It's time for "Food Adventure Program for Awesome People" the Korean Croquette Edition!
So, Simon. Tell me what is a 'croquette' is it some kind of weird sports game you play with the Queen of Hearts and Alice?
No. That's a very lame joke.
It's essentially another version of a 'mandu' you could say.
Wha? I would totally disagree with that.
It's got like--the dough on the outside and it's filled with stuff!
So, like--that makes it like a mandu or a dumpling or a pierogi
So, a calzone is like a mandu?
It's a big mandu. It's a MAN MANDU!
So, we first discovered croquettes in Korea and we know that they're not Korean
I think they're probably French...
It's basically like a bread that has been stuffed with something and then deep fried
And its delicious!!
It's really delicious! And it totally falls in the category of things we can eat for our diet.
Fried food, deep fried things that are stuffed with stuff...yeah it does... it's fine!
So, we don't really know if this is like--the Korean version of croquettes
I'm gonna guess and say that it is!
I think it's very 'Koreanized'
French people who came to Korea, let us know!
But the point that we're getting at is like petty baguette, paris baguette
And all these 'French' bakeries that Korea makes. In fact we made a 'FAPFAP' on them before.
This is where we discovered croquettes--except the problem with the croquettes here
is that when you look inside, you take a bit and it's like 25% filling
and 75% air
The place that we're going to today is fully stuffed
no air whatsoever. It's just all deliciousness!
That sounds really dirty
Like, a shirt that's like 'Fully Stuffed'
Anyway...yeah...mmmmm
So this place is really cool because it's really like an indie shop.
Martina: The stuff that they make the combinations are just totally unique.
Like, I've never seen a croquette or heard of anything--
Simon: We're not going to tell you what they are now
Martina: but I really wanted to!
Simon: Just wait until we get there!
Martina: I'm gonna say it behind my mouth right now so no one can see, ready?
Simon: Here's what Martina said: Blahbalhblahablah
Good story bro. Let's go to the place!
Okay, once you hit the Dunkin' Donuts, you'll see this big street
Simon: What do you have in your hands?
Martina: Uhhh...Mountain Coffee....
Standing Coffee which is a really awesome coffee shop if you walk past it
You're gonna walk past it and that means you're on the right path!!
I did this for you guys to teach you how to get here!
Simon: Of course!
Martina: This was all part of the plan...
Okay, this is called "Parking Lot Street", hence all of the cars parked on it
We're gonna be taking a right on that street
and then we're hanging a left right there
Simon, can you show them the family mart and stuff?
Okay, let's go!
I will drink both of the Mountain coffees!
Simon: I need mine!
Martina: No!
Simon: Family Mart!
Turn left and then start walking for like two minutes? Right, Simon?
Simon: Uh huh!
We're here!
*Soothing music plays*
Simon: This is our second time here and everytime we're here,
the guys are always blaring gangsta rap music!
*rap beat plays*
Simon: Stop it!
Martina: Noooo!
Martina: Are we in a gangsta dance together?
Simon: Do you know how to gangsta dance like me?
Martina: *In squeaky voice* I can do it, ready?!
Simon: I'll crip walk to the end of the table!
Martina: Is that how you do it?
Simon: No.
Martina: How 'bout like this?
Martina: No?
How 'bout like this?
Simon: I feel embarrassed now...
Martina: How 'bout I throw down a wicked rap line??
Martina: *In squeaky voice* Hey, you! Put your money in the panties!
Martina: No?
Martina: Ooohh...
Simon: I'm just gonna crawl...
Martina: Are you gonna crawl out of the shot?
Martina: It's a balcony, Simon. You shouldn't be leaving me here.
Simon: It's fine...
Martina: Don't leave me ducky!
Martina: I can't take this anymore
Simon: I know!
Martina: I'm salivating!
We may or may not have already consumed one already...
So, we can't tell you what the potato one tastes like on camera
all we can say now is...''deeeliciousss!"
It's like it's stuffed with deliciously seasoned mashed potatoes.
