NCT Life In Osaka : (Episode 5) Takoyaki Prince's Takoyaki Class

We back with Episode 5. We gonna eat Takoyaki with the boys. NCT and eating broadcast are inseparable. Continuous from the last episode, the boys are arrived to their next destination, a takoyaki restaurant. They are excited  and singing their own takoyaki song. Yuta and Doyoung are doing their harmonization with  ~Ta ta tako tako~ and Taeil tags along with his ~Yaki yaki yaki~.  

Yuta : Come on, let’s go.

While he leads them entering the restaurant, Wow, Yuta. English!!

Just saw the Yuta’s Tour schedule, oh my, it is really packed. No wonder the members a little bit worry. I mean there’re so much things to do in such short period of time. They need to rest too. The staffs have to rest too. But as far as I know, these people don’t know what rest is. There is no rest in their life dictionary. This something are admirable but..

Back to NCT Life, they are sat down for meal time with Yuta in the center, as usual. They are in takoyaki restaurant where they can make their own takoyaki and eat it. Wow, that’s awesome. But let’s be real, we go to restaurant to eat not cook. If you wanna cook then stay at home. Haha. But I guess it will be a good experience to actually make your own takoyaki. Then you can apply it at home late.

Everyone is looking forward to it. Yuta asks for Takoyaki ingredients and he arranges it along with the sauce and the garnishing. After everything is complete, he starts his ‘make takoyaki lesson’.

Yuta : There’s oil here, right? Put the oil on the board (?) like this.

Doyoung: On the pan..

Yuta : Pan, pan. (Flustered. He is starting off quite shabbily).

Taeil, at the moment follows along and say ‘Put it on the board’ too.  Hahaha..Indeed model student who follows everything. He put oil on the pan generously.

Yuta’s Cooking Lesson. Take note everyone.

1. Put oil in the board, no, pan!

2. Put in the octopus, the main ingredient.

3. Put in the batter in manly way.

4. Put in ginger as much as you want. Since Yuta likes ginger a lot, he is put a lot of it.

5. Wait a bit then turn the batter to a ball shape. Keep turn it until it cooked and the colour become golden.

Yuta just spreads the batter all over the place. In his defense, that’s how manly men do it. Alright, manly Yuta. He touches the batter in manly way too and says that he learnt the method from an old lady who owned a takoyaki restaurant that he frequented.

Yuta : This is how the lady made it.

Doyoung : The lady spilled things like this?

Yuta: Yeah.

Taeyong : The old lady does it in a manly style.

Haha. The Doyoung and Taeyong duo are funny. Yuta continues his ‘make takoyaki lesson’. The student Doyoung is really picky and says a lot of things.

Yuta : Keep quite!!

That was so funny. English Yuta. I guess hang out with those Foreign Swaggers help a lot. Win Win asks Yuta about his takoyaki. Taeil and him already make two pan of takoyaki. They must be eager to learn or more like eager to eat. Yuta says that they are doing good but notes that there’s a lot of ginger in their takoyaki and then, adds that Taeil is also doing in manly style.

Doyoung is gulping again. He and Taeyong just sit and watch Yuta make some takoyaki. As time goes by, the members trust in Yuta’s make takoyaki skill decreased. They keep ask him questions. Doyoung and Taeyong then decide to make one for them. Doyoung put in the small ingredients while Taeyong put in the batter in manly style too and put too much of it. In his defense, he watched videos where they usually put that much. Okay, this kid learns a lot of things through videos. Remember his fishing skill? It’s from documentary and it did not help him at all. But let see if he can makes better takoyaki. He is a good chef, though. He is NCT mama at all.

He put in enough ginger. He takes care of the amount of ingredients unlike manly men Yuta.

Doyoung : I think Taeyong hyung who learnt through videos is better than Yuta hyung.

Yuta is embarrassed. He starts another takoyaki lesson which is turning the batter into ball shape. The thing is he doesn’t know the perfect timing to turn it and says that they should wait longer. Taeyong is scraping the batter up with his instinct and it was actually done already.

Yuta is flustered again. Yuta, Win Win and Taeil’s takoyakies are burnt. Taeil is upset. His takoyaki is gone.

Yuta: To be honest, I’m more of an expert in eating it than making it.

Doyoung : Everyone is an expert in that!!

Well said, Doyoung. Since their takoyaki except Taeyong and Doyoung’s already ruined, the staff suggests them to call over the expert. Yuta calls the expert over before the staff finishes talking. Haha, he really needs the expert who arrives after being summoned and starts the ‘save the takoyaki operation’. He tries his best to save the takoyaki but unfortunately, it can’t be save anymore. Poor takoyaki. It is completely ruined. They only have Doyoung and Taeyong’s takoyaki now. It looks like at the end, Mama Taeyong will have to feed everyone. The baby sound. Haha, I love it. It is really cute and matches well with the boys.

Taeyong and Doyoung work hard on their takoyaki. The expert says that Taeyong is doing well. Taeyong is one level higher than the Osaka City Boy, Yuta. Yuta asks the PD to edit that out. Haha. Taeyong the NCT chef is doing well. Yuta promises that next time, he will do better. Now, that they a little bit expert in making takoyaki, their takoyaki are well cooked and golden. Oh, that’s look yummy.

Yuta asks if he can try one. Mama Taeyong says, yes, he can. Yuta take a bites and says that it’s not bad. For a first timer, I think they did well. I am hungry. I wanna a bite too or maybe 2 or 3. Okay, ten!

Taeyong : Thank you for the food. * In Japanese*

Doyoung and Taeyong take a bite too but it’s hot. It’s almost burning the mouth but they say that it’s delicious. Taeyong offers some to Win Win. Like Taeyong and Doyoung, Win Win feels the hotness of the takoyaki. Poor baby Win Win. When Win Win says that it’s hot, Taeyong counters back that it should be eaten that way. Everyone then having a takoyaki party.

Since everyone already knows how to make takoyaki, Yuta says that he is going to make a special takoyaki for the members. Taeyong asks if they can order more food. I do think that 2 pan of takoyaki are not enough for them. Yuta replies that they can and leaves to make his special takoyaki. 

The rest are having a takoyaki party again. Since they know already how to make one, they start it properly and with variety of ingredients. They also order yakisoba and okonomiyaki. Full of food. They are having a good time eating and making takoyaki.  

At the same time in the next door, Yuta prepares a special kind of takoyaki for the members. But what kind of takoyaki will he makes? Well, he is going to make a special a lot of  wasabi takoyaki. Now that’s brutal. Haha. Wasabi is spicy as I remember. First, it’s taste fine but then, boom!! Your nose will blow up too. Yuta’s plan is he is going to make 4 takoyaki but 3 of them will have wasabi inside them. The remaining one will be a delicious takoyaki. The one who eat that rare delicious takoyaki will receive a prize. Yuta is such a Doraemon. Full of prize. Haha.

Pitiful customers who will soon meet their horror are having fun eating. Yuta starts make his wasabi takoyaki. He put different amount for each 3 wasabi takoyaki . In no time, he completes his special takoyaki or should I say Wasabi takoyaki.

The members who had a happy takoyaki party are already full. They are wondering what kind of takoyaki that will Yuta make. Yuta comes with his special takoyaki. The members are full with questions. Yuta is taken back when Taeyong asks him if his special takoyaki isn’t fake and how he make them in a hour?

Doyoung : You failed while making them, did you?

Whew, thought that Yuta is caught already. Yuta says that he was resting while make the takoyaki. The members take one each while carefully checking it. It looks like they know that Yuta did something to the takoyaki. Indeed, they know each other well. But they surely also want to eat that special takoyaki and in count 1, 2, 3 they eat it.

Taeyong get the most wasabi takoyaki. He says that he don’t even have to chew to feel it, while the other surprisingly really enjoy their special takoyaki. Taeil claps his hand in realization that he got the original takoyaki. But Doyoung says that his special takoyaki is delicious. Wait, Taeil thought that all the takoyaki are good. So he was actually clapping in admiration over the delicious takoyaki like he always do. Haha.

Yuta is flustered. That was unexpected. Taeyong said that there’s wasabi in his takoyaki but it tastes good. Yuta clears things out and says that he made wasabi takoyaki for punishment but it looks like everyone actually like it.

It’s Taeil who picks up the original takoyaki. Thank you staffs for the hawk eyes, if they not then Yuta is in trouble again. Haha. It also a surprise Taeil won again after their fishing gamet. Taeil is Yuta Tour’s luckiest guy ascends the throne. He won twice in a day. Yuta gives him a takoyaki maker as a present.

Solo interview. Taeil is happy. He got a lof of things and keeps saying that he is good. Win Win says that was the 1^st time he goes to takoyaki restaurant and it was very interesting. While Taeyong says that he will remember his 1^st time making takoyaki. So no more watching videos , Taeyong? He adds that it was more fun than he expected. Doyoung says that they got to eat good food. In conclusion, they all satisfied with the experience. I guess Yuta can take a relief breath now.

Taeil plans for them to make takoyaki at the dorms. Sound fun, Taeil. It must fun to make takoyaki together. Since they all already full, now it’s time to go on ferris whell to enjoy the Osaka night view. Wow, non stop activities. Since morning they have been running from place to place. You guys work hard.

The end. Till next episode.