On the 5 August 2020 (Wednesday) broadcast of the bayfm radio show “Tonight, Under Sakura’s Tree” (every Wednesday from 24:00 to 24:30).
Miyawaki Sakura introduced the Korean dish “Sannakji” that she is addicted to, and told an episode of when the members saw her eating it.
Miyawaki Sakura: There’s a midnight snack that I’ve been addicted to lately.
Korea really has an incredible amount of delivery services. In Japan, you have to go to chain stores… Well, since “Uber Eats” was introduced, things have changed a bit.
Delivery services in Korea are cheap and there’s a really wide variety. A lot of regular stores seem to do all the delivery services…
I’m addicted to a food called “Sannakji”.
It’s an octopus, but it’s a tiny octopus… and it’s alive. Eating a dancing octopus alive? Eating a dancing octopus alive? …There’s something like that, right? You know, right?
Inside that mouth, like this… the octopus still has some nerves left? It feels like it moves like this.
This food is quite popular in Korea, and they have “sannakji” at sashimi restaurants. I really like “sannakji” too.
If you ask me “what do I like?”, first of all it’s the texture, right? Then there’s a kind of sauce that’s a mixture of “sesame oil” and “salt”. I eat it with that, and it’s so good that I really think “I could eat this forever”, and it’s “I could eat this forever”.
…My Japanese is crazy (laughs).
It’s that delicious. When I’m feeling really tired today, I’ll order “sannakji” and flounder sashimi, and half a bottle of beer… I’ll have a drink by myself while watching TV…
When Nako, Hiichan and Cheong saw that, they said, “There’s an old man here!” (laughs).
I was also sent to IZ*ONE’s group chat while I was having a drink by myself, and Minju said to me, “You eat almost exactly like my dad does…”. I guess you could say I have an “old man’s palate”… I like flavors that adults like. Like “snacks” and things like that.
So, those kind of things… I feel like I’m releasing stress and working hard (laughs).