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[2015 New Year Cooking Battle]

[What are you making?]

It's a combination of an Italian and a Korean dish.

Cheese wheat flake noodles in curry kimchi stew.

The cheese is inside the dough.

I need to knead this dough.

If this dough fails, everything will be ruined.

I need to let out all the air inside the dough.

I tasted it earlier and it's fantastic!

The dough is great and I think my team can win this battle.

If we lose with this dough

then it's all Shoo's fault.

[Best dish for 2015 New Year's Day.]

[The best dish made with Kimchi.]

[Are you ready to taste it?]

[2015 New Year Cooking Battle]

[The Running Man members are all scattered.]

[Thailand]

['Up and down' team, Gary and Sung Ryung.]

[Eat the top three street foods of Khaosan Road.]

They're bean sprouts.

[Which Thai dish will be infused with Kimchi?]

Will it be good with white Kimchi?

[Bangkok, Thailand]

[Bulkyo, Korea]

[This mudflat is the largest in Running Man history.]

[Jong Kook and Seo Woo's mission is to dig out 1,000 cockles.]

[A battle to acquire cockles in Bulkyo.]

[The combination of cockles and Kimchi.] [What will be their hidden dish?]

[Bulkyo] [Jungsun]

[Jae Suk and Jung Hoon.] [Jungsun, Kangwon Province]

[Learning the secret recipe from the great Jang Geum of Jungsun.]

I can tell you've never done this before.

Han Ga In does all the work.

[A Young Master from Seoul, Jung Hoon...]

[who can't even peel potatoes.]

Ga In, you're doing a lot of work. I can tell.

[Will he be able to show his cooking skills?]

[The great Jang Geum of Jungsun's buckwheat porridge soup recipe.]

You can use it if you want.

[Add in a little bit of MSG, if it doesn't taste very good.]

[How will it change when they add Kimchi?]

[Jungsun] [Taean]

[Off the coast of Taean]

[Suk Jin and Yoo Sun fish for small octopus.]

[A fisherman's daughter? Yoo Sun's amazing skill.]

[Suk Jin and Yoo Sun's new menu...]

[small octopus Kimchi something?]

[Taean] [Jeju Island]

I hope you believe in me.

[Troublesome date in Jeju Island, Ha Ha and Shoo.]

[Winter carrots, Jeju black pig meat, and Kimchi...]

[A recipe made with love.]

[Jeju Island] [Hong Kong]

[The city of fashion, city of taste.]

[In Hong Kong, the world's greatest food heaven.]

[Fei who's good at cooking and Prince of Asia, Lee Kwang Soo have met.]

[Breakfast in Hong Kong.]

[Find a dish that best fits with Kimchi!]

[A dish that no one has eaten before.]

[What will be Kwang Soo and Fei's Korean-Chinese fusion food?]

[Hong Kong] [Jeju Island]

[On a blue night of Jeju Island]

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon went fishing for cuttlefish.]

[The struggle to get the cutlass fish.]

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon succeed in getting the cutlass fish?]

[Getting the best ingredients by land, sea and air...]

[what will be the results?]

[2015 New Year Cooking Battle]

[In a moment, the battle will begin.]

[A train of events!]

[Cooking is a battle!]

[Combine Kimchi and their special recipe.]

[What synergy effect will they create?]

[In a moment, the battle will begin.]

[Khaosan Road, Bangkok, Thailand.]

[Eat the top three street foods of Bangkok.]

[The have successfully eaten two.] - Kwetiau Kai.

Let's ask her.

I have a question about Itim Kati. Oh, it's a coconut?

Juice or food?

Is it juice or something else?

[She realizes she spoke in Korean.]

You were speaking in English, then...

Is it juice or something else?

- He said coconut, so I was wondering... - Juice or tea?

Is it juice or something else?

They don't understand when we try to speak in Thai.

Speaking in English is one thing, but I had to speak in Thai...

My pronunciation wasn't good. It was very difficult.

- I found it! - Where is it?

Coconut ice cream? They have portable carts.

Itim Kati!

Sawadikap! (Hello.) Itim Kati?

Itim Kati! Okay! One Itim Kati, please.

[Itim Kati- Coconut topped with ice cream.]

[A harmony of a soft coconut and cold ice cream.]

They scoop the coconut out.

I don't know if this will match with the Kimchi flavor.

For dessert!

It will be perfect with a spicy dish.

Like steamed egg for spicy chicken feet.

- Oh, that kind of combination? - Yes.

It's really good!

Other ladies use napkins to wipe their mouths

but she just uses her sleeve.

I like street food. I think it's romantic.

It's the food that people enjoy in the country.

I think I enjoyed it more than eating at a famous restaurant.

Mission completed.

- I'm still hungry. - Then should we try another mission?

[What will be their next mission?]

[Thailand] [Hong Kong]

[Kwang Soo and Fei are greeted with special dishes from the best chef in Hong Kong.]

[The best chef's secret recipe will be handed down.]

[Paul Lui] [Chef of 'R' Hotel in Hong Kong.]

[Michelin starred chef.] [Guangdong culinary artist.]

- We'll start eating. - Sure. go ahead.

[Tasting the food that the Chef made.]

[Celestial taste.] - Thank you.

[Steamed Crab with Egg Whites and Hua Diao Wine.]

- This is har gow (shrimp dim sum). - Har gow?

I think we can put Kimchi in the filling.

I think it'll be good.

I think we should focus on dim sum.

We can take advantage of the filling.

This is really delicious!

[Xian shui jiao] (Sweet rice dumplings)

Hong Kong style cuisine is not really spicy.

I wasn't sure if we could combine a dish with Kimchi.

When I tasted the dim sum, it seemed like a good idea.

- Is that wheat flour? - That's sweet rice flour.

[Recipe- Mix sweet rice flour and wheat flour for dough.]

Make dumplings with pork fillings.

Deep fry in hot oil.

- Isn't it hot? - It's little hot but not too much.

[The Chef teaches Fei in Cantonese.]

Fei did all the talking in Cantonese.

I think she was jealous about me and the Chef.

[It's done if the dim sum floats.]

Let's check how it tastes.

[It's time to taste it.] - Please tell us if we passed.

It's really good!

[They successfully learn the secret recipe.]

[How will the combination of Kimchi and dim sum taste?]

[Hong Kong] [Jungsun]

- Jung Hoon. - Yes.

Look for mushrooms carefully.

Jae Suk, I don't know what it looks like.

I've seen on TV but I've never gotten any mushrooms.

I've never done this either.

You have to gather 1kg of wild mushrooms from now on.

You will get the invitation for the cooking battle when the mission is completed.

[They didn't know any better at the moment...]

[Just how horrible the mushroom expedition would be...]

[The mountain gets more and more stiff.]

[Climbs one after another.]

Finding mushroom is extremely difficult.

[He sweats in the middle of winter.]

[30 minutes later]

- Are we almost there yet? - It's a real expedition.

[The expedition never ends...]

I think there's a mushroom store in the middle of this mountain.

- Did you say there's a mushroom store? - No.

[All we hear is heavy breathing.]

- Wait for a moment. - What's wrong?

The VJ can't keep up with you guys.

- Are you okay? [Not at all.]

Why did you drink last night?

[Where in the world are the mushrooms?]

- Gwon Yeol. - Yes.

- Are you giving up on recording? - No way.

What do you mean 'no way'? You were in front of me.

Why are you behind us?

[Covered in sweat.]

This is unexpected.

I would have worn proper gear had I known. [We keep the mission in secret.]

[Yeon Jung Hoon, Member of the Mushroom expedition.]

It was really tiring.

It felt like an army's winter camp.

I thought the mushrooms were near at first.

The mountain wasn't too bad at first.

I think they couldn't record much. Everyone was getting tired.

The producers were having the worst time in Running Man history.

We can't even air it on the show.

Nobody recorded us.

We'll be in and out of the mountain

but we don't have the mid-process.

The producers were too tired.

Please let us know where we're going.

- The camera operators are wearing sneakers. - They didn't even know?

- They never tell us. - That's too much.

Ga In will cry watching this at home.

She wouldn't know that you're experiencing such a hardship.

[But the mushrooms are on top of the mountain.]

[They brace their energy.]

[In an hour and 30 minutes.]

Why do we have to...

[Finally, they arrive at the Phellinus linteus habitat.]

- There's only one camera left. - That's right. There were three before.

It was tiring getting here

but they didn't record it. They couldn't.

The camera operators can't climb up.

- Are you sobering up? [VJ Yong Jae.]

[Natural hangover chaser, mushroom expedition.]

The last camera operator is coming.

[ENG Director who's fallen behind, Jung Pyo.]

Someone else is carrying the camera.

I'm sure he had to go through the same thing before.

['ENG' team suffers the most due to the heavy camera.]

Can we go now?

All three cameras arrived. It was really difficult.

But we couldn't film our journey.

The camera operators suffered the most.

We couldn't record it.

I'm sorry.

[Jungsun] [Jeju Island.]

[The cutlass fish expedition on a blue night in Jeju island.]

- Look at the sunset. - And I see the stars... Hi, seagulls!

There are seagulls.

[Seagulls and the full moon greet Ji Hyo and Taecyeon.]

We're going to catch the cutlass fish soon.

[Will they be able to catch five cutlass fish?]

[Ji Hyo puts the bait on.]

Cutlass fish, please take this bait.

- Like this? - Yes.

You did pretty well!

Was it okay?

[Please come, cutlass fish!]

[They wait for cutlass fish anxiously.]

I miss my mom.

You have the fish.

- Pardon? - It seems like you have it.

[The rod is curved.]

[Is that a cutlass fish?]

[That is!]

- It's a cutlass fish! - Jackpot!

[It looks totally different than what we see at the market.]

We did it! We did it!

[They catch one cutlass fish.]

[The cutlass fish is clear silver.]

What do I do? Mine is moving!

- It's here! [Ji Hyo catches a big one, too.]

We can go home soon.

[They catch two cutlass fish.]

[And the third one is caught right after.]

[The cutlass fish's spectrum is amazing.]

We just throw the fishing rod. Then it gets the fish.

They were shining like a U.F.O.

It felt like that.

Here it comes again!

[A huge cutlass fish!]

[They've caught four cutlass fish in a flash.]

Hi, I'm a cutlass fish.

[The mackerel is a bonus.]

[The revolution of novice anglers!]

- The cutlass fish! [The fifth cutlass fish!]

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon succeed at catching five cutlass fish.]

Captain! Taecyeon! We've got them all!

I never thought it would be this easy.

We didn't know that, either.

The Dragon King of the sea may think that we're nice.

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon continue to fish.]

Fishing is fun.

- We've completed our mission. - Thank you for your hard work!

[Jong Kook and Seo Woo succeed in digging out 1,000 cockles in the mudflat.]

Ma'am.

[Seo Woo gives snacks to the ladies.]

I'll do better when we cook, Jong Kook.

- I'll make up for it. - You should.

[Ha Ha and Shoo get their ingredients early.]

It's really good.

You know the ingredients are 50% of the dish.

[Suk Jin and Yoo Sun succeed in getting 6 Kg of small octopus.]

[What will be Suk Jin and Yoo Sun's menu?]

[Gary and Sung Ryung learn how to make 'Som Tam.']

You eat this like we eat Kimchi in Korea?

[Recipe- Julienne papayas.] - Like a radish?

Sung Ryung, only half of your papaya went into the plate.

[Pound mung beans, tomatoes, dried shrimps, and papayas in a mortar.]

[Add some lime juice for tangy flavor.] - It's lime juice?

- I think the peanuts will make it delicious. [Add some peanuts in the mortar.]

['Som Tom' is ready.]

Why can't I make it the same?

- Tom Yum Goong. - I like Tom Yum Goong.

- It's galangal. - Ginger.

[Recipe - Put ginger in chicken broth.] - 500 ml of chicken broth.

[Use whole prawns.] - Root parts for fragrance.

[Add Thai pepper paste and coriander.] - It's hot pepper paste.

Put the stem parts first.

[What will it taste like?]

It's good!

[This is it!]

This soup has to be in that tureen.

We don't have this kind of soup plate. Can I borrow it from you?

Sure. No problem.

- Kokunkap! (Thank you!) [Gary and Sung Ryung learn in Thai.]

[And the taste?]

[Jae Suk and Jung Hoon start picking mushrooms.]

That tree looks amazing. The tree over there.

You have good eyes.

There are many mushrooms on a dead tree.

Wow, there are so many!

Just like I told you.

[Phellinus linteus, Gift of the heavens.]

[They have come a long way, and they're right in front of them!]

That one is a bit thin.

You'll need to put some more strength for the thicker ones.

- They grow on this kind of tree? - Yes, they do.

They're right here!

Right there, at the top!

- Is that a phellinus linteus? - That's right.

[A huge one appears!]

I found it! I found it!

I found phellinus linteus!

[No pain, no gain.]

We might win this battle!

We've gone through the hardship.

- But this one doesn't even need a recipe! - We can just boil it and drink!

[They use an ax for a huge one like this.]

I will pick them up.

[The huge one comes off.]

Wow, this is huge!

[It's enormous!]

This is the Phellinus linteus!

- That's very thick, too. [This is a real Phellinus linteus.]

- It is worth coming here. - It is.

[A broken piece weighs 940g.]

This one big piece weighs 475g.

[They succeed in picking up 1kg of mushroom.]

We're thankful to the Kangwon Province.

For the air, breeze and everything that grows the Phellinus linteus.

We will win this battle.

[What will they make with this gift from the heavens?]

[Kwang Soo and Fei acquire the invitation.]

[In Bulkyo.] - Now we can participate.

[ In Jungsun.] - Congratulations!

[All the teams get an invitation.] - You are invited to...

the New Year's cooking battle.

[They have the recipe and the ingredients.] [It's all ready.]

[All teams report to the battlefield!]

[Congratulations! You are invited to the New Year's Cooking Battle.]

[As last year's winner, who do you think is your rival?]

Rival? It's myself.

I don't really think about rivals.

I think my team can easily win

if we can show the skills we have.

[Next day, 'M' mall in Incheon.]

[From all over the nation, and other countries.]

[They have gathered here.]

[Everything looks better than last year.]

[It's the 2015 New Year's Cooking Battle.]

[Each team's ingredients are set on their table.]

[The fresh cockles from Bulkyo are still alive.]

This looks like Iron Man.

They were in the ocean yesterday?

Did you wrap them in tin foil?

Yoo Sun, this is phellinus linteus.

This is real phellinus linteus.

- Isn't this a broken piece of tree? - No, it's really expensive.

That looks like a dried dog poo.

What are you talking about? I will make some tea and give it to you.

[You will change your mind when you taste it.]

Before we begin the cooking battle

I'll tell you the rules again.

2015 New Year's Cooking Battle.

Use your own ingredients and Kimchi which is the main theme of this battle.

Within 100 minutes...

[Within 100 minutes!]

the team that makes the most delicious dish will win this battle.

When the timer hits zero, you can't submit the dish any more.

It means some teams can be disqualified.

You can only open the cockles in 100 minutes.

We have invited special judges for this competition.

The four handsome chefs are here.

[Handsome?]

[They are as handsome as their cooking skills.]

[The young chefs.]

[The four flower chefs, F4.]

[Italian chef, Nam Sung Ryul.]

[Professor at Seoul HOSEO Technical College, Head Chef at 'Table Star']

[Chef Mr. Right in Italian cuisine. Currently in the "O'live Show".]

Pasta! Spaghetti!

I'm Park Sung Hoon specializing in European cuisine.

[An elite chef that won the gold medal from WorldSkills International.]

[Cooking shows -A Chef's Late Night Snack, O'live show.]

Fusion Korean dishes are my specialty.

I will analyze your dishes realistically.

[Fusion Korean Chef, Shim Hyo Sup.]

[Owner chef at the Korean restaurant, 'Umui'. CEO of cooking studio, 'Inskitchen'.]

[He appeared on the '100 year guest'.]

Hello, I cook Thai cuisine...

Thailand!

[Thai Cuisine Chef, Heo Hyuk Koo.]

[A star chef who is in the middle of Thai fever.]

He's nice.

The dish has to be delicious. I will focus on the taste.

Don't focus on the decoration.

That's what my team seeks in food.

I want to focus on creativity

rather than techniques and preparations.

That's our motto. We're going to focus on creativity.

I want to see the popular appeal.

That's right. We're all for the popularity!

How can phellinus linteus be popular?

Just keep quiet!

[Jae Suk, it's embarrassing.]

- Do you like S.E.S.? - I like S.E.S.

[They're sucking up.]

The chefs will now go back to their seats and judge the dishes.

See you soon! We will see you with a good dish!

- There are five kinds of Kimchi. [Old fermented Kimchi]

[Radish Kimchi], [White Kimchi]

[Whole cabbage Kimchi], [Young radish Kimchi].

[Five kinds of Kimchi.]

Two teams per Kimchi will be accepted.

Who gets to choose first will be decided by rock-paper-scissors.

One person from each team come forward.

[Each team's thinking of a certain kind of Kimchi.]

It's too much pressure.

You're the main chef of our team.

What do we need?

First, Old fermented Kimchi and second, whole cabbage Kimchi.

Old fermented Kimchi is the first?

Old fermented Kimchi, I want Old fermented Kimchi.

Old fermented Kimchi is the best for stews or soups.

Old fermented Kimchi.

I think we need Old fermented Kimchi.

- I've interviewed five people. - Do they all want the same one?

I guess that's what we like the most.

- What if you can't pick that one? - Pardon?

No way! Then we can't make our dish!

Then we'll fail. Just like that!

[He's scared thinking about it.]

Then we'll start rock-paper-scissors. I'll ask what you're going to play.

[Can't you see what's going on?]

Are you from the women association?

Ladies are participating at a Kimchi making event?

[Three of them are married.]

[I'm not even married.]

Are you ready?

Rock-paper-scissors!

[Fei is the last one to pick.]

[Second round.] Rock-paper-scissors!

Rock-paper-scissors! Rock-paper-scissors!

Wait a moment. I understand you're in a hurry.

I should call for the game. Rock-paper-scissors!

[Sung Ryung and Seo Woo lose.]

Rock-paper-scissors!

[Yoo Sun and Shoo get to pick first.]

Old fermented Kimchi! Old fermented Kimchi!

[Suk Jin and Yoo Sun pick Old fermented Kimchi.]

[Ha Ha and Shoo also pick Old fermented Kimchi.]

- Old fermented Kimchi is sold out. - The liquid is crucial for them.

[The rest can't pick Old fermented Kimchi from now on.]

[Jae Suk and Jung Hoon pick Whole Cabbage Kimchi.]

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon pick Radish Kimchi.]

[Gary and Sung Ryung pick white Kimchi.]

- Should we pick white Kimchi? [Seo Woo picks whole cabbage Kimchi.]

[Kwang Soo and Fei are left with the White Kimchi.]

[Kimchi selection is over.]

The cooking will begin now!

[100 minutes are given.]

Let's go for it!

- Let's have a fighting spirit! - Fighting!

I'm nervous!

Let's go with it, Jung Hoon! We might win this battle!

[Who will win the battle?]

I want to make something that no one can think of.

I think Ha Ha can follow my lead.

One of the strong candidates is Fei.

Fei is really good at cooking.

I've tasted a dish she made on a show I'm hosting.

She's really good.

She was on a competitive cooking show.

Indeed, it's Fei.

Fei's team.

It's not fair! We're amateurs and she's a professional.

[Kwang Soo and Fei are in the highest level of alert.]

[Her cutting technique is amazing.]

You're really good with knives.

Am I?

[She's good at handling cleavers.]

[See-saw motion, what a cutting technique!]

[You are now watching Running Man.] (Not a cooking show.)

[What kind of dish will she make?]

I think Suk Jin and Yoo Sun are my rivals.

I heard Yoo Sun is really good at cooking.

Sung Ryung's face changed

when she heard Yoo Sun is participating.

She suddenly said 'Let's not win.'

'Let's just enjoy the show', when the cameras weren't around.

[A dark horse who psychs out Sung Ryung.]

- Did you catch them? - Yes, we caught them.

[She cleans them with flour?]

- You're not scared? - We caught them.

- You're really not scared? - Why should I be scared?

[Rub with flour to thoroughly clean the octopus.]

We'll make pasta with the small octopus.

We harvested some Jerusalem artichokes for two and a half hours yesterday.

We'll make Jerusalem artichoke salad dressing.

We've suddenly decided it yesterday.

We put it in a blender with milk and honey.

Yoo Sun suggested that we should make a salad dressing.

The dressing is so good. I want to let the world know.

