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Chef Lee Yeon-bok confesses, “I want to retire too.”
In KBS2's 'Walking Into the Wild', which aired on the 16th, chef Lee Yeon-bok's travel story to Chiang Mai, Thailand, with his son Lee Hong-woon, who is also pursuing the path of becoming a chef, and son-in-law Jeong Seung-soo, who live together under the same roof, was revealed.
Chef Ho-young Jeong, who was a special MC on this day, said about Chef Yeon-bok Lee's family trip, "I think we have a lot to talk about because we are close friends," and personally introduced Yeon-bok Lee's son Hong-woon Lee and son-in-law Seung-su Jeong in place of Lee Yeon-bok, who could not come to the studio due to a filming schedule. .
Chef Lee Yeon-bok's family trip was revealed. Chef Lee Yeon-bok invited his son Lee Hong-woon and son-in-law Jeong Seung-soo, who have been living in the same house for five years, to the kimchi stew restaurant. He reported the news of his trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand, which was confirmed with his wife's permission.
First morning in Chiang Mai. Lee Hong-woon put a toothbrush in the mouth of a half-asleep Jeong Seung-soo, showing strong family chemistry right from the start. It took only 11 minutes for the three men to get ready to go out after waking up. We headed to a restaurant where the line was long from early in the morning.
Lee Yeon-bok began her culinary journey in earnest by ordering pancakes in fluent Chinese. Lee Yeon-bok, who relies only on her sense of taste instead of her sense of smell to find the main ingredients for the sauce, continued her exploration of ingredients by tasting the pandan leaves she saw for the first time with her son and son-in-law.
Next meal is tom yum. Seungsoo Jeong visited a highly rated local restaurant specializing in tom yum, and quickly ordered four dishes. Lee Yeonbok said, "I need to study and learn," and Lee Hongwoon added another order, saying, "Let's eat a lot while learning." The son-in-law, Seungsoo Jeong, saw the father and son look alike. stuck out his tongue.
The seriousness of the three people, as they compared Korean menus, tasted them, and discussed ingredients at a generously prepared table, drew the viewers' attention. Meanwhile, Jeong Seung-soo was disappointed when Lee Yeon-bok monopolized the crab roe, but he made everyone laugh by researching ingredients as seriously as a professional chef and engaging in a storm of mukbang.
In the end, Lee Yeon-bok, who was serious about matching ingredients, suggested a differentiation test to Lee Hong-woon, saying, "I want to retire too," and Lee Yeon-bok and Jeong Seung-su, who were playful, made a pepper vinegar sauce instead of tom yum and exploded their pleasant family chemistry.
Afterwards, the three headed to a traditional Thai dessert restaurant and continued their research while admiring the texture of the egg-based tongue taffy. When Jeong Seung-soo asked whether it was difficult to run a restaurant with his father, he answered without hesitation, "It is difficult," causing laughter. did.
Son-in-law Jeong Seung-soo shared an anecdote about how he was moved by Lee Yeon-bok, saying that he often went to buffets with Lee Yeon-bok when they were dating, and it was only later that he realized that she meant to eat a lot of the food she likes without worrying about what others think since she doesn't know what she likes. On the other hand, son Lee Hong-woon made people laugh with a firm answer, "It's enough for my parents to just work together."
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr
