tvN‘s ‘Outside the Tent is Europe - Romantic Italy Edition’ presented a fantastic view of the Amalfi Mediterranean Sea along with Italian home cooking.

The 4th episode of ‘Outside the Tent is Europe - Romantic Italy Edition’, which aired on the 7th, showed the story of Ra Mi-ran, Kwak Sun-young, Lee Joo-bin, and Lee Se-young moving to ‘Amalfi’, a paradise on a coastal cliff.

The ‘Outside the Tent’ quartet were able to arrive at ‘Amalfi’ after a long drive that took about 3 hours and 50 minutes. The members ordered and drank iced coffee at an Italian gas station that felt like a rest stop and stopped by a mart to do some groceries before going to the campsite, and Lee Se-young stepped forward as the watermelon guardian, hugging a heavy, large watermelon tightly. The members who soon entered the dream driving course, the ‘Amalfi Coast’, could not help but be amazed by the 50km cliff-top coastal road next to the deep blue Mediterranean Sea. Ramiran, who was in charge of the driving, exclaimed, “How did they build houses like that?” while looking at the farmland and buildings nested between the cliffs.

Behind the beautiful scenery, there was also a dizzying moment. The members were amazed by the breathtaking scenery that was worthy of being selected by National Geographic, but they could not hide their nervousness at the cliffs that continued along the road. Although it looked dangerous, it was not hard to find cyclists on the cliff-top coastal road. Ramiran, who has a son who is a former national cycling team member, showed off her knowledgeable side by saying that one of the world’s top three road cycling competitions is held here.

The Amalfi Coast cliff camping site that Lee Se-young had reserved was a place where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea, and the camping site was equipped with a 4-person Indian tent. The vegetables and food they grew themselves filled the campsite garden, evoking admiration. The four had to walk an endless downhill road to the campsite, but the spectacular view they finally encountered after their hardship was fantastic enough to make them exclaim, “Nice view!” Kwak Sun-young showed her heartwarming side by volunteering to be a porter for Lee Se-young, who was carrying a heavy watermelon.


Another reason they came to Amalfi was the “cooking class.” Kwak Sun-young, who showed off her drift car action in the drama, looked nervous about her first European driving challenge, but she also radiated positivity, saying, “When will I ever get to drive abroad?” After Kwak Sun-young’s successful drive, the members arrived at the cooking class and harvested fresh ingredients from the garden and learned authentic Italian home cooking from a local chef. The four of them split into two teams, Unnies and Maknaes, and challenged themselves with appetizers such as fried zucchini flowers and bruschetta. Unlike Unnies, who skillfully handled unfamiliar ingredients, the Maknaes made everyone laugh from the beginning with their clumsy ‘dropjubin’ and ‘cooking beginner’ appearances.

The main menu was representative Italian home-cooked gnocchi with Amalfi specialty lemons. The members started kneading the dough in earnest after finishing mashing the potatoes with the help of the assault leader, Lee Joo-bin. Lee Joo-bin also showed off her unexpected skills and received praise from the chef amidst the presence of Ra Mi-ran, whose cooking skills are on a par with those of a local, and Kwak Sun-young, who seemed to have started a gnocchi factory. Ra Mi-ran and Lee Se-young said in unison that Lee Joo-bin, who cooked elegantly, was “like the eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family.” Lee Se-young, who debuted at the age of 5 and lived a life that knew nothing but acting, is a chef who is not good at cooking, but shows enthusiasm and grows into a chef.

The dish, which took a whopping 3 hours to complete, was even more meaningful because it was made with local ingredients that they harvested themselves. The members were completely absorbed in the healthy taste of bruschetta, fried zucchini flowers, and soft lemon gnocchi. The four who finished the cooking class returned to the campsite and had mixed emotions at the rainbow-colored Amalfi sunset they encountered. Kwak Seon-young attracted attention by revealing the story of how she secretly shed tears while swimming in the sea of Polignano a Mare. She felt complex emotions while creating precious moments in her life for the first time in Europe. When Ra Mi-ran, who saw her, carefully sympathized with Kwak Seon-young’s feelings, Kwak Seon-young showed a tearful expression again.

The four who returned to the campsite cut a huge watermelon and shared it with the staff, creating another precious memory. The members decided to have a glass of beer with Taralli, a southern Italian snack, but Ramiran, who was not satisfied, declared that she would open a simple pub and quickly made super-simple spinach stir-fry and egg and egg pancake. Meanwhile, Lee Se-young had an accident where she ‘spilled all the soy sauce sauce she was making for the side dish. Ramiran made everyone burst into laughter by calming herself down and saying, “I want to love our youngest.”.

Meanwhile, at the end of the broadcast, an incident occurred where meat stored at the campsite disappeared with its plastic bag ripped, raising questions. As all the members stated that they did not touch the meat, attention is focused on the identity of the culprit and the whole story of the incident.

Meanwhile, the broadcast that day recorded an average of 4.2% and a high of 5.3% for households in the metropolitan area, and an average of 4.2% and a high of 5.3% for households nationwide. (Nielsen Korea, based on paid platforms)

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