. >> beggar's purse is made from acornz, and the three things around an oak tree-- acornz, pigs that are fed on acorns, and black truffles that grow along the roots of oak trees. it's the synergy surrounding the oak tree. >> rose: do you love pigs as much as david chang does? >> how could you not. >> rose: when you say, "how could you not," what does that mean? >> the flavor of pork is such a round flavor that marries with seafood, vegetables, other meat. it's not gamey like lamb, not as intense as beef. it's almost like seasoning for me. >> rose: the number four is oyster pork belly. >> that's a variation and probably one of the more tech cag things we do the restaurant. it's a variation of a traditional korean dish that upon upon combines oyster kimchi, and pork. and we make a kimchi stock and turn spt into a pliable sheet and wrap everything around that. >> rose: you said your mother was horrified when she realized you were serving kimchi on your menu. >> not horrified but pleasantly shocked. >> rose: why would she be shocked? >> well, i had a hard time with kimchi when i was grow