"Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" Jo Jae-yoon's true identity was a hwabu who learned cooking in Joseon.
On the 14th, the tvN weekend drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty (directed by Jang Tae-yu, written by fGRD, planned by Studio Dragon, produced by Filmgrida, Jeong Universe) depicted Yeon Ji-young (Im Yoon-ah) taking part in a cooking contest.
The theme of the second cooking contest was "regional," featuring cuisine from an opposing country. Yeon Ji-young chose Peking duck, and Woo-gon confidently said that as a member of the royal household he could win tastes over with Peking duck. Remembering that Peking duck had eased the atmosphere during a U.S.-China summit, Yeon Ji-young chose the "gwaeno" method of roasting it in a jar, catching the eye of Woo-gon (Kim Hyeong-muk).
Yeon Ji-young could not concentrate properly on the food because of an injured hand. So Eom Bong-sik (Kim Kwang-kyu) and Maeng Man-su (Hong Jin-gi) stepped in, and Yeon Ji-young said that with Peking duck it is important to cut the skin and meat appropriately and left the plating to Maeng Man-su. But Maeng Man-su had been coerced by Kang Mok-ju (Kang Han-na). Conflicted, Maeng Man-su deliberately made mistakes and withdrew from the contest, and Seo Gil-geum (Yoon Seo-a), who had trained under Maeng Man-su in knife skills, stepped in and succeeded.
Yeon Ji-young knew that Maeng Man-su was being threatened by Kang Mok-ju (Kang Han-na). Yeon Ji-young let Maeng Man-su deliberately make mistakes and withdraw, then staged a reversal by having Seo Gil-geum succeed, saving both of them. She then presented a Peking duck roll that used the duck skin like gim.
In Ming China, Dang Baek-ryong presented lotus-leaf rice using a gigantic lotus, the "golden lotus." Dang Baek-ryong, who presented temple cuisine, explained that he once wandered in search of the ultimate taste in late Joseon, and unable to find the best flavor he was tormented until he tasted food at a temple and then spent five years learning cooking in Joseon. Although Yeon Ji-young seemed to be slightly overshadowed by Dang Baek-ryong's food taste and moving storytelling, Woo-gon was moved to tears by the taste of his Peking duck.
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