"Don't cut the cucumber to keep the aroma alive"... Secret to the best-selling cucumber kimchi at a side dish shop revealed

In the variety program 'Fun-Staurant' on KBS WORLD TV, the video captures the process of making cucumber kimchi, a popular menu item at a side dish shop, and the differing values of a mother and daughter surrounding it.

"To keep the cucumber aroma, don't cut it"... The secret to staying crunchy even over time

The cast in the video checked the manufacturing secret of the shop's best-seller, cucumber kimchi. Unlike general cooking methods, this place chooses a method of salting the cucumbers while keeping them uncut. According to the video subtitles and the cast's conversation, it was explained that the cucumbers must be salted without being cut to keep the natural aroma of the cucumber alive, and that the cucumbers can maintain a crunchy texture without becoming soft even as time passes. The core process was revealed to be using coarse salt to remove the cucumber's spines and allow the salt to penetrate.

"Entrepreneur vs. Farmer"... The debate between mother and daughter over the recipe

During the cooking process, the different personalities of the mother and daughter were revealed. While the mother has a "farmer-like" temperament, working meticulously on each item, her daughter, Bora, showed an "entrepreneurial" side, emphasizing efficiency or utilizing automated machines. In particular, a difference of opinion arose regarding online sales and delivery. The daughter argued for the necessity of online sales based on customer requests, but the mother maintained the position of doing it later, stating, "Famous restaurants don't just sell food recklessly," showing a confrontation.

Furthermore, unlike the daughter who emphasizes precise measurement and uses a scale, the mother showed herself adding ingredients with skilled intuition without a separate recipe. The video shows alternating scenes of the process of calculating the amount of ingredients such as red pepper powder and the daughter using tools to make the shapes consistent.

"I'll do it later"—The relationship between mother and daughter in repeated conversations

Throughout the video, scenes where the daughter repeatedly answers "I'll do it later" to her mother's suggestions or business opinions drew laughter. The cast mentioned that these conversations are an element that causes tension between the mother and daughter. Finally, the cast conveyed the image of the mother and daughter, who sometimes show differences in opinion while working together but ultimately end on a harmonious note by acknowledging the mother's skilled hand-taste.