Martina: Okay--uhh, let's go in for...should we have different ones?
Simon: No, we should go at the same time
Martina: This is the 'Hobak' one
so this is the pumpkin one.
You can dip it if you want
It's kind of like a sweet salty soy sauce.
Simon: I like the soy sauce.
Martina: I don't like the soy sauce, sooo
Okay, ready?
Martina: Ooh yeah.
Simon: This one is not my favorite one. It's a bit too sweet.
Martina would like this one a lot.
Martina: It just tastes like--almost like a pumpkin pie?
that's been deep fried.
Martina: Okay, wait a second. I'm gonna take a pause to have a little bit of banchan
Martina: Cabbage and radish!
Simon: It's supposed to be a pallet cleanser
I don't need my pallet cleansed
It's too delicious to cleanse
Martina: Consider your pallet cleansed!
Martina: 'Oksusu'--This is the corn one.
It's gonna be delicious!
Simon: Whoa...
Martina: That is good!
Simon: I'm totally over the taste of corn, I just don't like corn whatsoever anymore
glad you like it.
Martina: This is like shepard's pie!
Simon: Yes!
Simon: It has a very shepard's pie taste to it.
Martina: It's like mashed potatoes with corn.
Simon: We're going of for the curry one
Martina: This one smells really good!
Simon: Let's go for it!
Simon: This is like a croquette meets a samosa
Martina: That's the best curry flavor I've had in Korea.
Simon: I feel like this is the worst FAPFAP we've ever done because
we're like..."AW YEAH THIS IS GOOD" "MMHMM!"
Simon: We usually talk more about the food, but now we're just trying to eat everything!
Martina: mmhmm
Simon: I don' think that we should ever do another FAPFAP when we're this starving.
Martina: Noo
Simon: It's a really bad idea.
We should have a warning before!
"Do Not Watch This Video if You're Hungry!"
Simon: Is this the basil one?
Simon: oooohhh!
Martina: Maybe basil cream?
Simon: Okay...
Simon: This is the one
Martina: If this is basil cream, it's like--so unique and amazingly delicious.
Simon: I just want to have like ten of these!
Okay. You gotta give me the rest of yours!
Cause I saved you those two!
Martina: Oh my god!
Martina: Sooo good!
Simon: You don't understand, guys.
Simon: The creaminess of the basil is just...damn!
Martina: The mashed potato ones are really smooth
but this one has little barley pieces in it
you get that kind of chewy texture
But it hasn't been overcooked..
It still kind of pops, you know what I mean?
I don't know how they thought this up because this is soo goo--
Martina: NOOOooo
Simon: Kai Bai Bo to finish it off!
Ready?
Simon and Martina: Kai Bai Bo!
Simon: One!
Simon and Martina: Kai Bai Bo!
Kai Bai Bo
Simon: Cool!
Martina: Nooooo!
Martina: Sucker!
Simon: Awww
Martina: The tomato one
Simon: I think this one is filled with ketchup.
Martina: No, it's not!
Simon: It really smells like ketchup!
Simon: That's some ketchup alright.
Simon: It's got herbs in there as well.
Martina: and barley as well...and onions.
Martina: Okay, so the basil cream was like basil cream pasta
and this is like tomato sauce pasta
Vegetarians, I would say, could be safe here because
so far we haven't had anything with meat in it.
Simon: Yeah that's very true!
Martina: Right. So, I wouldn't say vegans because I don't know if the powder is made with milk or not
like in the actual batter
We forgot to talk about the batter!
We're just rambling on and stuffing our faces!
This is like made with almost like a panko, right?
Like, really light fluffy batter.
Simon: It falls off very easily.
Martina: So, it's not like deep fried
where you eat it and it's tough and you're ripping it apart
Martina: That's why I'm saying that it's not like mandu or a bread. It's fluffy.
Simon: it's a soy sauce one. Looks like there's barley in here as well.
Martina: Do I see celery?
Martina: It's the only thing that I actually hate guys, just celery.
Simon: I'm dipping my soy sauce one in soy sauce.
