The long journey of the ‘street food vendor’ who went to Cadiz, Spain to promote Korean food has ended.

In the final episode of JTBC ‘Street Food Vendor’ that aired on the 24th, Ryu Su-young, Fabri, Hwang Kwang-hee, Shin Hyun-ji, Bae In-hyeok, and Jeon So-mi decorated the grand finale by selling the highest number of dishes, 224, at the largest bicycle restaurant in history.

The bicycle restaurant, which is in the midst of its last business, ran to achieve its goal of selling 200 bowls with a course meal consisting of kimchi pancake, kimchi ham tortilla, doenjang boiled pork, japchae-a(dangmyeon + fideua), persimmon-covered yakgwa, and chickpea gangjeong.The main chefs Ryu Soo-young and Fabri created delicious dishes, and sous chef Shin Hyun-ji quickly assisted them, bringing happy smiles.Hwang Kwang-hee, Bae In-hyeok, and Jeon So-mi were in charge of the hall, showing off their experience by handling everything from orders to personalized customer service.

Even the additional tables were fully occupied, but with the largest number of menus ever, the ordering speed was slow, and half of the tables were empty.At Fabri’s urging, Hwang Gwang-hee recommended menus to customers who were having trouble deciding what to order, shortening the ordering time, and Shin Hyun-ji suggested a strategy of two people taking orders, helping to clean up the hall, making things run much more smoothly.

Ryu Soo-young also drew admiration by introducing a special pine nut pancake.When a regular customer who was a vegetarian couldn’t eat kimchi pancake because of the fish sauce in the kimchi, he prepared pine nut porridge as a service, made a dough, fried it like a pancake, and served it with a sauce made with sesame oil, soy sauce, and vinegar.

As everyone worked hard, the guests who had filled the hall left one by one, and only the last table was left, Jeon So-mi gave all the remaining toys to the young guests, and Ryu Soo-young gave kimchi pancakes as gifts, ending the event warmly.The bicycle restaurant, which poured everything into its business, not only achieved its goal but also recorded its highest sales with 224 bowls, ending on a high note.

The members who finished the long journey gave their final farewells, each sharing their sincere thoughts.In particular, Fabri, who wanted to share her love of Korean food and empathize with others, said that she found herself in Ryu Soo-young when she first started cooking, and expressed her gratitude, saying, “It was an opportunity to rekindle that passion.So I am so, so grateful.”


Ryu Soo-young talked about his efforts to make variations on the dishes he originally made, and the sense of accomplishment he felt from seeing people eating his food.He said that he remembers people more than food, and said, “Thanks to the good customers, there were many crises, but I don’t think they felt like crises,” and “The best thing was that customers came in from all directions and talked to me.Cooking in an open space at the same eye level as the customers was an incredible experience.That’s the charm of being a bicycle chef.”

The bicycle restaurant that opened in Cadiz, Spain, a Korean food wasteland, met many customers in various places such as La Caleta Beach, the plaza in front of the city hall, Mina Plaza, Genoves Park, and Cadiz Cathedral.Led by Ryu Su-young and Fabri, they introduced various dishes that combined ingredients and ideas to approach the locals more friendly.As a result, they showed a solid presence as a Korean restaurant in this area, with customers waiting in line before opening and even regular customers.

The members who started out as street vendors helped and relied on each other and grew day by day, doubling the fun.Hwang Kwang-hee opened the golden age of ‘Whole Prince’ by constantly improving his Spanish skills, and Bae In-hyeok grew rapidly into a sous chef with everyone’s encouragement.The dependability of ‘hard worker’ Shin Hyun-ji, who has both foreign language and cooking skills and moves back and forth between the hall and the kitchen, and the energy of multi-vitamin Jeon So-mi, who is in charge of the atmosphere of the bicycle restaurant, also stood out.

Hong Se-young, reporter for Donga.com projecthong@donga.com

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