The Recipe
Professor Jang talked about you often
I heard that if my story is chosen I can get an internship here
I'm on a leave until next semester,
I thought it'd be a good experience
It's not that simple
I'm not asking for
a special favor or anything
Just that I couldn't tell it to anybody
since it's concerning the Justice Department and all
What is it about?
You just completed your military service, right?
Yes
Is it a story you heard in the army?
I supposed you could say that
Those stories only work for soldiers, not us
I'll see what I can do about the internship
Now, get out of here! I'm busy
Yu-jin!
What!
I served at the ll-dong penitentiary
So what?
It's the prison Kim Jong-go was held in
I was in charge of his execution records
The notorious fugitive accountable for
the deaths of dozens of innocent lives during the 5 years on the run,
Kim Jong-gu's execution date has arrived
With the controversial confirmation
of his death sentence
Kim Jong-go will be the first man to be executed in 12 years
Name, Kim Jong-go
On February 10, 2009, the legal execution of the above named
shall be carried out in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Korea
Do you want to make a final statement?
Doenjang...
I'm dying for...
a bowl of that stew
There was no mention of that on the news
All it said was he was calm and regretful
Was there anything else?
That was all
Then, he was executed
Choi Yu-jin, Producer of DBS Special Documentary
Kim Jong-go, the most heinous criminal and fugitive of all time
The first man to be executed in 12 years since a moratorium was imposed
He was a man who shocked the world continuously,
who lived a life full of unforgettable memories
But, the last thing that came to his mind on the gallows
was merely a bowl of Doenjang stew
Sounds out of place, huh?
But, it also made me curious
Why suddenly feel hungrythen and there? Yoon Jong-hoon,
Beats me, too
Maybe he got nostalgic about ordinary life Lee Ku-seon,
Missing his mother's cooking, something like that maybe?
Do you even know who you're talking about? Ku Jin-man,
He broke right through an entire regiment of police
making a run right across the country
That's no fugitive,
that's a fucking legend!
How do you think the legend got caught? How?
Did you read about his arrest? The police's tactics and that crap...
The bastard got arrested eating
a bowl of stew
He was so dazed that
he wasn't aware when they put cuffs on him
I heard this from the man himself
He wouldn't think twice about taking a hostage when cornered
He must have seen the lights and thought there was someone inside
But, the moment he had a breath of that smell,
next thing he knew, he was taking the spoon to the mouth
He didn't even look up
Guns were pointing at him Kim Pil-man,
but he just kept on eating
Eating and eating... and I, I just stood there watching
It made my mouth water, you know
It just blew us away instantly Lee Hyeong-go,
The smell... It just...
Only after the wind blew out the smell
we got back to ourselves
If he left as much as a drop in the bowl,
I swear I would have licked it off
You think I'm kidding?
That bastard didn't even think about running off
He was in a daze even as we escorted him out in cuffs
We couldn't have caught him otherwise
Even now, I wonder what it Choi Su-ki,
would have tasted like
What the hell are you looking at?
Initially, the angle was;
What came to the mind of the heinous murderer
as he faced his death was nostalgia for the ordinary
But that's just uninspiring
As I looked into it, it turned out to be a completely different story
How it should go is,
the unbelievable taste of the stewtripped up the killer
No. Use your common sense!
He missed his chance to escape
He knew it was the end and decided to indulge in a bit of ordinary life
Look. He had over 10 minutes before the squad arrived
Hostage situation is his thing but he left the woman untouched
Plus, there were windows and a back door. It can only mean...
that he didn't run away
Right?
He gave himself up over a bowl of stew
Get it on the tape!
Anything related to Kim Jong-go will work at this time
The last thing he thought of as he faced death was
Doenjang stew
Okay!
I'm out of here
Go for it!
Trust me on this!
Try it!
This is pure awesomeness
There isn't much to it
You need good doenjang to make a good stew!
But then again, making good doenjang is real tricky,
It creates its own taste once the ingredients are mixed
but it doesn't always come out as I hoped
I try but the taste never lives up to my expectations
You're being modest
If it's the last thing a man remembers before death, it's no ordinary thing
Pardon me?
Do you remember Kim Jong-go who
got arrested here a few years back
I know him!
I asked them to keep my diner's name out
It's not good to get your name known along with a murderer
How did you find out? Not many people know about it
Like you said, hardly anyone knew about it
It was very difficult for us to find you
This isn't a food show?
Why are we talking about the murderer?
Well, we're not actually from a food show...
Then, this interview's over
Ma'am!
It really was damn good, wasn't it?
Yeah
Didn't you eat enough?
But, was it that good? Worth dying for?
Huh?
What if he was on the verge of dying of starvation?
No?
Then, maybe he was delirious from a high fever?
Hypothermia?
It snowed a lot that day, a lot
The snow came up your chest Could frost bite cause...?
No? Can't you stop No'ing me?
No, He was tested negative for any drugs
He was a little sleep-deprived but presumably from long interviews
Other than that, he was in perfect health
He must have eaten well as well
It wasn't that good
Maybe he had two tongues...
What could it be?
Can I help?
Good Lord!
Hello!
Oh, hi!
The stew he ate wasn't mine
It was hers
Anyone who tasted her stew
will never be able to forget it
Not matter how hard I try I couldn't get that taste
Then, the fragrance... I couldn't even get close!
What could I do? She only taught me that much
When she was by herself at the diner,
she would make a stew with Doenjang she made
The fugitive must have been lured to its fragrance
And, her name was?
Jang Hye-jin
What'ya doing here?
What'ya looking at in my land?
There must be lots of pine trees around
Girl must got a doggie nose
Pine trees my ass, all you can see from here are firs
Move over! I gotta sweep up
What is this smell?!
You reek of deliciousness!
I'm drooling here, girl!
You must be some cook
I can tell just by looking at your hands
Hovering around with nowhere to go... am I right?
Hey! What'd you say to snapping up some pancakes with me?
I could use a helping hand
You've got nowhere to go, right?
It looks like you didn't have any breakfast, either. Come on!
Look at you!
Come in and eat something
Gee... give me a hand!
What have you got there?
It's just...
Let me know if it gets too cold
Okay
nothing much to do here in the forest
Have a drink with me if you're not tired?
You didn't look like a drinking type
We've got to find her!
Are you playing a private eye?
Find yourself a wife instead!
What's that got to do with anything? How irrelevant!
No, you couldn't be more irrelevant!
I should've never trusted you!
Jumping from a convict story to damn doenjang
And, now to some mystery woman?
We're going back to nostalgia for the ordinary
The story is about Kim Jong-go, anyway
About a man who got caught over a stew
The woman who made it is the key!
We've got to run the story while Kim Jong-go is still hot!
It's gonna take forever to find the woman!
Even That lady at the diner
doesn't know where she is!
You can find all sorts of information with a name thesedays
Just give me one more week
For this week, you can run the story about room salons
That one is not finished
One week is all I ask for Just trust me!
Hey, Choi!
Bastard!
How am I supposed to do anything with this?
It's better than nothing
Don't see much of a face here!
I gave you her name, too
You think the police have nothing better to do?
Get out of here!
No way!
How am I supposed to find her with just the name?
What about the place of birth
orthe birth date... anything?
Nothing
Come on! She lived with you for over a month
There's got to be something
Why didn't you get her numberwhen she left?
He said he would get in touch and, he never did!
He, who?
Some chairman...
Park was the name That's right, Chairman Park!
Thank you, ma'am
Don't call me 'ma'am'! Call me sis!
Or aunty will do fine
Take good care of my niece!
Sewage plant?
I asked him what he is called a chairman for
How come you're telling me this now?
Thank you so much! I'll call you!
Chairman Park Min of Jesang Enterprise who had been missing for 3 days
was found dead this morning
When the rescuers arrived at the scene,
both passengers were dead
Hey, it's me!
You are still in the Economy department?
Yes, yes
You know Jesang Enterprise?
The chairman got killed in an accident
Was there any secret woman thing going on?
Any chance you just didn't know about it?
No.
It's nothing...
Yes
So, his brother is the current chairman and his only living family?
Excuse me!
How can I help you?
I'm a producer at DBS I am here to see the chairman
Excuse me
You need to be cleared first, sir
I won't be long, I promise
If he's not coming back in the office, I can go to him
You think I'm kidding, right? I can open my mouth and...
Kim Yu-mi?
Counting on you!
Why are you doing this?
So, he is upstairs?
Excuse me!
Don't touch me! I said I'm going!
How old are you?
You scum...
Did you find anything?
Chairman Park had two drivers
and they're both alive
Who was in the car with him, then?
I can smell media manipulation
The accident occurred in early April
The diner is in the area...
So, you already know something?
A young woman
I don't know anything!
Doenjang...
Stop!
I don't know but
on the news, they said there were two men in the car
I was told to keep it quiet, from above you know,
I assumed it was some hush hush scandal
Gee... what am I doing?
Didn't you know all about it already?
Not sure if I can spill it out
Man, I could be in deep shit for this...
You already kind of told me everything
Come on... you are dying to come clean. I can see it
Gee... I can't hold myself...
Shh, this is off the record
There were more than a few strange things about it
In most cases, decomposition takes place by the 3rd day
giving off stench, but the bodies had fragrant smell
I've never seen anything like that in the 13 years on this job
If I wasn't with my colleagues, I would've thought I was dreaming
There were butterflies everywhere
The bodies looked intact as if sleeping and butterflies were everywhere
It's not impossible
Butterflies are attracted to the substances produced in the process of fermentation
As I walked into the woods, it felt like... like...
Um... like being dazed by the smell of women's cream,
No, that's not even close
How should I describe it?
A kind of exhi-... yeah, exhilarating but also mouth-watering...
So, only the parts covered in Doenjang was keeping its form
while the rest of the body was undergoing decomposition
I could only conclude that Doenjang caused it
I found some substance structures that are not found in regular Doenjang
Edible salt usually refers to sodium chloride of over 99% purity
This is the crystallite of 99.7% purity
But you see something different here?
There are crystallites of 100% pure sodium chloride
This crystal structure is triggering catalysis reactions
Absolute purity is only possible in theory
I have never seen anything above 99.8%
It means that this is a 100% pure sodium chloride,
such thing cannot exists in the real world
Can you get the records on Chairman Park's accident?
If you run a search on the same date, you'll find Jang Hye-jin's death record
What? Are you saying that she is dead?
What the hell, man?
All this time, you made me look for a dead woman?
You're just unbelievable!
I haven't run the name yet
You gotta check her record against the accident record to verify...
That's lovely!
You know what they say about using a cell phone while driving
What does he say?
He suddenly felt dizzy and blacked out
What a crap!
I got him tested for substances and put him in a holding cell
He'll be out soon He's contacted his insurance company
You found anything?
What have you got in the back pocket?
Damn! You are killing my appetite!
It was her all right
How could one have no family left?
Of sodium chloride
Such crystallites only exist in theory
A meaningful discovery...
They fucking snatched our story! Turn on the television now!
What?
I told You we should run it this week
By mentioning Doenjang stew, he must have been thinking about his family
It touched a string in my heart
Kim Jong-go
"I'm dying for a bowl of that stew"
were the last words of Kim Jong-ju
I'm being extremely generous not firing you right now
Kim Jong-go story is history now, so...
Chief!
Why don't we just focus on the Doenjang?
Doenjang, my ass!
Dig into the story of Chairman Park and his young ladyfriend, the mistress?
You know howthe story should go
So, they manipulated the media
to cover up the accident and to hush awaytheir affair?
That's it!
Man, you are so full of cliches!
Her Doenjang draws butterflies
It kept the bodyfrom rotting
For real!
Did you drink on the clock? Cut the crap and get out of here!
I've even got proof
Are you out of your mind? There is no such thing!
If there is, why don't you bring it to my face, you moron?
I will bring it overfor real
Get the hell out!
Most simply put, Doenjang is made by adding salt waterto boiled soybeans
But, there is a lot more
elements involved
Like grapevine, the soybeans change according to the soil type and sunlight
If you use the tree sap, Doenjang will have a sweet taste
If water flowing from under the rocks is used,
the Doenjang will never turn musty
Just the way low quality salt will makes it taste bitter,
you must pay the same level of care when it comes to selecting the water
I have a question, ma'am!
It's related to the salt but have you heard
of a 100% pure sodium chloride crystallite?
I heard it's different from bay salt
Well,
I've studied traditional food for 20 years
but I've never heard about that
Where did you hear about that?
Like the soil type affects the rice plant,
the rice stalks tying the bean blocks
determine the taste of the end product
Factors like the wind used to air the bean blocks
and where the crock is kept can affect the taste
Ultimately, it's the environment that determine the taste of Doenjang
If I know where it was made, I'll know more about the Doenjang?
That's right. Good ingredients come from good environment
Coarse salt, roasted salt,
salt crystals, seasoned salt
and sesame salt
No,
I'm looking for a special kind of salt that's only available locally
Look around! We're surrounded by mountains
Local salt? Are you kidding me?
That wasn't necessary!
What about the local water? A really good water?
Where?
Oh, really? I was being serious
Damn you
The apartments have been here for a some time
I opened up this place around the same time,
so it must be about 3 years ago
The town has changed completely since
It used to be a handsome place
What are you doing?
Playing with your food?!
Eat up like a man!
It doesn't taste good?
No. I just don't have much appetite
Don't give me no crap! Your eyes say otherwise, you're starved
Did you use to live in the neighborhood?
Before they put up the apartment blocks?
Do you happen to know
a woman called Jang Hye-jin?
Am I talking to myself?
It's already salty!
Try it now It's no ordinary salt
It's special salt that
I only scarcely use but I'm piteous of your saggy face
You should be honored
Are you sure that was just salt?
This salt alone in the water is better than most soup-bases
Try making a stock with all sort of stuff, it won't taste like that
It must be expensive?
Paying a lot will be a cheap deal!
You can't buy it with money even if you wanted
I was only able get some
when her mother was around
Hye-jin's mother I'm talking about
Didn't you say you knew her?
The first thing she ever saw were soybean blocks
Her mother used to make Doenjang for living, so that was only natural
She smelt the fermenting bean blocks before the smell of the breast milk
She used to play with the crocks She never needed to be taught
She just naturally grew into making Doenjang
Then, her mother passed away
It wasn't like she had anyone left here
So, She just took off
She set out to search the salt pan
that supplied salt to her mother
That was the last I heard of her
Not only should you dry it up properly,
The seawater must be drained thoroughly
to keep it from tasting bitter
That the most important thing!
No matter how many times
I tell her that it was the salt her mother used
She would barely dab her tongue and shake her head
But, then
she found the dear batch that I stashed away
Hidden so well that I sometime forget where I kept
"You got me there girl,
I can't NOT sell it to you!"
I couldn't help but say that
So, I personally packed it and sent a sack to her address
Did anyone come for your soybeans? To make Doenjang?
Her name is Jang Hye-jin
Isn't that the mill owner Park's daughter?
She is Park Hye-jin, you dumb ass!
She set out to become a singer years ago, stupid!
Is there any other soybean field around here?
There is nothing but soybean field around here
The soil is so rich and abound that
we get good hard beans here
They say, the beans are so good the goblins come to the village to eat them
Goblins! What Goblins?
It's true what they say about the goblins!
How come you find fault
with everything I say?
Thank you I'll see you again
See you!
Thanks
What's your problem, woman? Every time I say something!
Beans! Get back to the beans
In that house, the pig helps out weeding the field
because the granny has no-one else to help her
The granny makes manure with the pig dung
I mean, every house has their secrets
I can't just pick one
The water always tastes fresh and stays chilled even in summer
Awesome, huh?
If you cook rice with it, rice have almost bouncy texture
This spring is our village's hidden treasure
It's hard for anyone to find it by themselves
The path leading up to here is very rough
Why is it called Mount Ume?
I don't a single ume tree
There is a grove full of ume trees
deep in the woods
I've never been there on my own
Better have the mountain goblin guide you
You mean the goblin that visits the town?
No, not the local myth stuff
I was talking about a guy who knewthe path
You see there?
We call it Lacquertree Spring because the water passes lacquer tree roots
It's hidden well, don't you think?
The salt and the water is identical to the sample you brought me earlier
They are, right?
You have no idea what kind of trouble I went through!
But, I can't say the same about the beans
Even if they were from the same field, each year's produce may be different
You mean, even if I get all the right ingredients for 100% pure sodium chloride,
you can't recreate the Doenjang?
Well...
It'll be extremely difficult to do
How come?
As long as we can recreate 100% sodium chloride...
There are so many other elements acting reciprocally
Other elements?
I found alcohol and some fermentation agents
Those elements are needed to make Doenjang?
They were present in that particular Doenjang
Even with all the right ingredients, sample analysis has its limitation
You can't figure out howtheywere combined
even if you get me a crockful to analyze
The crock?
Crocks...
I've never seen one Did you see one?
I've never see a crock stand in that house
Can you make Doenjang without the crocks?
Where else would you store it for fermentation?
Not without the crocks! But, I saw her bring in some crocks
I used to walk past her house all the time
but I never saw any crocks out
She told me she got her crocks made by a blind potter
She had a truck load of them
Maybe they were for the winery
Are wine crocks smaller?
I can't see so, I remember people by their scent
She smelt of Doenjang,
so I knew right away that she came for condiment crocks
She brought her own clay
It was moist and free of fishy odors, fresh
and had a smell of petals
It takes decades for decomposed petals
to slowly seep into the soil for the clay to carry that fragrance
If you fill up that crock with water,
the water will carry the scent of flowers
The man she came with had the same scent
A man? She came with a man?
Did you see his face?
I could smell the scent even from afar
I could tell that they were lovers
They hands shared the same fragrance
as if they were holding them for a long time
Scent of petals... Park Min
scent of petals and man
This is not right
You're being connected to the voicemail...
Hey man, why is it so hard to reach you?
You're not avoiding my calls, are you?
I'll call you again on the way to the station
I'll buy you a good meal, okay?
When did you come in?
Chief has been looking for you He wants you in his office, now
Way too busy... Gotta go find someone
Who?
I dunno
Choi!
Mr. Choi?
My name is Park Gu
I'm Chairman Park's twin brother
Man, you do look so alike
Are you feeling all right?
It didn't seem like a minor collision
You left the hospital early
Well, l...
How did you know about my accident?
I have my sources
Where are you taking me?
You are not a good driver You know...
I'm not tiny bit interested in your brother's lame scandal, I promise
What are you cooking up man?
You must have a lot of free time at hand
Where the hell are you taking me?
Please... I hope you didn't get a wrong idea
I am not pulling off some spy movie here,
I just didn't want people having wrong ideas about my brother
People tend to draw up an easy conclusion like you
I'm sorry to disappoint but there is no big conspiracies
We are almost there So, don't worry
This is where he passed
I didn't believe him until I learned more about the accident
I thought it was just coincidence
Sometimes your conditions just goes away without a reason
There was a girl my brother had a secret crush on as a boy
Sadly, the poor girl
vanished into the ground right in front of his eyes
Her body, recovered much too late, reeked of stench
And, the stench pierced my brother's nose
Was it the horrendous smell?
Or was it the shock of seeing her like that?
Whatever the reason, he completely lost his sense of smell since
By irony of fate, he became a sewer pipe layer
since no stench could deter him,
he could spend all his time in the sewer without ever seeing the sun
Eventually the underground world became his empire
And, with that came enough money to make him the richest of all
But, what good would that be?
No delicacies of all land and sea, no scent of woman
could allure him
For him, the world was odorless color-free and uninspiring
We sought after doctors from all over the world
but, no one could give him back what he had lost
A long time passed like that
One night, while being lost in a mountain,
he found a lodge and knocked on its door
And, there, the lost world came back to him
It was like magic
The airwas filled with an unbelievable fragrance
the woman gave out sweet and precious scent
He kept going back to her
He wanted to pay her back for the gift she gave him
Or maybe, he just wanted to see her
Maybe you're right Maybe he was in love with her
He hadn't known a scent of a woman before he met her
She gave him back his world
How could he not be in love with her?
But, it wasn't the case for her
She had someone else in her heart
Someone she wasn't able to forget for all those years
My brother wanted to find him for her
Because to be reunited with him
was the only thing she wanted
The day of the accident, they must have been on their way to meet him
I guess he wanted to take her to him by himself
Because that's the kind of man my brother was
Do you know the name of that man?
