Day In The Life of A Korean Fish Cake Master

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Hidden in a local market 2 hours away from Seoul, you can find a small shop called Mr. Song's Handmade Fish Cake. Every day, Mr. Song wakes up early to make 30 different types of fish cakes. From preparing different colored vegetable pastes for our specialty 5-color fish cakes, to stuffing cheese and sausages for others, or even shaping fish balls with your bare hands , Mr. Song is recognized throughout Korea for his skill in making fish cakes. Even while appearing on some of Korea's most prestigious TV shows alongside A-list celebrities, he remained a humble and kind man who cared deeply about his customers.
I don't know if other merchants will be satisfied,
but when you enter the market, it's fierce.
Anyway, it's not just a fight, it's a fight.
It's a fight of pride.
First of all, even if it's not the same product,
I have to sell it to some extent
so that other stores can see it and look good.
If my store doesn't do well and other stores do well,
I get a little bit of stress.
That's what it is.
What I'm doing now is turning on the light and heating the oil temperature.
I have to turn on the switch and boil it for 20 to 30 minutes to produce the product.
In our opinion, I'm diligent and responsible.
I'm satisfied with my job.
My name is Song Il-hyung.
The name of our store is Song Il-hyung Handmade Fish Cake.
That's the name.
What are you doing now?
There's a regular dough that we usually use.
I'm going to make a color dough out of it.
Paprika, spinach, purple sweet potato, and cheese.
I'm going to make it this big.
It's not a regular dough, it's five to five-colored fish cake.
I just named it.
Beautiful
The color is better when there's water in it, right?
I'd like three cups of coffee, please.
Do you want the same one?
I'd like a cup of coffee, please.
It's the essence of the Korean market.
I'd like 500 won for a cup of coffee.
When my friends come later, I'll give it to them.
Oh, thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, cheers.
There are four or five kinds of fish cakes.
If you divide it into small portions, you can make about 30 kinds.
There's a snack, there's a soup, and there's a stir-fried one.
That's how much you're going to catch.
I'm not saying you're going to catch it by shape.
It's what I've been doing, so I've got the order in my head.
One by one.
So if you say it's hard, you'll be grateful already.
They're both my students.
I've been working with them for three years without knowing fish cakes.
Young people these days are fast at everything.
It's not that I feel quiet.
First of all, it's time for us to prepare at this time.
It's the same thing every day, but today is a little better than yesterday.
I'm always looking forward to what kind of customer I can respond to today.
I'm not shy.
This is the basic base.
And this is purple sweet potato, paprika, spinach, and chives.
I'm going to make a work before the girls come out.
This is also a skill.
As you can see today, the business starts at 11 o'clock and ends at 6 o'clock.
It's a good time to get together.
I've prepared it in advance, so it's a one-time thing.
As you can see, I'm making a product.
By doing this, the first, second, and third stages of plastic surgery continue.
At first, when you learn a skill, you should have taught it to your seniors, but you don't teach it.
For example, if the people below you learn the skill, you're out of place.
But in that case, the purpose of learning the skill is simple, but the pay goes up.
I made the cutting board big to make it sound like a cutting board, and I worked while controlling the strength and weight.
Because visual effects have to be seen with the eyes first, and then you have to go into your mouth and feel satisfied.
In the past, fish cakes were just a side dish or a soup.
So I put a stick in it and ate it, and the name of the joint bar was renamed.
When there are a lot of customers all day long, I try to cool it down, but I don't cool it down when I'm busy.
If you do it yourself, you'll get faster and you'll shorten the waiting time.
So if you work a little, you'll get faster when you come out to the scene.
Yesterday's fish cake was said to be the most delicious at this timing.
Thank you.
Try it. It's a lie.
I'm excited.
It's delicious.
It's good to eat stir-fried.
It's good to put eggs on it.
If you're worried, you can mix it.
Let's go.
What are you going to do? Are you going to put it in tteokbokki?
I'm talking to you.
Where's the rice?
It's delicious.
Is it delicious?
Yes, it's delicious.
It's delicious.
Thank you for your hard work.
Did you bring one?
Two.
Is this right?
I don't know. I don't know what I'm going to eat.
Buy 10 of them.
Then you'll like this and I'll like this.
People who eat don't eat a lot because they're old.
Even a fan can't do business.
To be honest, if you fry a product,
It's a little time-consuming
because there's a distance from the customer.
Because you don't know
if it's just passing by without interest.
So I'm going to fry it
and let the smell
get into the customer's nose.
There's a distance,
so I'm going to shoot it.
Fish.
You don't have to work all day long.
It's too simple.
That's why consumers recognize my products.
If you laugh at a joke, you'll remember it in your head.
It was fun to go to this house.
It was fun, but it was delicious to buy food.
And if you do business all day,
If you go like this,
By going humorously like this
It's warm, so don't cool it down.
It's not hidden, it's covered.
I have a good time, and I have a good relationship with customers.
I feel good and it's fun.
I don't get tired of going to the market.
I've been doing it for so long.
I think that's good.
Let's see.
I'm excited.
It's warm. Look.
I baked it now.
What are you doing?
Preparing breakfast
There's no title.
It's just called red pepper paste stew.
I'm just doing it.
Sometimes
It's not melted at all.
Sexy
Oh, that's right.
Even if it doesn't match the market,
Plus is alpha.
The family is like this again.
Of course, I don't know if it's a good thing to do.
I don't know if this is right.
Anyway, other people's families are far away.
Once a year
There's a family like that, but we're all together.
We're together 24 hours a day.
I think that's the best way to go.
Rice
If you can eat rice, eat it with me.
Yes, yes.
Nurungji
Thank you.
Try it. It's perfect.
Hey, look at me.
It's art.
It's not bitter, it's not sweet.
It's perfect for Iran.
Drink
Thank you.
Cheers
Choice
Put on the hat.
Happy birthday to you.
Thank you.
This is Philip.
He's the translator for this shoot.
He didn't tell me it was his birthday until this morning.
It's delicious.
This is...
It's not that the power is long.
I think it's a matter of personality.
I'm in a hurry.
It's a special meaning.
Because the wage is a strategy.
The price of the product.
Even if you don't market it,
Of course, it's a market.
It's all solved.
And it's cheap.
That's why I don't spend a lot of money.
Cheer up.
I'm excited.
How does it feel to work with your daughter?
If you want to do it yourself,
I don't have to stop you.
It's not about learning.
I'll teach you one thing.
Until you're a veteran.
It's our duty to watch you.
You have a role to play.
I'm stuck all day.
I can't do it without an interview.
I don't know if I'm going to do it or not.
In terms of skills,
Most of them are Korean technicians.
More importantly,
If I don't like it,
They let me do it.
That's why I'm asking for perfection.
I've been doing this for more than 10 years.
I don't know how many years it's been.
If it's been three years,
It's amazing.
I'm a veteran.
For example, I'm a fish cake.
There are a lot of people who look at fish cakes as eggs.
That's why it's cheap.
I'm going to put it in my head.
I'm going to fold it.
I want to protect you.
I want to wrap it around you.
If you feel like that,
That's a shame.
It's the same concept as the early days of the market.
Depending on my calories,
The customers buy this.
I wish I could sell it all.
I had a strong feeling.
When I first started,
If it's messy,
I can't stand it.
I'd rather break it down and make it again.
I'm young, but I started when I was young.
40 years.
40 years in one field.
If it's less than 30 years,
You retire.
If it's 10 years, it changes.
You can't exclude this.
In people's perception,
He's the original.
He's a master of fish cake.
I can do it for you.
I can give you a title.
That's how you trust me.
It was 40 years ago.
At that time,
To choose this job,
I don't like fish cake.
I didn't choose it because it was attractive.
40 years ago,
My parents couldn't afford it.
At that time,
I wrote,
I'm looking for a man.
I chose it.
I didn't know I'd go all my life.
To be honest,
For example,
I've lived a short life.
As much as our children,
If you're as poor as me,
Let's not do it.
I was strong.
That's what I thought.
So,
I've been here for 40 years.
If I lived without weekends,
I won't believe it.
Even now,
I have two days off a month.
We...
Oh, it's not twice, it's once.
That's a lot.
To be honest,
I don't have a life.
Simply put,
I lived like this because of my family.
It's not like that.
I'm not upset.
It's not like that.
In the past,
It was my goal to get into my children's mouths.
That's what it is.
When I was growing up,
I had to buy pretty clothes.
At that time,
Everything was a strategy.
I don't regret it.
Of course, I didn't study.
I want to go to college.
You don't have to say that.
If I had such an idea,
At that time,
I wish I had worked harder.
I don't think I need to say that.
When I was young,
When I think about the environment,
Now, our kids are still
I think it's a better environment than me.
That's what I'm proud of.
