Actress Lee Young-ae, who led the Korean Wave with "Dae Jang Geum," said she rejected all cooking screening.
Lee Young-ae and Kim Young-kwang appeared as guests in JTBC's entertainment program "Take Care of My Refrigerator 2014" (hereinafter referred to as "Cold Department"), which aired on the 31st of last month.
Lee Young-ae, the owner of the refrigerator, said ahead of the tasting of the cooking competition between Chef Son Jong-won and Chef Park Eun-young, "I think I played the role of Jang Geum, so there were a lot of such competition programs (offers)." He continued, "I kept refusing (the proposal) because I couldn't dare (to do it) as a judge. I'm finally doing an unprecedented (cooking screening) today," he said, drawing attention.
Lee Young-ae, who first ate Chef Son Jong-won's food made of pine nut juice, figs, and brisket, said, "The feeling of various meats, fruits, and seafood spinning in the mouth showed a taste, aroma, and texture that I had not tried before. I can't express it," he praised. He also explained, "I feel like my body is getting healthier," and "It's (wonder) that I can do this in 15 minutes."
Chef Park Eun-young's dish, which prepared a table of Buddhist paintings and fish dumplings, said, "It has a good texture and suits my taste." "I can feel the sweetness of nature," he said. "It is difficult to distinguish between superiority and inferiority. The charm is different," he said.
Lee Young-ae, who was struggling with her head shaking as if it was difficult to choose, raised Park Eun-young's hand. Lee Young-ae said, "Both of them were really delicious. I personally like light soup," he said, explaining why he chose Chef Park Eun-young.
Meanwhile, Lee Young-ae played Jang Geum, a woman from Suratgan Nine, in the MBC drama Dae Jang Geum, which aired in 2003. The work, which had a highest viewership rating of 57.8%, was exported to 87 countries and attracted attention from Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
