- Mmm.
Oh, no.
- I think our--
- Damn.
- I think our moms make it similar.
- Oh, no!
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- Hi, I'm Alex.
- Hi, I'm Eunice.
- Hi, I'm Lauren.
- And I'm Hazel.
- [Both] And today we're going try to guess
our mom's kimchi.
- [Producer] How do you guys think your moms would feel
if you got this wrong today?
- (sighs) Man.
- Uhh.
(laughs)
(speaks in Korean)
- I don't know.
My mom's pretty used to being disappointed by me,
so I think she would just,
just another normal day.
- You ready to do this?
- Yeah. Do you have a good guess already?
- I'm pretty sure those two aren't mine.
- Okay.
- But I can't tell.
- Yeah, they look really similar.
- Just looking at here.
- I think for me,
the two that could be are these two, I think.
- I'm literally thinking the same thing.
Okay, are you ready?
- Yeah, yeah. - Yeah?
- Let's do it.
- Okay, so here's the first one.
- [Lauren] That looks tasty.
- [Hazel] Looks like normal kimchi.
- [Lauren] Yeah.
(speaks in Korean)
(laughs)
Let me try this.
- Oh man, please.
(murmurs)
- I need water.
(laughs)
- [Lauren] Okay.
Cheers.
Got a big piece.
Definitely not my mom's.
- It's spicy. - It's chewier
and spicier.
- Does it taste kind of like one you would get
in a restaurant?
- Mhmm, it's kinda like that.
- So maybe it's not her's.
(laughs)
- [Producer] Are you saying your mom's
is not restaurant quality?
- Yeah, what do you think of it, like?
- I like it,
which is why I think--
- It's your mom's? - It's my mom's.
- Really? - I think.
Don't tell me you think it's your mom's.
- Um, you go first. (laughs)
- Well I mean, I initially thought that
and then the spiciness distracted me a little bit.
- I'm 100% sure that's not my mom's.
- I'm gonna say maybe my mommy's,
I don't know.
- For now, I'd say no.
- For now, I'd say
yes.
- Ooh.
- For now it's a yes, yeah.
- Good kimchi though, whoever's mom made this.
- Yeah, it is.
It is really good.
So I hope it's my mom's.
- Thank you whoever's that was.
- Next one.
- Which I don't think it's my mom's.
- I don't think it's my mom's either.
That's, - We'll see.
- That looks pretty distinct. - Yeah.
- [Hazel] This one looks like one that goes in jigae.
- Yeah, definitely this type of kimchi is great with a stew,
like kimchi stew.
- I think it's been fermented longer.
I'm going to guess it's more sour than the other ones.
- [Eunice] Yeah.
- [Producer] Do you know what the Korean word
for "sour kimchi" is?
- Ooh, good test though.
- Sour kimchi?
- (in a Korean accent) sour kimchi.
(laughs)
- There you go.
That's weird that we do that.
Whoa.
It's a very different tasting
kimchi.
- You think so?
It must be mine, then.
(laughs)
- Nah, that's not it. That's not it.
It's not it, as in it's not my mom's.
Not gonna insult anyone's kimchi today.
It's still good.
- It's got such a strong flavor.
Not a lot of people might like it,
like when they're new to kimchi,
but to me it's like, really good.
It's like burnt, almost. - Okay,
it's mine.
- All right, next one.
Cool.
I have a pretty good suspicion this is mine.
- Yeah?
Okay. - I have pretty good
suspicion.
- This also looks like my mom's, to be honest.
- Yeah, the kimchi juice is throwing me off.
- Yeah. - I know
I had some in mind.
- Yeah, we will see, we'll see.
- Yeah, we'll see, we'll see.
- [Hazel] All right, here we go.
- I'm nervous!
Not my mom's.
Wait.
Hmm,
I'm confused.
- I think this might be.
- You think that's your mom's?
- Hold on. (laughs)
- One more.
For now, I'll say that one.
- I don't think it's mine.
My first instinct says no.
- Fourth one,
you're saying it's your mom's.
- Okay mommy.
I'm sorry if I messed up.
- [Alex] I have pretty good bet this isn't,
this isn't mine.
- [Eunice] Yeah, same. - [Alex] Yeah.
I think the other two had it easier.
(laughs) I'm just gonna say that.
- Yeah, because they have only have to pick
between these two.
- Oh, yeah.
It's easy.
- Not my mom's. - [Alex] No.
- It's good, it's really good.
Not my mom's.
- It's very clean.
My mom's kimchi is just,
clean kind of taste
and it's,
the flavor kinda stops.
- I'm gonna put it back. - That's good though,
I like this one.
- I like it, too.
It is actually really good.
- This is gonna get real interesting.
(chill music)
- All right, my guess is this one.
She has distinct flavor, so I'm gonna go with that,
that's why.
- I think this is,
I think is my mom's.
- I think mine's this one
because it's the most, like,
different.
- I'm gonna say,
this is my mom's.
I'm gonna say this is my mom's.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- [Producer] All right, that one is
Lauren's mom.
Alex, you are
correct.
- So this has to be,
this has to be my mom's, then.
- [Producer] I didn't say that yet.
(laughs)
- [Producer] And
that is also your mom's kimchi.
- Yes! - Oh, wow!
- We did it!
Wow, we did it!
- [Producer] Eunice, you are
also correct.
- Oh, my God! - Woo!
Let's go! - Okay,
good job. - Nice.
- Honestly like, I only got it right
because of her reaction.
'Cause they all kind of taste,
they just taste like kimchi to me.
But like, really good kimchi.
- Mhmm, yeah.
- Well, for both of us, it kinda reminds us
a little bit of us going up at our homes.
That kimchi from my memory walking to the kitchen,
being like (snaps)
there it is.
- It's so crazy how it looks the same
but it tastes very different.
Like if you really pay attention,
it tastes different.
- My concept of home over the years
has changed a lot.
Home is not necessarily a location, per se.
It's more of like, a feeling.
And I think that feeling kinda comes from like,
moments where I'm able to have like,
my mom's cooking for example.
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