'Korean Food Plate' took on the challenge of providing meals for 100 members of Wolverhampton FC's family, to which Hwang Hee-chan plays.
JTBC's 'Korean's Meal Plate', which first aired on the 25th, is a meal variety show where people fly with a meal tray anywhere in the world and make K-meals. Chef Lee Yeon-bok, Hong Jin-kyung, Heo Kyung-hwan, Nam Chang-hee, Monsta The first broadcast viewership rating was 2.8% (Nielsen Korea based on paid households in the metropolitan area).
On this day's broadcast, the first episode of the ups and downs of the meal corps serving K-meals for 100 Wolverhampton FC families at the request of soccer player Hwang Hee-chan was revealed. Those who tried it for the first time faced difficulties due to local materials, unfamiliar environment, and unexpected problems.
The catering team headed to England, their first business trip destination, and visited Molineux Stadium, where they were able to see the locker room at Molineux Stadium for the first time in a Korean entertainment program. In addition, he attracted attention by becoming the first Korean celebrity to enter the training ground exclusively for Wolverhampton FC first-team players. Hwang Hee-chan, the first meal service client, recommended a high-protein Korean food menu for athletes, instilling anticipation for the K-meal meal to be presented by the meal service corps.
The food service team worked hard to make the meal successful, including analyzing taste buds, experiencing Wolverhampton FC's meal service, meeting with the executive chef, selecting menus including Hwang Hee-chan's favorite braised ribs, and practicing for actual use. However, on the day of the meal, difficulties were encountered from the first meal due to local ingredients that were different from what was expected. Unlike Korea's ribs and bone-in chicken legs that were ordered, time was needed to prepare them.
In addition, as we had to pay attention to the most important hygiene, nutritionist Kim Min-ji walked around the kitchen and did not allow even an inch of unsanitation. As Chef Lee Yeon-bok, who was on fire from preparing a large amount of ingredients, worked by arranging the prepared chicken on a cutting board, nutritionist Min-ji Kim brought him a bag to hold the chicken and even replaced the cutting board with one for meat. He immediately organized the used ingredients and helped the performers, performing in all weathers.
However, the unreliable situation continued, making viewers anxious. Unlike the previous day, the sauce for grilled chicken legs made by Chef Lee Yeon-bok was spicy, so I had to find a way to control the spiciness, and since I didn't have a royal wok, I boiled the braised ribs in the whole pot. In addition, since we were unable to practice serving food, we had to prepare for the first meal in a panic.
Nutritionist Kim Min-ji, who had to cook the most important oven rice, started cooking late because she was busy helping her team members as well as cooking, so she was unable to meet the scheduled 5 o'clock meal time. As food distribution began at 5:07, attention was focused on the reactions of the Wolverhampton FC family as they tasted their first meal consisting of braised ribs, grilled chicken legs, geotjeori, egg rolls, beef stew, and dessert.
While the response to the braised ribs was good, the youth athlete, who had been drinking only water due to the spicy taste of the grilled chicken leg sauce, ended up getting up from his seat, raising questions about what the first meal would be like for chef Lee Yeon-bok, who has 50 years of cooking experience.
'Korean's Plate' opened by depicting the struggles of chef Lee Yeon-bok, Hong Jin-kyung, Heo Gyeong-hwan, Nam Chang-hee, MONSTA Their first meal will be able to capture the hearts of the locals and see whether they will be able to win a gold badge, on 'Korean's Meal Plate', which will be broadcast at 7:10 pm on April 1.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr