely revealed. Please keep that in mind.

“I hope so.”

“By the way, talking about chogye-tang makes me want to have a bowl.”

“Do you want to eat together later?”

“I have a prior engagement.”

“With whom?”

Since I didn’t answer, Baek Woo-jin subtly turned his head to check the aged kimchi and then grabbed me by the collar.

How can a person be like that? Huh? “How could you change like that?”

“Why, why are you doing this?”

“Did you bring me all the way here just to send me back without even having a meal together?” It’s changed! “Hyung, you changed!”

“I’m on a diet, you know.” I can’t eat regular meals as often as you do.

“Why are you the only one getting excluded?”

“I’m trying to live, I’m trying to live.”

“Then there’s nothing we can do.”

Baek Woo-jin relaxed his grip and sat quietly.

Seeing them change their attitude so suddenly can be a bit scary sometimes.

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After the broadcast ended, Baek Woo-jin propped his chin on his hand and asked.

“So?” What happened?

“What?”

“I heard you like Eunji.” Did you talk?

“Not yet.”

Baek Woo-jin shook his head vigorously.

“Hyung, are you really going to get punished for that?”

“Shut up.” “Go quickly.”

“Wow. Are you throwing it away since the work is done? I’m really disappointed.

“That’s not it.” Ah.

I’m so frustrated that my head is pounding.

Confirming that Mukeunji was still at work, he lowered his voice.

“I’m going to talk about it today.”

Baek Woo-jin opened his mouth wide and then leaned in.

“Really?”

“So, please just let it slide today.”

Hmm. Okay. Well, if that’s the reason, I’ll let it slide. But how do I say it?

“I was planning to have a meal at a nice place, take a walk, and then talk, but the PD suggested having salad, so I’m not sure.”

“It almost turned into a really big problem.” Bro, you have to confess openly, no matter what.

“What are you talking about?”

“You have to do it loudly while giving the bouquet in a crowded place.” Haven’t you seen the movie?

“I’d rather hang myself than listen to you.”

Ah, so frustrating. “I’m telling you, it’s real!”

Shut up. “Go quickly.”

“Hehehehe.” Fighting.”

Baek Woo-jin left my room with a beaming smile.

“Ms. Eunji, I’m leaving.” “Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”