Did we actually make this?

- This is really good, isn't it? - It is.

[Jerusalem artichoke is high in inulin, which mimics insulin.]

- What is it? - I'm going to make the dressing first.

- Let's trade Kimchi! - You can't trade Kimchi!

- It's really good! - It's good?

We grated the fresh Jerusalem artichoke and it was nutty.

I thought I can add some perilla powder to make it more nutty.

And make a salad dressing.

It's the best. I never thought it'd be this good.

[Suk Jin and Yoo Sun finish making the dressing.]

[Jae Suk and Jung Hoon]

The buckwheat that great Jang Geum gave us.

Should we make four servings? Two dumplings per person...

then we need eight dumplings.

- Will this be enough? - Yes, it looks good.

Did you discuss it with Han Ga In?

I told her everything.

My wife was asking my mother-in-law on the phone.

Later, we decided to create a pure and clean dish

to keep the original form of porridge soup.

Besides the porridge soup

we will serve phellinus linteus tea.

I think we can get some additional points for it.

[Making the phellinus linteus tea with jujubes.]

Don't we need to add more jujubes?

No, it's enough.

- Have you made jujube tea before? - I always make it at home.

Your family lives in harmony.

Your family makes tea and dumplings together.

- I'm going to make Pad Thai. [Pad Thai and Tom Yum Goong.]

I will soak the rice noodles in water for about 25 minutes.

[Making the broth for Tom Yum Goong. With palm sugar, mushrooms and coriander.]

[Add prawns and hot pepper paste.]

[Coconut milk]

[and lime juice.]

[She put everything in the recipe...]

Can I taste it?

Wait! Wait!

It's not like you're making some bean paste stew!

Sung Ryung!

I didn't know that she was stubborn.

I want to make Tom Yum Goong again

but I think she wants to fix it and submit it.

Win or lose this battle, I will try making a delicious dish.

[Is this White Kimchi?]

[Today's theme, Kimchi is being used for the first time.]

[She cuts White Kimchi and puts in Tom Yum Goong.]

[Is the taste better than before?]

It's good!

We can cook it a little longer.

[Gary and Sung Ryung revived thanks to the white Kimchi.]

- Wash the cockles in salted water. - Okay.

[Washing cockles in salted water to remove the mud.]

[Washing big fan-mussels.]

Fire! Fire!

Are you allowed to have things like that?

- What is it? - What is it?

Why did you bring table tennis paddles?

- Because I thought I'll be bored. - Why did you bring them

Where did you bring them? Are you going to use abalone, too?

Of course!

I'm going to make another healthy dish.

We'll make some shiitake cakes and spicy cockles.

We'll also make cockle bibimbop

and cockle stuffed cucumber. So we can make several dishes using cockles.

We have a hidden card, but you'll see it later.

[You still have another dish to make?]

Cockles are cooked.

It's a lot of work. Cockles are a lot like you.

[Cockles and Seo Woo.]

Am I now Cockle Seo Woo?

- Did you prepare Kimchi? - Let's rinse the Kimchi.

[Kkuk opens the cockles and wash them one by one.]

You're taking too much time.

- Open them all and then wash it! - Okay, I will.

I need to... move away! Go do it somewhere else.

- Where? - On the floor.

[It looks somewhat familiar.]

[Until the moment...]

[Jong Kook scolded Seo Woo.] - What are you doing, Seo Woo?

Girls from Seoul are a handful. Your persona is 'burden' from now on.

- You're a burden. [Kkuk didn't know...]

[that he would be the 'burden'.]

[He's getting scolded at the corner.] - Just open them all and then wash them.

It'll take too long to wash it one by one. Now I'm nagging.

[Kkuk is acting like a new bride.]

[Yawning?]

[Taecyeon tries to cut the fish.]

[He ruins his image as a masculine idol.]

[He is sawing, not cutting.]

[Ji Hyo is busy making the sauce.] - Hot pepper flakes.

[Adding cooking wine and yuzu citron.]

[She puts everything that she sees.]

[And she tastes it.]

It's the second time I've made any kind of sauce.

I was only focused on the sauce.

Taecyeon is working in his own space, and I'm working in my space.

I don't know how he's doing now.

[Taecyeon tastes Blank Ji's sauce, too.]

- Did you put some garlic? - Yes.

Garlic... Do I need to put some more?

- I don't know what I need to add. [Please don't add anything more, Ji Hyo.]

We're going to be the winners at this pace.

We would have failed if we didn't get the Old Fermented Kimchi.

[Finally, the Old fermented Kimchi is released.]

It's really good! I'm not lying!

You will go mad if you eat this.

[Stir-fry the pork forelegs marinated in curry sauce with Kimchi and vegetables.]

Please help us, Old Fermented Kimchi!

[They've only started cooking.]

[40 minutes passed.]

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon replace radish with radish Kimchi.]

Braised radish Kimchi is a lot better than braised radish.

I think Ji Hyo and Taecyeon will make a very good dish.

[Kwang Soo and Fei start to prepare white Kimchi.]

[Fei's knife skills are still amazing.]

[Fillings for dim sum: Stir-fry chopped pork and vegetables.]

[Jae Suk and Jung Hoon use the Whole cabbage Kimchi.]

Their Kimchi is not fermented.

You can add some vinegar when you cook unfermented Kimchi.

[Kimchi porridge soup: Stir-fry Kimchi with beef and garlic.]

[Add water and bring to a boil.]

[Jong Kook and Seo Woo prepare their kimchi, too.]

[Seo Woo's knife technique is as good as Fei's.]

[She puts kimchi into the hidden dish.]

[Kkuk is still struggling with cockles.]

I can't believe you're still doing that!

It isn't as easy as it looks.

I'm getting upset. I guess there's a reason I play a bad woman.

[Kimchi shiitake mushroom cake: Coat mushrooms with cornstarch.]

[Stuffing the mushroom with diced kimchi, pancake mix, and vegetables...]

[Gary and Sung Ryung start to make their pad thai.]

Yes, Chef.

- Let's add three. [Cook all the ingredients together in a pan.]

- Add the noodles. - We need some sugar.

[A perfect harmony of the ingredients.] - We need the fish sauce.

- What else do you have? Add it! [Perfect teamwork.]

- Do we have a dish to put this in? [Flips the hot sautè pan around.]

[And within minutes, pad thai is ready!]

- Kim Sung Ryung, you're disqualified. - Why?

[Who do you think you are?]

What do you mean, why?

Why am I disqualified? I'm working so hard.

What are you guys doing over here?

Didn't I tell you that you'd waste all your time shucking those cockles?

There's a tool for shucking these cockles, but we didn't bring it with us.

Shucking those cockles isn't easy.

[Jae Suk heads over to heckle Suk Jin and Yoo Sun this time.]

You're lucky with your home at home, and you're lucky with your partner here.

- Yoo Sun, you look like quite the cook. - I told you that I'm good.

Why do you always add in the shoulder shrug instead of just saying the words?

- Yoo Sun always does that. - We always laugh about it.

[Half the competition is already over.]

[Kwang Soo has been mixing the same bowl of dough for the past 50 minutes.]

[Looking more and more at a loss.]

[But thinking back...]

[Kwang Soo already has a deep past with making the flour dough mixture.]

[I'm so sick and tired... of these flour dough mixtures.]

- No, I don't think that's right. - Just trust me, Fei.

- What am I going to do with that? [A dangerous situation with the dough.]

- I think we have to start over. - No, we don't.

[In the end, Fei steps in to help save the situation.]

[I vow to save this dough mixture myself.]

[With a mixture of a soft and firm touch...]

[Dough mixture with the chef's heart and soul mixed in it.]

Why are you able to do it, and I'm not? I think that's enough to help us win.

I think that's more than enough.

[The dough is saved!] - Okay, I can handle it from here.

- No, don't do it. - What do you mean, don't do it?

What do you mean by that? Fei, that's so disappointing to hear.

Don't do anything and just cheer me on from the sidelines.

I have a very clear picture now.

Flour dough and I don't go together.

Flour dough isn't my style of cooking.

Kwang Soo keeps giving me his opinion, but I keep telling him that he's wrong.

I think he's putting a lot of his faith in me.

[Meanwhile, Ji Hyo and Taecyeon are busy prepping their cuttlefish dish.]

[Gets rid of the fishiness by dipping the fish in the curry mixture.]

[Their secret weapon is out! Charcoal grill is fanned to a flame.]

[Even the panel of judges seems impressed by their move.]

But I really would prefer that they don't grill the curry coated fish on the grill.

I have a feeling that it's going to burn up like the way my heart is burning up right now.

[The cuttlefish is burning up just like the judge had predicted.]

- It's okay, everything is going to be fine. [Sings a song to comfort himself.]

It's a total failure.

[The two of the lesser burnt pieces.]

I don't think this piece is going to do.

[How is he going to rectify this emergency cuttlefish situation?]

[And that's none other than by decorating the dish!]

[With an impromptu sauce piping bag.]

[Decorates the dish with the prepared citron sauce.]

[But even his attempt at decorating the dish is a failure.]

Maybe I should've used a smaller spoon.

[Taecyeon makes another attempt by transferring the fish to a smaller dish.]

Okay, I'm going to make another attempt with a smaller spoon this time.

[With all his hopes in the small spoon...]

[Fails again! Guess the size of the spoon wasn't the issue.]

[Puts his heart and soul into the dish, and finishes with a sprinkle of the sesame seeds.]

[Jae Suk and Jung Hoon are busy cooking up their pot of kimchi noodles.]

[Add in the soaked buckwheat rice to the pot of already cooked kimchi, meat and veggies.]

[It's time to add in the dumplings.]

They're all stuck together.

[All the dumplings are stuck together in one huge lump of a mess.]

- I can't believe this is happening. - I think I've got this one.

[What are you going to do with that?]

[Dumps in the whole mess into the pot.]

[Gives up on maintaining the shape of the dumplings.]

- Why is there so much of it? [There's enough for the entire staff!]

[Meanwhile, Suk Jin and Yoo Sun are...]

[Their own dish creation of stuffing the octopus head with the filling.]

- I really think this is going to be amazing. - Let's cook it a little bit longer.

[Stir-fry the kimchi stuffed heads in the heated pan.]

[Create a tomato based sauce with minced fermented kimchi, onions, garlic, and bacon.]

Maybe we should've used smaller heads to stuff these in.

- There are only 30 minutes left. - I know, we don't have much time.

- Only 30 minutes left on the clock! - 30 minutes?

Jung Hoon, there are 30 minutes left on the clock.

- Do you think 30 minutes is enough? - It just needs to come to a boil.

- Then it just needs to simmer for a bit. - But what is the dish?

[With only 30 minutes left on the clock, they're trying to figure out what it is?]

- It's porridge. - Porridge? I see...

- But it's North Korean style. - It is?

- My father really likes this dish. - He does?

He'd always eat this as a hangover cure

- and I remember eating it as a kid. - This soup dish?

[Tries their secret weapon, mushroom and jujube water.]

[Even offers a taste to the camera man.]

Come on, just try it.

- That's pretty good. - Not bad, is it?

Drink this, and go for a second kid.

- At my age? - What's wrong with your age?

I'm telling you that this mushroom tonic is going to bring you the magic for another kid.

- Okay, then leave some for me. - That's what I'm talking about!

[Will this magical elixir win the panel of judges over, too?]

We'll just feel it all out. Okay, let's do this!

He has a mortar in his hand. They call those 'Mortar and pestle'.

People in Taiwan uses it to mince garlic, spices or such when they're cooking.

- That's a real and authentic mortar. - He's doing it up right.

[Crush the dried shrimp, peppers, garlic in the mortar and add in the sugar...]

[and season it with fish sauce, then mix it together with papaya and kimchi with lime.]

Yes, I think that's enough.

- Okay! - Let's add in the papaya!

[Automatically starts clapping in the midst of all their excitement.]

- Time to crush it together. - Let's start singing.

[Gary and Sung Ryung are totally in sync as a team.]

- Okay! - Okay!

[Even their second dish is now complete.]

[Wow, that's good!] - It's good with the lime, isn't it?

- I don't think it needs anything else. - Right?

[Jong Kook and Seo Woo on the other hand...]

[Seo Woo has five different dishes going all at the same time.]

[Top slices of cucumbers with steamed cockles and seasoned soy sauce.]

[And their secret main dish.]

[A mix of abalone, octopus, and other seafood in a pot of broth with fragrant veggies.]

- What is this? - It's our seafood stew.

By any chance... you're not here to interfere with our cooking, are you?

I really was a huge fan of yours in the drama, 'Heirs'.

- Thank you. - She's so cool.

- She's cool, she still goes clubbing. [Even Mr. Capable is impressed by Sung Ryung.]

- I don't go clubbing. - Want to go with me some time?

- She's seriously so cool. - Okay, it's a deal.

[Kwang Soo and Fei are getting serious about cooking their dishes.]

[Stir-fries the cold rice with egg.]

Kwang Soo, we have to be quick and not let it overcook.

[In the meantime, Kwang Soo gets the dim sum ready.]

[Fei adds in her own special seasoning.] - That's your own seasoning, isn't it?

This is how you actually cook at home?

[Adds minced chicken, vegetables, kimchi and seasoning to the rice mix.]

[Will the Chinese seasoning mix well with Korean kimchi?]

We're going to make shrimp chips with the dough.

Ha Ha...

Okay, this is frying up nicely.

[Fries up the dumpling dough and sprinkle it with the shrimp powder.]

- We're going to fry it until golden brown. [Makes a topping with the minced kimchi.]

[Their hands starts to move faster as the clock continues to tick.]

[Create your best dish for the chance at becoming the top chef.]

[Everything is hanging on the line!]

Only ten minutes left on the clock!

[All the dishes must be completed within the next ten minutes!]

