[ laughter ] nari: oh no, no, no, no, no. anthony: oh yeah, yeah, right. nari: i know, the formality of it all. anthony: and appetizers? yes, i remember these guys. oh, our old friend. again. nari: this looks familiar. anthony: it s bringing back memories. oh here we go. nari: so this is called maeuntang, which literally translates to spicy stew. anthony: i need it to burn. nari: and it has everything under the sun, seafood-wise. you can find crab. you can find all different kinds of fish. anthony: fishermen stews all over the world. nari: exactly. this bowl, for me, that s the perfect example of koreans in general. we love being together in a space huddled around a bubbling pot of something. anthony: what can i tell you? oh, this is good. you are failing in your duties as a younger sister. nari: i m sorry, i m sorry. gunbae?
nari: this looks familiar. anthony: it s bringing back memories. oh here we go. nari: so this is called maeuntang, which literally translates to spicy stew. anthony: i need it to burn. nari: and it has everything under the sun, seafood-wise. you can find crab. you can find all different kinds of fish. anthony: fishermen stews all over the world. nari: exactly. this bowl, for me, that s the perfect example of koreans in general. we love being together in a space huddled around a bubbling pot of something. anthony: what can i tell you? oh, this is good. you are failing in your duties as a younger sister. nari: i m sorry, i m sorry. gunbae? anthony: well you don t have to drink it immediately do you? face plant in that thing. nari: koreans, they just want each other to drink as much as possible. peer pressure drinking. anthony: right. nari: it s kind of a big deal. may i, uh, have another glass
that s right. w are you doing up here? reporter: for a few years chef coby has been turning tound the hospital kitchen. i thought it was bad. reporter: after dr. bruce murphy the hospital c.e.o. said the food was too institutional. food that has been prepared elsewhere, cannned, open the bag nod serve to people and warm it up. not fresh food, not vibrant food. reporter: hospital food. i it s hospital food and we wanted to change that. reporter: he demanded that ingredients be fresh, the food delicious, oh and one more thing. he wanted to have authentic japanese ramen. i was being a little selfish because i love ramen noodles and i figured everyone else would love ramen noodles. reporter: he discovered his love for the dish wail traveling on asia. i didn t think twice of where to go to learn to cook ramen, it s tokyo. we have to go to tokyo. reporter: so for a week chef coby visited the doctor s favorite ramen shops and met
with their chefs taking notes and videos along the way. these guys do the same job every day over and over again for 30, 40, 50 years. they take their craft so literally and they are so, it is an honor for them. worth it. reporter: once back in arkansas he spent eight months trying to turn his research into ramen. starting with the all-important broth. l-n you even learn how to make authentic ramen in one week? no, you can t but you do the best you can with what you have. we re in the south so we have a southern twist to you a lot of our ramen dishes. reporter: twists like crawfish and okra. but today was pork belly day. it s been so successful that i can t get to the ramen shop because there are other people in line. reporter: a rare problem in the realm of hospital food. adriana diaz, cbs news, little rock. morgan: that s the cbs weekend news for this sunday. i m demarco morgan. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs
nari: banchan? yeah. doesn t that just make you want to drink more soju? anthony: is that a hint or something? [ laughter ] nari: oh no, no, no, no, no. anthony: oh yeah, yeah, right. nari: i know, the formality of it all. anthony: and appetizers? yes, i remember these guys. anthony: oh, our old friend. again. nari: this looks familiar. anthony: it s bringing back memories. oh here we go. nari: so this is called maeuntang, which literally translates to spicy stew. anthony: i need it to burn. nari: and it has everything under the sun, seafood-wise. you can find crab. you can find all different kinds of fish. anthony: fishermen stews all over the world. nari: exactly. this bowl, for me, that s the perfect example of koreans in general. we love being together in a space huddled around a bubbling pot of something. anthony: what can i tell you? oh, this is good. you are failing in your duties as a younger sister. nari: i m sorry, i m sorry. gunbae? anthony: