Camper van couple documents 20 diverse meals across Europe on YouTube

A couple traveling through countries including Czechia, Norway, and Italy has documented their culinary journey on the MJYTV YouTube channel, featuring 20 different dishes ranging from rainwater-mixed cabbage soup to salmon sushi.

A couple traveling across various parts of Europe in a camper van has documented the diverse meals and unexpected natural circumstances they encountered in foreign lands. Released through the YouTube channel MJYTV, the video captures the process of making 20 different dishes cooked directly inside their vehicle while traveling through several countries, including Czechia, Norway, Germany, Croatia, Montenegro, and Italy.

Rainwater-mixed cabbage soup during a storm: unexpected camping variables

Dinner in Czechia faced difficulties due to a sudden change in weather. While preparing cabbage soybean paste soup, an unexpected storm hit, causing the camper van's awning to shake and wetting laundry and dishes left outdoors. In a sudden turn of events, rainwater even mixed into the cabbage soybean paste soup that had been set out on a saddle pad. Although the soup was visually disappointing, the couple continued their meal, accepting the incident as part of their journey.

The following menu was "seafood gnocchi tteokbokki," which featured an abundance of seafood. This dish, utilizing mussel, squid, and shrimp, was characterized by the addition of curry powder to remove fishy odors. The couple also showed respect for each other's tastes by sprinkling cheese on only half of the dish to accommodate the wife's preference for cheese and the husband's lack thereof.

Salmon sushi attempted in Norway and the story of "burst" sundae

In Norway, the couple attempted to make sushi using salmon purchased from a local mart. Because the salmon was purchased for grilling, they went through a process of peeling off the film and preparing it using vinegar water and lemon to remove the fishy smell. Despite their novice skills, the completed salmon sushi, served with caviar mayonnaise and shredded onions, became the centerpiece of the table, providing satisfaction similar to eating at a restaurant.

Menus utilizing Korean ingredients followed. During the process of steaming sundae purchased from Korea Mart, a mishap occurred where the sundae could not maintain its shape and burst, earning it the nickname "burst sundae." For the couple, who name sundae-guk as the food they miss most while living abroad, Korean-style sundae and chojang served as important elements to satisfy their hunger during the trip. In particular, the chojang captured their palates to the extent that they compared it to how the United States has Tabasco while South Korea has chojang.

Local ingredients meet Korean ramen: a borderless table

Attempts to incorporate ingredients from their travel destinations into Korean cooking methods were also notable. In Norway, to replenish their energy after a bicycle trip, they made mini kimchi pancakes with tuna and cabbage, and they also reinvented Nongshim Neoguri ramen by adding three large pieces of cod fillet purchased locally to create "cod Neoguri maeuntang."

Their journey continued through spicy braised dishes in Montenegro, curry, bibim-guksu, and truffle pasta, eventually connecting the landscapes and foods of various countries through kimchi-jjim made with pork jowl and front leg meat in Italy. Their lifestyle, which finds happiness in the time spent cooking at campsites rather than sightseeing at specific tourist attractions, shows another side of camper van travel.

Source: original video (YouTube)