WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.223 --> 00:00:01.267 - Korean food is like Korean people, 00:00:01.267 --> 00:00:04.408 spicy but sweet, hot and meaty. 00:00:04.408 --> 00:00:06.735 (laughing) 00:00:06.735 --> 00:00:10.076 (upbeat pop music) 00:00:10.076 --> 00:00:12.095 - So I know that if you live in Los Angeles, 00:00:12.095 --> 00:00:15.071 you need to eat Korean BBQ if you're a fun person, 00:00:15.071 --> 00:00:17.332 and I've not done it yet so maybe I'm not a fun person. 00:00:17.332 --> 00:00:17.844 (laughs) 00:00:17.844 --> 00:00:19.076 - What's up, why haven't you gone? 00:00:19.076 --> 00:00:21.420 - I've heard about Korean BBQ, but I've never tried it. 00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:24.020 - I'm a little weary of meats that I don't know of. 00:00:24.020 --> 00:00:26.667 - Well I've had some Korean BBQ in my day, 00:00:26.667 --> 00:00:28.151 and it's good as fuck. 00:00:28.151 --> 00:00:30.220 - I've not met one person that I've introduced to Korean BBQ 00:00:30.220 --> 00:00:31.684 who has not fell in love with it. 00:00:31.684 --> 00:00:32.887 - That's a lot of pressure for me. 00:00:32.887 --> 00:00:33.273 - Yeah. 00:00:33.273 --> 00:00:34.757 - Alright, I'm ready, I'm ready for it. 00:00:34.757 --> 00:00:35.665 - [Voiceover] I've heard of kimchi 00:00:35.665 --> 00:00:36.867 but I don't know what that is. 00:00:36.867 --> 00:00:38.983 - So Kimchi is the staple side dish in Korea. 00:00:38.983 --> 00:00:39.891 The best way to put it for people 00:00:39.891 --> 00:00:41.656 who don't know Korean food is just like spicy pickles. 00:00:41.656 --> 00:00:42.937 - I think this one's gonna be spicy. 00:00:42.937 --> 00:00:43.984 I know you don't like spicy. 00:00:43.984 --> 00:00:45.075 - I don't like spicy. 00:00:45.075 --> 00:00:46.887 - That smell is just like 00:00:46.887 --> 00:00:49.303 hello, good morning, wake up bitch! 00:00:49.303 --> 00:00:50.091 - That is spicy. 00:00:50.091 --> 00:00:50.603 - Is it? 00:00:50.603 --> 00:00:51.788 - Now one thing people don't know 00:00:51.788 --> 00:00:52.831 is when you go to a Korean restaurant, 00:00:52.831 --> 00:00:53.924 they give you something called banchan, 00:00:53.924 --> 00:00:55.639 which is like the collection of side dishes. 00:00:55.639 --> 00:00:56.871 So every time you go to a Korean restaurant, 00:00:56.871 --> 00:00:58.983 you get a whole slew of banchan 00:00:58.983 --> 00:01:01.167 that's free and replenishable. 00:01:01.167 --> 00:01:03.095 - I don't know how I feel about it. 00:01:03.095 --> 00:01:04.211 I don't understand it. 00:01:04.211 --> 00:01:07.947 - Kimchi is delicious, but your breath suffers for weeks. 00:01:07.947 --> 00:01:09.339 - Yeah I'm good on that note. 00:01:09.339 --> 00:01:11.916 - If you don't like kimchi then I don't like you. 00:01:12.849 --> 00:01:13.666 - [Voiceover] Alright, what's next? 00:01:13.666 --> 00:01:15.242 - I'm gonna butcher the name, bulgogi? 00:01:15.242 --> 00:01:17.401 - Bulgogi is one of the staple Korean BBQs. 00:01:17.401 --> 00:01:19.653 Generally any cut of beef, usually flank I would say. 00:01:19.653 --> 00:01:21.674 - Well it's similar to brisket. 00:01:21.674 --> 00:01:23.253 - The way it's cooked and the way it's marinated, 00:01:23.253 --> 00:01:25.830 that process gives it this like really deep flavor. 00:01:25.830 --> 00:01:26.829 - Mmm, tastes good. 00:01:26.829 --> 00:01:27.502 That is pretty good. 00:01:27.502 --> 00:01:28.221 - It's delicious. 00:01:28.221 --> 00:01:30.357 It's so like thin, it kinda melts in your mouth. 00:01:30.357 --> 00:01:32.493 - But you need some BBQ sauce on it. 00:01:32.493 --> 00:01:35.561 - So kalbi has a similar marinade, but it's a different cut 00:01:35.561 --> 00:01:37.325 and it's the prize cut, it's the short rib. 00:01:37.325 --> 00:01:38.973 - Is it inappropriate to just pick it up? 00:01:38.973 --> 00:01:40.528 - Ah, just push it off this way. 00:01:40.528 --> 00:01:42.293 - But I feel like you can just grab it 00:01:42.293 --> 00:01:43.920 by the like thing and just like-- 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:45.404 - You can eat it with your hands too, 00:01:45.404 --> 00:01:46.564 but you're doing it straight up like 00:01:46.564 --> 00:01:48.564 Korean (speaking Korean), like older Korean guy. 00:01:48.564 --> 00:01:49.700 - I can be an older Korean guy. 00:01:49.700 --> 00:01:51.049 - Oh. 00:01:51.049 --> 00:01:52.068 - Holy fuck! 00:01:52.068 --> 00:01:53.300 That is amazing. 00:01:53.300 --> 00:01:54.229 - Like melt in your mouth. 00:01:54.229 --> 00:01:54.996 - That's really tender. 00:01:54.996 --> 00:01:55.876 - No, it's really good. 00:01:55.876 --> 00:01:57.432 - I could eat this for the rest of my life. 00:01:57.432 --> 00:01:58.708 - This is a little different 'cause it's already cooked 00:01:58.708 --> 00:02:00.452 but you're usually a part of the cooking process 00:02:00.452 --> 00:02:01.215 which is always nice. 00:02:01.215 --> 00:02:02.728 - I would definitely go to like a real joint, 00:02:02.728 --> 00:02:04.096 have it cooked in front of me. 00:02:04.096 --> 00:02:05.072 I think that would be fun. 00:02:05.072 --> 00:02:07.787 - People act like it's a fun and cool experience 00:02:07.787 --> 00:02:09.392 to get to cook your own food, 00:02:09.392 --> 00:02:11.644 but I wanted to cook my own food, I'd do it at home. 00:02:11.644 --> 00:02:13.591 - Well that's why people go in big groups. 00:02:13.591 --> 00:02:14.800 - You wanna be my date? 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:16.076 - I'll be your Korean BBQ date. 00:02:16.076 --> 00:02:17.656 ♫ Kimchi in my belly 00:02:17.656 --> 00:02:19.375 ♫ Got kimchi on my face 00:02:19.375 --> 00:02:20.815 ♫ If you don't like kimchi 00:02:20.815 --> 00:02:23.158 ♫ You're a Korean disgrace uh ♫ 00:02:23.158 --> 00:02:24.110 - That was great! 00:02:24.110 --> 00:02:24.691 - Yeah. 00:02:24.691 --> 00:02:25.947 - You've been sittin' on that one for a while. 00:02:25.947 --> 00:02:26.571 - Pretty much, yeah. 00:02:26.571 --> 00:02:28.468 It's what I think about every time I eat kimchi.