[ENG] The Secret of Baekryeongdo Cold Soba [Korean Dining Table] | KBS WORLD TV 120313

0:00 Buckwheat, the main ingredient of cold noodle, adds nutty flavor.

0:07 After the harvest, the flavor fades away as times passes.

0:15 In the north where they harvest buckwheat in the fall,

0:18 it tastes the best to make noodle with fresh buckwheat in winter.

0:30 In the old days, the families would gather together,

0:35 and we would make cold noodles and eat them together.

0:43 They winnow and ground buckwheat right before they make cold noodles.

0:50 It is to bring out the unique flavor of buckwheat.

0:57 Eating cold noodle in winter is related to the cooking method.

1:03 You can feel the chewy texture only when you eat buckwheat cold.

1:10 Buckwheat has no gluten in it.

1:13 When you make it into a dough, it does not stick together.

1:18 So buckwheat noodle does not go well with hot broth.

1:24 That is why buckwheat dish is always cold.

1:29 It's not just in Korea.

1:36 When there was no fridge,

1:39 people needed cold kimchi broth to enjoy icy cold buckwheat noodle.

1:50 In winter, buckwheat tastes the best and you can get cold broth.

1:57 As a result, traditional winter dish called cold noodle was made.

2:12 Baekryeongdo is a small island with the population of 10,000.

2:18 But they have about five cold noodle restaurants.

2:21 The locals have always liked to eat the dish.

2:25 Moreover, the refugees came and the dish gained reputation.

2:29 Baekryeongdo became famous for its cold noodles.

2:42 Before the winter passes, I decided to taste Baekryeongdo cold noodle.

2:52 I think this is where people from Baekryeongdo mostly live.

2:59 It is Incheon, though.

3:01 I can see several restaurants selling Baekryeongdo cold noodle.

3:08 I have heard and eaten cold noodle from Pyeongyang and Hamheung.

3:14 But Baekryeongdo cold noodle is unfamiliar to me.

3:20 How will it be different from others?

3:24 Good morning.

3:26 Welcome, sir.

3:27 Where are the most customers from?

3:30 Mostly from Baekryeongdo or Hwanghae-do, who ate the dish when they were young.

3:38 Baekryeongdo cold noodle is originally from Hwanghae-do.

3:43 Sure enough, he makes the noodles only after he got an order.

3:50 Your cold noodle, sir.

3:52 Alright.

3:56 Oh, the broth is thick.

3:57 Yes, our broth is not clear.

4:05 You don't have to cut the noodle with scissors.

4:09 They cut easily?

4:10 Yes, you can bite off.

4:11 I'll try the noodle first.

4:13 I can feel the rich flavor of buckwheat.

4:18 The noodle made with plenty of buckwheat cuts easily.

4:23 So people with weak teeth can enjoy the dish.

4:30 Baekryeongdo cold noodle has no starch in it, only buckwheat and wheat.

4:37 But Pyeongyang noodle contains some starch, so it is glutinous.

4:44 Hamheung noodle made with starch only boosts its shine and chewiness.

4:50 This is sand eel sauce?

4:52 No, this is sand eel sauce.

4:54 You can see here.

4:55 Sand eel sauce has scent and flavor.

5:00 You have to try it first.

5:02 Cold noodle and sand eel sauce.

5:05 Can you imagine the taste?

5:11 It's salty like soy sauce.

5:15 Sand eel sauce has a unique flavor.

5:26 Very unique taste.

5:30 Baekryeongdo cold noodle looks plain like a woman's face without makeup.

5:40 It is not like Pyeongyang noodle with meat garnish.

5:49 It is also different from Hamheung noodle with sliced raw fish garnish.

5:58 There is one more interesting thing about the dish.

6:02 We have a dessert for our cold noodle.

6:05 It is for relieving your cold stomach.

6:09 It is the water in which we boil buckwheat noodle.

6:14 For it's 100% buckwheat noodle, it tastes like a buckwheat tea.

6:18 You put squashed egg yolk and sauce, and it will relieve your stomach.

6:27 Here's the sauce.

6:31 Then, you should not eat the yolk in Baekryeongdo cold noodle.

6:37 People of Baekryeongdo take out the egg first.

6:42 And save it?

6:43 Yes.

6:43 They eat the noodles only and eat the eggs later.

7:01 It is nice and warm.

7:03 It also is a special treat.

7:06 I've never felt the taste before.

7:08 Sitting on the warm floor and sharing a cold dish.

7:14 You mean it is the pleasure and the family spirit.

7:21 Someone said Baekryeongdo is the last art piece of an old god.

7:28 To live up to the name, the coast has magnificent scenery.

7:34 This group of rocks look like generals in helmets having a meeting,

7:39 so it is called Dumujin, meaning "a general's head." For a long time,

7:45 the waves have created lines on the rocks which look like wrinkles.

7:55 Oddly formed rocks created by repeated erosion and weathering,

7:59 make up a magnificent view.

8:03 The rocks were crushed and ground to form a Gravel Beach.