[Kwang Soo and Fei are feeling the pressure.]

[In the midst of all this chaos, Fei starts to cook the egg drop soup!]

- I've never cooked like this before. - Fei, you're really impressing me right now.

We're definitely going to win this.

It's hot, so be careful.

[Jong Kook and Seo Woo are putting finishing touches to their final dish.]

- How does it taste? - It's good.

[The perfect amount of seasoning.]

It's not even salty. I like that it's not salty.

[Add the steamed cockles into the mixture of sauce and fresh vegetables.]

- Where's the shucked cockles? - Over here.

[Gary and Sung Ryung even have a dessert dish to present.]

Are you grilling up the meat?

[Jae Suk and Sung Hoon are grilling the meat as an accompaniment to the noodle soup.]

We don't need too much of it.

[Ha Ha and Shoo are juicing up the carrots that they've harvested themselves.]

[While each team are busy preparing their secret ingredient dish...]

[Yoo Sun is now adding in the pasta to keep it from getting too soggy.]

[Even twists up the pasta like a pro.]

[And finishes up the dish with the stuffed octopus heads.]

[Doesn't even forget to add the potato dressing to the octopus salad.]

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon even have a refreshing shikhye to go along with their dish.]

- Okay, we're all set. - I'll take it over to the table.

Fei, we've ruined this one, too.

[Fei calmly plates the fried rice in the midst of all this chaos.]

- We're in trouble. - No, we're fine.

- One minute! - No, just plate it.

[One minute left!]

[The time is almost up!]

- Jong Kook, take this out there. - Is it ready?

[With all their hearts and soul in the dish, they're taken out to the judging table.]

Okay, the dishes are on the table.

[The judging will begin in the order the dishes are placed on the table.]

Are we done?

- Ha Ha! - It's already on the table.

- Where do we need to take this? - Let's go!

[Disqualified from the judging once they miss the time limit.]

Get it on the plate. Ouch, that's hot!

That's so hot!

No, just get it on the table!

- Four! - Here it is!

[2015 Cooking Battle is now over.]

[From every corner of Korea... and even from Hong Kong and Thailand...]

[Dishes with the hearts and souls of these seven teams.]

[Just who will take home the victory from the 2015 Cooking Battle?]

- All the dishes are now complete. - Yes.

Panel of judges, please come out.

[Which of these dishes will win the hearts of this beautiful panel of judges?]

Each team will now step forward and introduce their dishes

and the panel of judges will judge their dishes.

First up, we have Taecyeon and Ji Hyo.

[First dish- Taecyeon and Ji Hyo.]

Can you please tell us about your dish?

We traveled to Jeju Island for our dish.

We were actually at a loss as to how we were going to combine these two flavors together

but when we saw radish kimchi on the table, with the harmony of radish in the dish

we cooked the fish with radish kimchi to bring out the flavors together.

Then let's try the dish.

[Time to test it out.] - Why do I feel so nervous?

I feel more nervous than I did last year.

I really hope that you enjoy it.

[How is the joint flavor of radish kimchi with the cuttlefish?]

I'm curious to see how the cuttlefish would taste with the radish kimchi.

I'm sure that it'll just taste like radish kimchi.

[Will it just taste like plain radish kimchi, or will it be a match made in heaven?]

- They don't seem to look too happy. - They should be commenting on it by now.

[How will the panel of judges rate Ji Hyo and Taecyeon's dish?]

First, the dish is very...

- First, the dish is very... [The dice has been rolled.]

[How will he rate the dish?]

The cuttlefish is so fresh, and the flesh is so delicate and delicious.

But I can't help but think that the radish kimchi may be too unfermented.

I think the cuttlefish itself may be some of the best I've had

but I can't quite figure out what you were trying to do with the radish kimchi in the dish.

I agree with your comment.

- But thank you for your hard efforts. - Thank you.

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon's judging is complete.]

[- Cuttlefish itself is outstanding. - But it's a wrong combination of the two.]

[Huh?]

[Second dish- Jae Suk and Jung Hoon.]

First, our dish is...

[Is this supposed to be a joke?] - I see that our panel of judges...

I see that they can't contain the laughter on their faces.

This isn't just a joke, but this really is your dish, right?

[A bowl of mixed porridge?] - I'm really sorry that you're disappointed.

- But Jung Hoon's father is from North... - No, he's from Gangwon-do.

- I mean, he's from Gangwon-do. - Did you say he's from the North?

His father originates from Gangwon-do, but whenever he'd have too much to drink...

- Why don't you explain it to them? - Let me explain it for you.

When Jae Suk and I went to Gangwon-do, we learned how to make buckwheat noodles.

We took that concept and added kimchi to it. And as for the tea

we went into the mountains ourselves to find the Phellinus mushrooms.

- Yes, we harvested the mushrooms ourselves. - Then we simmered it with jujubes.

- We've brewed the tea ourselves. - What do you think of your situation?

This is the worst case scenario.

We're in critical danger right now.

But you may have a change of heart once you taste the dish.

The dish was sitting out too long.

[Will the dish taste as surprising as it looks?]

- Are there dumplings in this dish? - Yes, I taste the dumplings.

- His father really loves dumplings. - What's the correlation with kimchi in this?

It's kimchi dumplings.

[Okay, I see...] - It's kimchi dumplings.

We didn't add any other seasonings, but relied on the filling of the dumplings

to season the dish as a whole.

- I actually kind of like it. - You like it?

- I think it's actually kind of good. - That's so great to hear!

I like the flavors of kimchi in the dish.

What's going on here?

[Everyone's flustered at the sudden twist of events.]

- You should try the tea, too. - I really enjoy the tea that you've brewed.

We hiked through the mountains for two hours to find and harvest those mushrooms.

- I really enjoy the tea. - Thank you.

[The unexpected deep flavors from the kimchi and the buckwheat noodles.]

[All the judges are impressed with the flavors of the brewed tea.]

We sustained some injuries from the cockle digging we did yesterday.

- My hand, especially. - How did you hurt your hand?

- I had to cook five dishes. - Yes, she took on a lot of work.

I was watching from the sidelines, and it was from her own carelessness.

I like the cleanliness and the simplicity of these dishes.

[A five course cockle and kimchi spread.]

Even from a quick glance, I can see the harmony of the dishes.

- The first dish we have for you is... - Healthy cockle stew.

[Main dish of the spread- Healthy cockle stew.]

- As for the Bibimbap... - Mix all the ingredients together.

Then the cucumber slices are topped with cockle and seasoning as a small dish concept.

Then the portabellas were stuffed with chewy cockles and grilled to perfection.

- Have you ever studied cooking before? - I used to have a roommate...

- I had a girl roommate for a brief while. - Are you sure that it was a girl?

- Are you sure that it was a girl? [Is that supposed to be a joke right now?]

- Are you sure that it was a girl? - We'll assume that it was a girl.

[The questions about the identity of her 'roommate' are flying in.]

We'll start trying the dishes.

[Time to taste all the dishes.]

[Will the dishes taste as good as they look?]

- They're saying that it's good. - Really?

- Grilled mushrooms are delicious. - The sauce is excellent.

- It's grilled to perfection. - Thank you.

[A shower of compliments.]

In addition, I don't live with my roommate anymore

and I'm now living by myself.

- Why are you telling them that? - If you're ever in the area...

My phone number is, 010...

[Please look kindly upon us.]

- You don't need to do that! - Don't be persuaded by her charms!

- You're going too far. - I'm just trying to win us some points.

[The panel of judges are very focused on tasting the dishes.]

Bibimbap is the highlight of our course.

The combination of the Bibimbap with the accompanying soup...

- I cleaned all the octopus myself. - Yes, she's very impressive.

Eating too much now is going to ruin your appetite.

- Please take just one small bite. - All the dishes go together.

- I would pay money to eat these dishes. - I agree.

If you're ever in the area...

[Han-Nam-Dong's beauty Chef, Seo Woo.]

The level of these dishes... I really am quite impressed.

- Thank you so much. - Thank you both for all your hard efforts.

[First strong candidates for the win?]

[- A match made in heaven combination. - No negative comments to even think of.]

[Fourth dish- Suk Jin and Yoo Sun.]

I'm actually very eager to try out your dish.

We actually used a lot of Jerusalem artichokes in our dishes.

We harvested the artichokes ourselves to ensure the freshness of our ingredients.

Even the salad dressing was made out of the Jerusalem artichokes.

Jerusalem dress... I mean, the dressing... No, the artichokes were ground up...

He has no idea what he's saying.

What do you mean, Jerusalem artichokes dress?

- What are you trying to say? - I'm sorry.

[Is he going to get himself a balsamic dress next?]

Freshen up your palate with the salad and the dressing.

The dressing was made of freshly pureed Jerusalem artichokes.

We added some sesame seeds to bring out the nuttiness in the flavor

for the completion of the salad.

Then our pasta dish is a baby octopus-kimchi pasta.

The fermented radish's flavor is enhanced when you stir-fry it in the pan

so we added the tomato sauce after the radish has already been stir-fried.

- She sounds like a cooking instructor. - She sounds very professional.

Since kimchi is added in the dish, instead of using Italian arugula

we used kketnip instead to bring out the Korean flavors of the dish.

Why didn't you tell me about that? You should've told me about the arugula.

Anyway, we topped off the dish with ribbons of kketnip.

I think using baby octopus and Jerusalem artichokes together

while they're both in season was a great choice.

[Time to taste the dishes.]

You should try the stuffed head portion, too.

[Chef Big-nose offers up his service to cut the stuffed head pieces for the judges.]

Okay, give it a try.

- The texture of these are great. - We caught them from the ocean ourselves.

- The kketnip is a great combination. - Thank you.

- We didn't use the ddong-kula. - It's not ddong-kula!

What kind of a thing is that to be saying during a meal?

- They're eating right now. - Give the Jerusalem artichoke juice a try.

[Their secret weapon- Jerusalem artichoke juice.]

- It tastes similar to the mushroom tea. - Really?

Then I guess they're disqualified.

- The juice is better than the main dish. - Our juice can be the main dish.

Yes, of course. We can turn the juice into the main dish.

[- A perfect combination of the ingredients. - The juice unfortunately outshone the main.]

Thai food, which isn't too common here, is combined with the flavors of kimchi

to be the main point of our meal.

You can also mix in the sprouts, sugar, and the pepper flakes into the noodles.

- The mixed flavors are delicious. - We've also added some oyster sauce to it.

The noodles are not as soft anymore since they've been sitting out for a while.

Why don't you also try the tom yum soup?

[Time to taste the tom yum soup.]

You see the chunks of kimchi in there, don't you?

Sir, are you okay?

- What's wrong? [No, I'm not okay!]

- Are you okay? - Here's some water.

[Everyone rushes over with water in order to win some brownie points.]

- What did you put in there? [Are you okay?]

The flavor of the broth in the soup isn't bad.

But I'm not sure how adding the kimchi to the soup is improving the flavors any.

- It just tastes like tom yum soup. - Adding the kimchi makes it healthier.

- Then can we just eat it separately? - That's such a nonsense argument.

- Sung Ryung really is... - One thing I'd like to say is...

- Yes? - I think it's a love-it-or-hate-it dish.

Isn't that the case with thai food in general?

[Is this a judging panel, or a discussion panel?]

This isn't a great dish, but I'd like to learn how you used the kimchi in there.

It's a dish that I'd like to experiment with myself.

- We've also prepared a dessert. - You didn't make this yourself, did you?

- Yes, we did make it ourselves. - But isn't this a store bought ice cream?

- Yes, the ice cream was... - Then what about it is self-made?

We have the evidence of it right here.

[The chances of winning first place is getting dimmer and dimmer...]

[- The flavor isn't bad, and kimchi is good! - Too strong of a thai flavor?]

- Hello. - Hello.

- I'm Papa Ha Ha... - And Mama Shoo.

[Curry kimchi sujebi and shrimp nacho chips.]

We traveled down to Jeju Island.

The trip we took to Jeju Island was the first trip I've taken alone in over eight years.

[Why are you suddenly tearing up?]

- Why are you crying? - Why are you suddenly tearing up?

- Why are you crying? - How is that related to cooking?

[It's not our fault that you haven't been on a vacation in over eight years...]

She was so happy to be away on the trip, but she immediately thought of her family.

She was thinking of how nice it would've been, had her family been there with her.

So we've relayed those feelings in the curry dish...

[What's the meaning of that comment?]

[Time to taste the shrimp nacho chips and the kimchi salsa.]

- Is there shrimp in these chips? - We ground up the shrimp into fine powder.

[Nacho chips with freshly ground up shrimp powder.]

We took fresh shrimp and ground it up into fine powder.

- It's the freshest you can imagine. - I love the salsa.

- Isn't it good? - It's made with kimchi.

- It's awesome. - It's good, isn't it?

[Ha Ha and Shoo's dish is getting rave reviews right from the start.]

[This time, it's tears of joy.]

I love the flavors of the kimchi in the salsa.

- Really? - Shall we try the main dish?

We've also added some cheese to the sujebi dish.

Cheese was added to mellow out the spiciness and all the strong flavors of the kimchi.

[Pointing out the flavors of the pork and the kimchi in the dish.]

Even though the curry and the kimchi may sound like an unlikely combination...

Yes, it is quite unlikely.

[A stew that isn't quite a stew, but a curry flavored stew.]

It tastes like B-level dish with the use of A-level ingredients.

[- Unlikely combo of the main dish. - Amazing combo of the side dish.]

I made a broth out of the chicken breast, and made egg drop soup with it.

Then the fried rice was made with white pepper, white kimchi, and scallions.

It's a fusion of Korean and Chinese cuisine.

- That's the key to our dishes. - We learned of these dishes in Hong Kong.

The dim sum dish was taught to us by a top chef in Hong Kong.