Martina: What in the world is going on in here?
Simon: I have no idea!
Martina: Did you read that right?
Simon: Yeah!
Martina "Gan-jang"...
Simon: Is that 'soy sauce"?
Martina: No, 'gan-jang' is 'soy sauce'...
Simon: I don't know what 'gang-jang' is...
Martina: This is seaweed in here. Is this like fish cake?
Martina: Well, it tastes like fish and it's really spicy as well!
Simon: Oh, I bit something! It's liver!
Martina: What is it?
Simon: Liver. Like 'gang-na-jang'
Martina: No, no. 'ggan' is an 'n' isn't it?
not a 'ggang'?
Simon: No, it tastes like liver.
Martina: Are you sure?
Simon: No...translate it!
Simon and Martina: Ughhh!!
Martina: Son of a donkey!
It translated to 'ggan-jang'...
thanks guys...
that's really helpful...
Martina: This is the fruit one, right?
Simon: I'm really scared.
Martina: It smells sweet!
Simon: Woooooww, it smells like apple pie!
Simon: Oh my god! Martina: That is delicious!
Simon: It's like a finger held apple pie!
Martina: This is like apple pie...
Simon: There are just big chunks of apple and raisins.
Martina: I wouldn't have ordered it if I saw it.
But now I'm gonna come back here for dessert. You know what this tastes like?
McDonald's apple pies from way back in the day
When you would get those little ones--
Simon: Oh my god, I haven't had those in years! Do they still sell them?
Martina: I don't think so!
Martina: What's going on here?
Simon: I don't know, but that was wonderful!
Martina: Okay, let's rank our favorites.
Simon: Okay, number one--
Martina: How much did we get?
Simon: We got eight all together.
Simon: Is that the fruit one?
Martina: It's the fruit one--don't you dare, it's mine!
Simon: Kai Bai Bo!
Martina: NOoo!
Simon: It's only fair!
Martina: Kai Bai--no...Kai Bai--no....noo...nope!
Martina: You ate my basil one!
and it was my basil half!
Simon: OUR basil!
Martina: No it wasn't!
Simon: We're married! Husband and wife share everything!
Simon: I clearly pick the basil one as number one.
Martina: Oohh because it's sweet and savory so it's kinda hard to decide which one's which, right?
Simon: Okay, well. I've decided! Basil Number One!!
Martina: Basil cream and the fruit one are tied for first for me.
Simon: Okay, I'm gonna say basil and cream is number one and the fruit one is number two.
Third place for me is the curry one.
Martina: I'm gonna say it was the pumpkin one for me.
Martina: But if you do come here you definitely don't need to eat as many as we did
I mean you can if you're really hungry, but I would say two would suffice.
Simon: Yes, two
Martina: So you could do a savory one and then a sweet one.
We bought like so many croquettes, so it must have set us back like so much money...
Actually, three croquettes are a $1.40 and then you've got other ones that are $1.70
and the most expensive one is the apple pie one and that's $2.00.
Ooohhhhhhh!
Simon: And not really $2.00 that's about 2000 won...
and the others are 1700 won...
so it's actually less than $2.00
Martina: Yes, so all together we've spent like not that much money on this...
Martina Ughh *in animated voice*...carry the four.... to the power of the....
whatever! The point is that if you come here, you're probably only gonna buy two
It's gonna cost you all together under five bucks and it's gonna be delicious aaannd wonderful!
Simon: And you can listen to gansta rap music the whole time!
Martina: Yeah, and this place is bumping, like--the whole time we've been here...
Simon: It's bumping because of the gansta rap
Martina: It could be, but there are probably 20 people that came in and out so far
since we've been here, right?
Simon: Something like that.
Martina: So I would say--Ducky...you're covered in croquette!
Simon: So that's it for this week's FAPFAP! Time for me to take a nap-nap!
Martina: The whole of you're shirt is covered in croquette crumbs--Ow! My earrings attacked me!
Simon! Hey, wake up! Wake up! Wake up!