Tuesday Running Man: Episode 180, Cooking Battle part 2.

The part 2 of the cooking battle (and the actual cooking battle) was aired in this week's episode of Running Man. This episode was completely different from the usual Running Man episode with all the games, and so I don't have much to say about it except for the kinds of dishes that each group tried to come up with during the battle. Okay, one more thing. I was nearly drooling while watching them cook because I really like Korean food and just looking at it makes me daydream about eating it. Haha!

Yoo Jae Suk and Park Soo Hong team made use of the rockfish that Park Soo Hong caught himself to cook spicy fish soup and sweet and sour fish. 

While Park Soo Hong is a certified Korean food chef who even has his own set of knives (with his name engraved on it),

Yoo Jae Suk received a one-on-one lesson on how to chop garlic from one of the judges, Shim Young Soon.

Song Ji Hyo and Lee Dong Wook team's dishes were all made from king crab all the way from Ji Hyo's hometown, Pohang. Their dishes included steamed king crab, king crab porridge, and king crab stew.

Kim Jong Kook and Song Kyung Ah team had chicken as their main ingredient to cook chicken stew with abalone, octopus, and (hardboiled) egg.

Kim Jong Kook doesn't know how to cook, and so Kyung Ah took the lead in cooking, but Jong Kook came up with the idea of cooking chicken stew.

Haha and Sung Kyu team had Jeonju bibimbap as their main dish, with dduk kalbi and bean sprout soup.

Haha is known to have good cooking skills, and they both learned from a Jeonju person on how to cook Jeonju bibimbap, so I think nothing could go wrong in their dish.

Ji Suk Jin and Kim Kyung Ho team cooked stir fried eel and teot muchim.

Gary and Jae Kyung team had Naju pear as their main ingredient and cooked sanjeok, a special pear dessert, and pear tea.

Jae Kyung's mom is a chef, and so she asked for tips from her mom about some stuff about plating. She also is quite skilled in her cooking.

Kwang Soo and John Park team had noodles as main ingredient, and so their dish is a spicy Korean noodle soup with hand made dough.

These two only needed to put the ingredients all together (except for the noodles) because they gained special pork, and a special sauce for their dish already.

They were given 100 minutes to cook, and they all finished just in time. Now, it's time for the judges to taste the food.

Jae Suk-Soo Hong team was the first team to be judged.

Spicy fish soup and sweet and sour fish.

Jong Kook-Kyung Ah team was next.

They had beautiful plating with pretty flower designs. This is chicken stew with abalone, octopus and egg, with a side dish of special kimchi.

Ji Hyo-Dong Wook team was next. Spoiler alert: they received the harshest remark from a judge.

Steamed king crab, king crab porridge, and king crab stew. I think that they indeed ruined the porridge (judging from how it looks) and the ingredient was really good that you cannot go wrong unless you don't put much effort on it. They had a king crab for an ingredient, but the end result was not as amazing as the ingredient itself.

Haha-Sung Kyu team was next with their cheesy group cheer.

This was the easiest to cook, especially that Haha is good at cooking. This is a Jeonju bibimbap. I am definitely going to try cooking it this way, since it was pretty detailed when they tried to cook it.

They also added dduk kalbi and bean sprout soup for added harmony of the dishes.

Suk Jin-Kyung Ho team was next. Their response from the judges was also great, but the only thing was that the eel wasn't cooked properly, although the seasoning is good.

This is the stir-fried eel.

This is the teot muchim.

Next was Gary-Jae Kyung team. I think that their dishes were the most sophisticated one, with all the design and also the kind of dishes that they (mainly Jae Kyung) made.

Sanjeok, beautifully lined up.

Special pear dessert.

Special pear tea.

Lastly, we have Kwang-Park team. No one was expecting anything from these two right from the start, and so lowered expectations means greater chance of not being scolded.

The glorious pork that they brought from a shop.

Their buckwheat noodle soup with special gold flakes (design), that got questioned by the judges.

To repay for the sloppiness of their meal, John Park sang "My Girl" for the judges.

The judges finally decided on the top three contenders and the final winner.

The top three contestants were Jong Kook-Kyung Ah, Gary-Jae Kyung, and Jae Suk-Soo Hong.

The final winners were Kim Jong Kook and Song Kyung Ah!

Their healthy dish, chicken stew with abalone and octopus along with the special kimchi was the ultimate dish for the first new year's weekend!

Even though they had a simple dish, they were still able to impress the judges. Watch it yourself so that you could see why and how it was able to amaze the judges.

I am excited for next week's episode because it seems like the games they will be playing are Family Outing style games.

The boys: Jae Suk, Haha, Gary, Suk Jin, and Lee Jong Suk.

versus the girls (?): Ji Hyo, Lee Sae Young, Park Bo Young, Kim Jong Suk, and Lee Kwang Ja.

Look! They will be playing on hay and it seems like they will have a "Saranghae game!"

Until the next episode!