Ji Hye Kim, chef and owner of Miss Kim in Ann Arbor, Michigan, explores the history and evolution of tteokbokki, a popular Korean rice cake. She shares her childhood love for the dish and reveals its surprising history as a delicacy of the royal court. The chapter also discusses the importance of seasonality in Korean food, the need for historical justification when altering traditional dishes, and the connection between complaints about a restaurant's food and nostalgia for mom's cooking.