You wanted me to find a person with just the name
and now, you don't even have the name?
Eat up! Save the talking for later
That's abalone
Which is also yours!
Go on, try some!
The smell is just awesome
You knowthey got killed while driving to see the man?
And, they are both dead now
If I had someone else to ask, I wouldn't be buying this
What are friends for?
Huh?
If you are so dying to find him, why don't you look for him yourself?
It's not like I didn't try!
I gave it to you, didn't I?
Gave me what?
I got you the accident record,
along with navigation coordinates
You ignorant bastard! You didn't you what you were looking at, did you?
You stupid dumb ass!
The big shot chairman driving through countryside, minus the chauffer,
Of course, he used navigation system!
I can't believe how dumb you are!
But, this is where the pig soybean field is
Hey, kid!
Do you live around here?
Yes
Are your parents around?
No?
This woman used to live in the mountains
look close... Do you recognize her?
Yeah?
There was a man who was... you know... um... in love with her
Like Husband and wife?
Yeah! Clever boy!
Is his place nearby?
What that thing on your back?
It's for the village festival The goblin man made it for me
Oh, shoot!
The festival!
Follow up this road
Gotta go!
Hey! Where are you going?
You got me late for the festival Go straight up!
Come on...
Is anybody home?
Alcohol and fermentation agent...
Alcohol... yeast?
Alcohol and fermentation agent!
Yeast has these substances
I just confirmed that
I haven't met him yet
but, there is a village festival tonight Maybe I'll find him there
Careful, boy!
Hey, kid, is he here?
The guythat lives in that house?
The goblin man?
Yes
He's over there
Grandma, the goblin man is...
Excuse me!
Do you know Jang Hye-jin?
Where are you going?
You've been in this village all along?
Wait up!
And, take off that mask! You are scaring me
Hey, man! Where the hell are we headed to?
Do you actually know where the crocks are kept?
By the time I came back they were covered in white power
What are covered in powder?
So, by the time you got back, Hye-jin had already left the village
Why didn't she wait for you here?
Talk to me, please!
Why didn't you get back earlier?
Can't I get some answers around here?
If you had gotten back earlier, she wouldn't have gone to look for you
Do you know where the lacquer tree spring is?
It's little further down Down that way
What are these for?
For making ume wine
You put the petals in wine?
I cover the yeast with them
That's why you smelt of alcohol
I thought you were going to fetch water
It looked like bucket
I was lost
You went through all that trouble to use the water for cooking?
I wanted it for making Doenjang
Wait here for a moment I show you the way
It's quite tricky to find forfirst-timers
Is it just me? I think I smell soybean blocks
I'm here!
Careful, boy!
A goblin?
That's what we call him
He knows all the paths by heart He can find them with the eyes closed
He shows up from out of nowhere day and night
He might as well be a real goblin
We got him to wear a goblin mask at the last village festival
Both his parents were winemakers for generations
His grandfather is Japanese
He wanted to make the ume wine here
and got his son to travel back and forth
He first came once every month then every ten days then, every five days and
she soon had a bun on the oven
he was the bun out of that oven
He lived here all his life then?
Not really
When he was still a boy, his grandfathertook him back to Japan
He was almost dragged back
Heard he is set up for an arranged marriage with someone there
but he came back one day to carry on the family legacy
He does have amazing skills
Like father like son
Granny,
can I use your phone?
That goblin must have known that we were talking about him
Be brief or I'll get a humongous bill!
He didn't put up a phone line just to avoid talking to his grandpa
His grandfather must be so anxious
He is his only grandson, after all
Men came from Japan to take him home just a while ago
But, he is stubborn like his own father
There is a call for you!
It's a cordless phone for him
Hello?
Hey!
Here!
These petals must have been piling here for a long time
It's summer and I can still smell ume flowers
Do you think the crocks will have the same fragrance?
It's cool in here, isn't it?
Yes, like in spring
Maybe it was to meet you
I sometimes wonder what made me
want to come back
Maybe it was for you
I met a goblin while looking for soybeans
There they are!!
It's the goblin man!
She's putting them in the blocks to make them go white
If you place them on the blocks, it helps them ferment well
When the crickets chirp they create wavelength
If you place them on the rice stalks, they cause the stalk to resonate
It helps the bacteria on the stalks to transfer evenly on to the blocks
helping the blocks to ferment thoroughly and turn them white
If turned black, Doenjang will taste bitter
You have to feed the fire with woods everyday?
I should live with you here to get you the fire woods you need
I used to sleep in the room where they dry the blocks since I was little
When are you going to let me taste your Doenjang?
It's far from ready
You've got to wait at least few more years
All right, I'll wait! Instead,
Instead, what!
In the olden days, they sent over Doenjang with the bride as dowry,
you've got to bring all these with you when you marry me
You see
how they've turned all white? The crickets...
Don't! It'll scratch up your face
Winemakers have soft hands
because yeast retains moisture
Cold water makes your hands chappy
Always Use warm water and yeast to soak your hands,
okay?
The yeast! Do you have any more of them?
Two jars, maybe three jarsful!
To take a bath or something?
I'll let you taste it first when it's ready
I'll make the best Doenjang stew ever!
Is it in there?
Maybe because the yeast is generating more heat
it's fermenting too fast
I can move the crocks into the shade to keep them cool
But Doenjang must be exposed to sunlight everyday to get the flavor right
Would you like some more pan cakes?
No, I'm okay Please help yourselves!
More pancakes for you?
Thank you! Take a seat here
I'm okay
Help yourself
Let's get out of here
In a minute
You've done enough
A few more minutes
No, that's enough
Grandma, the goblin is taking her away
I'm taking her to make her my bride
Goblin and the lady sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-l-N-G
First comes love then comes marriage
then comes a baby in a carriage
Goblin and the lady sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-l-N-G
First comes love then comes marriage
then comes a baby in a carriage
It was her, wasn't it? The one standing in the back
It was the first time seeing her for me, too
Hye-jin,
Grandfather passed away
I've got to pay my respect
I gotta leave today to be on time
for the funeral but I'll be back right after
I'll be right back
I'll only be away for a few days
You were here?
Why did you down so late today?
He called for you!
Hyun-soo?
He said he is coming back soon Just about to take off
Look at you blush!
His grandpa didn't pass away after all
He must have believed he could make him stay
I can see how badly he wanted his grandson
but he couldn't be more mistaken
How could he stay there without you around?
Hye-jin!
You have a call!
Hello?
Who is this?
Hung up, I guess
Who could that have been?
The goblin man
Will you stare at the road all day?
This is the first stew I made... for you... I kept my promise
I waited here every day
The crocks were covered in white powder
Did you say she was on her way here?
The winery?
It fell into ruin all of a sudden
What are you talking about? It got blown away in a storm years ago
But, it was perfectly okay until yesterday
What about the young man who lives there?
He disappeared, too
What on earth are you talking about?
We haven't seen him in years Not since what happened
He's dead?
That silly girl
set out to look for a man who was dead and gone
His grandfather had men at the airport,
so, he arranged to travel on a boat
That year, so many boats got shipwrecked in the storm
No-one has ever heard of him since What else can it mean?
But, how could I break the news to her when she is waiting for him like that
I hoped she would eventually give up
I couldn't find anything.
So, I got men to track his trail in Japan
Theyfound his name on the sailing record
He had signed under his Japanese name
I'm sorry to be passing you bad news
Do you really want to go back?
It'll only bring back painful memories
Silly me. Am I not?
It feels like he is waiting for me there
when that's not possible
It's just... just that we were together there
He didn't get to taste it, yet
I was gonna make him a tasty stew when I find him
All those big promises and what did you get for me?
"Trust me?" Trust you, my ass!
Will you listen to yourself?
You got intoxicated by the fragrance of Doenjang and met a goblin?
You got wasted somewhere and had a booze soaked dream!
The ingredients of the Doenjang that Kim Jong-go missed in his last moments
Crocks made of clay saturated with ume blossoms
Salt dried only in sunlight then drained of seawater over time
Soybeans grown by baby pigs
Lacquer tree spring water from a deep forest
Ume wine yeast
Resonance created by crickets
Sunshine, wind
and
tears
Method for making
You wait