Kim Si-hyun — a fan favorite on MBC's I Live Alone, affectionately nicknamed the "baby beast" — heads to Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang Province on a whimsical mission to forage the season's freshest wild greens. The episode airing on the 3rd captures his joyful, food-obsessed day as he dives into what locals call a wild-greens paradise.
He joins forces with his culinary mentor, cooking researcher Lee Sang-hee, to harvest greens straight from the open fields. With the blue Tongyeong sea as a backdrop, he can't hide his amazement. He digs up each plant like he's on a treasure hunt, and his childlike delight is bound to bring smiles to viewers.
At one point he gathers his carefully dug greens, holds them like a bouquet and, half-joking, half-sincere, says, "If I ever get married, I'd rather carry these greens than a bouquet." The line had everyone in stitches. When he finds a rare herb he'd been longing to see, his deeply moved, chef-like reaction reveals a softer, unexpectedly charming side.
Back in the kitchen, he recreates Tongyeong's flavors using his freshly foraged greens and market finds. Learning the secrets behind local dishes like bangpung tangpyeongchae (a regional herb salad) and namul seolchiguk (a wild-greens soup), Kim studies his mentor's hands closely and fills his recipe notebook, showing the focused professionalism of a true chef.
This "herb apprenticeship" episode — brimming with Tongyeong's spring scents and Kim Si-hyun's pure enthusiasm — airs on the 3rd at 11:10 PM on MBC's I Live Alone.
