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Its really more l.a., and so -- >> anthony: so this is not a direct transplant from korea? >> roy choi: it became what were about to have here in l.a. >> anthony: interesting. >> roy choi: theyre different because of the ingredients we couldnt find. >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: but never thinking about pleasing the american palate, just to make ourselves happy. >> anthony: soondubu is the thing to get. a fiery, tongue-searing, ass-burning tofu soup thatll make you forget every bad thing you e...

>> anthony: right. >> david: save two and have them for dinner. >> anthony: and mandu. smaller, with thinner dumpling skins, served with red chili paste. >> david: those are the dessert ones. those got red bean in it. >> anthony: oh, god. wow. oh, these are delicious. these are just, like, so huge. >> david: go for it. >> anthony: so, would this be classically post-drinking food or pre-drinking food? [ laughter ] lay down a base of absorbent material? >> david: yeah, i mean, theres a lot of brea...

>> estevan: theres a few asian ones sprinkled in the other clubs. >> anthony: more asians, more, more koreans than 15 years ago? were seeing a crossover with the food. >> david: right. >> anthony: uh -- >> david: for the most part, things are starting to get a lot more open. if youre asking, i think theres going to be a lot more asian/hispanic mixed babies coming up in the future. [ laughter ] >> estevan: i aint mad at that. [ laughter ] >> anthony: ideal low-riding is about getting appreciated ...

How are you? >> david: this is my uncle anthony. this is mari. >> anthony: how you doing? >> david: this is, uh, harry kim, aka guam cruise. heres more koreans right here. >> man: heres more koreans. >> anthony: some friends of cho seem to favor this place. they are a thirsty and diverse bunch. >> anthony: im asking everybody -- stress position as a child? did, did you have to do the, uh, knees forward? >> man: oh, you know about this. >> anthony: it went right in, right into it. stress position...

>> jane: oh, yeah. thats the way we learn from the generation to generation. we dont know why. >> anthony: to take a peek into the dark heart of the korean psyche, maybe it helps to get familiar with han. its a concept that, for non-koreans, can be difficult to fully grasp. >> david: all right. you want it? here we go. han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. it connotes aspects of lament and un-avenged injustice. >> anthony: wow. >> david: i...

[ laughter ] maybe, maybe not your family. >> anthony: the jetsons. you know? >> roy choi: yeah, maybe not yours. you like it? >> anthony: its actually very tasty. >> roy choi: every single thing you like here. >> anthony: wow. theres so much i dont know. [ chuckles ] and so should you.

>> roy choi: thats a halo halo. >> anthony: oh, yeah, halo halo. dig deep and you hit delicious stratas of red beans, white beans, and chickpeas, cubes of red and green jell-o, young white coconut, shaved ice and, is that flan? it makes no goddamn sense at all. i love it. >> roy choi: part of every pinoy filipinos life, halo halo. >> anthony: nutsy, man. i got to take a picture of that. its oddly beautiful. all right. >> roy choi: all right. >> anthony: you know im getting a bite of that little ...

The salad bar. >> cashier: and just the salad bar only. >> david: yeah, thank you. >> cashier: you can have a seat anywhere you like. >> anthony: terrific, thanks. excellent. oh, yeah. pouring for your elders. oh, now youre getting all korean on me. >> david: yeah. super embarrassed right now, because were in koreatown and im taking you to eat at sizzler, which, for a lot of koreans, is the best food in koreatown. um. >> anthony: so, if you were eating non-korean, this was it? >> david: we never...

[ speaking korean ] >> david: its true, dad. we all look the same. [ laughter ] rsh roirk >> jane: i love it. >> anthony: he may be a korean gone bad, but dave cho still tries, best he can, to be a good son. he bought them this house in los feliz and visits for family meals, often. in fact, when we first met, sensing it had been a long time without a true home-cooked meal, he invited me to dinner with them. so, guests are not unusual. jane cho is an amazing cook. >> jane: its going to be very de...

>> david: so, i mean, this place is in downtown l.a., so i try to have as many weapons, like, hidden throughout. i got ninja swords and ninja stars and stuff. >> anthony: you need -- you need a puppy, man. [ laughter ] >> anthony: you need a puppy. >> david: i do need a puppy. [ laughter ] im going to paint you today. is that cool? >> anthony: yeah, sure. >> david: all right, so, just sit. >> anthony: sit? >> david: right there. and -- sorry. dont usually paint this early in the morning. okay. i...