- Which of these is the main dish? - We took the dishes up a notch.

The dim sum was a fusion of using the western baguette.

- What about this is using the baguette? - You'll know once you try it.

I really enjoyed watching you cook during the screening process earlier.

I really think that the Chinese flavors will come through on these dishes.

- You cooked like a real chef. - Your skills were that of a top level chef.

[Nonstop compliments towards Fei's cooking skills.]

We were quite impressed with how you were using the heat of the fire while cooking.

- We have high anticipation for this dish. - We can't wait to try it.

You seem to be too focused on Fei, but I also...

[The panel of judges seem sure of the fact that only Fei's handiwork is in the dishes.]

- Did you use white kimchi in your dish? - Yes.

- Is there kimchi in this dish, too? - Yes.

[Even Fei can't escape their scrutinizing.]

[Time for the taste test.]

Fei is used to cooking Chinese cuisine at home.

It's really good.

The filling is made with pork and shrimp.

- Did you see the ingredients being used? - Yes, I did.

I saw all the ingredients she put in there, and there are lots of healthy ingredients added.

Is there a reason why you added cumin to your fried rice?

Um... I thought that the use of cumin would bring out the flavors of Chinese cuisine.

I like the texture of the kimchi in it, but the cumin is overpowering the flavors.

The cumin did smell pretty strong.

[Sung Ryung's greed for the win is shining through in her comments.]

- I saw you cooking the kimchi on its own. - Yes?

I think that improved the kimchi's texture, and I like the use of cumin in the rice dish.

I like the combination of the flavors.

It's not easy for us to make the egg soup taste this good with just the salt either...

Bringing out the deep flavors of such simple dish isn't easy.

- Yes, it's a wonderfully deep flavor. - If Fei and I hadn't worked together...

- then we wouldn't have been able to do it. - One disappointing factor is...

No, you can save that comment for some other time.

It's very easy for one to think that the texture of these dishes are too dry.

- That's why we've prepared the soup. - We were going to mist it with water.

- Because their dishes are so dry. - A sip of our juice will rectify that.

- Take a sip of our juice. - Our tea would be perfect to remedy that.

- Keep it down! - Eat the rice with our tom yum soup.

- Try our tom yum soup with it. - How about our carrot juice?

- Thank you for your hard efforts. - Thank you.

[The judging panel is now over.]

[The only thing left to do is to reveal the top three placements.]

[Just who will become the new champion of the 2015 Cooking Battle?]

[Skilled Fei impresses the judges with her cooking, and as for Kwang Soo...]

[2015 New Year Cooking Battle.]

[All the teams are busy tasting each other's dishes after the judging.]

- That's really good. - Isn't that good?

- I can't believe how good this is. - Wow!

[The dishes prepared by the seven teams tastes as good as the efforts put into them.]

- That is so good. - I really like that dish.

[With how good all the dishes are, how will they ever choose a winner?]

[2015 New Year Cooking Battle]

The results will now be revealed.

The judges will flip over the name tags of the four lowest scoring teams.

When only the three highest scoring teams are left

the name tags of the only the top winners will be lifted into the air.

On the count of three, Yoo Jae Suk can... Or maybe you should do it?

- Why not? - Should I do it for him instead?

[Why? Am I going to lose?]

I think your team is going to be the first one to get eliminated.

- I think you'll be the first one out. - All the dishes are better than last year.

- Yes, they were all delicious. - I really liked them all.

[Which of the dishes will be the first to get eliminated?]

[Will it be Suk Jin and Yoo Sun's octopus-kimchi pasta?]

[Kwang Soo and Fei's chicken and kimchi fried rice?]

[Jae Suk and Jung Hoon's kimchi buckwheat noodles?]

[Ha Ha and Shoo's curry pork and kimchi stew?]

Three!

[Could it be?]

[Gary and Sung Ryung's tom yum soup and pad thai?]

[Jae Suk and Jung Hoon's dish is the first to get eliminated.]

[There's no arguing in this round!]

[A total visual shock. Kimchi buckwheat noodles are eliminated.]

- Next... Ji Suk Jin? - Yes?

- Get ready to join us here. - No, I'm not.

[Is Chef Big-nose's pasta dish next to get eliminated?]

Two... three!

No, don't look at our names!

[No...]

[Really?]

[Suk Jin and Yoo Sun are eliminated in sixth place.]

Didn't I already tell you?

What are you doing, Kwang Soo? Come over here.

[Pasta dish with their Jerusalem artichoke dressing is out.]

One, two...

Three.

[Wait, that one is...]

[One of these two teams is next to get eliminated?]

[Ji Hyo and Taecyeon are eliminated in fifth place.]

[Jeju Island's braised cuttlefish is out.]

[Only four teams are left on the table.]

Only one team left to get eliminated in the lower ranks.

One, two...

- I went all the way to Thailand. - Three!

No problem, it's okay.

[Gary and Sung Ryung are eliminated in fourth place.]

[Tom yum soup and pad thai are out!]

Coming in at third place is...

- Why are they all staring at us? - Ha Ha and Shoo!

[Ha Ha and Shoo comes in at third place.]

[Only two teams are left on the table.]

They're bringing out the gold knife and the cutting board as the winning prize.

[Here's the winning prize!]

Kwang Soo, if you were to win that knife, what would you like to do with it?

[What will Kwang Soo do with the knife if he were to win the prize?]

What are you going to do to me?

[Has Kwang Soo been sharpening his own knife for this moment?]

- I'm saying that I'll give it to you. - You'll give it to me?

[2015 Cooking Battle- Who will be the ultimate winner?]

Three!

Thank you for all your hard work.

[Jong Kook and Seo Woo win!]

[Jong Kook and Seo Woo win the 2015 New Year Cooking Battle!]

[Mom, I'm a champion!]

[The five course cockle meal is the winner!]

Just like last year, I got very lucky with my partner.

To be honest, I really didn't expect it, but I'm so grateful for this honor.

- Seo Woo, any comments? - Thank you for all the help and hard work.

[Seo Woo thanks the panel of judges for the hard work and kind words.]

I can't believe Jong Kook won for the second year in a row.

- Lee Kwang Soo. - Yes?

Thank you for having been a member of our Running Man cast.

[They really are two peas from the same pod. Both acting so childishly...]

We really would like to thank everyone for all the help that they've given us.

We couldn't have done this without them.

- Thank you to everyone. - Thank you!

[Jong Kook and Seo Woo- Champions of the 2015 Cooking Battle.]

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[A real man.]

[The man of all men... The real men battle one another.]

[Team RM- We will take you on with our years of expertise.]

[Team Shinhwa- All six members of the group will take them on.]

[Team Z:EA- Takes on the challenge with the passion of their youth.]

[Their hidden wild fierceness will come out to battle each other in the competition.]

[Keep pushing forward with their eyes wide shut.]

[We will put our lives on the line to save the one we've sworn to protect.]

The real man!

[And the fierce friendship of these real men.]

[Next Week's Running Man- The Real Man Competition.]