Kim Ryang-jin, who posted monthly sales of 500 million won, confessed to discrimination he faced after defecting from the North.
On the 16th, KBS2's "The Boss's Ears Are Donkey Ears" depicted the daily lives of chef Jung Ji-seon and David Lee.
Lee Soon-sil, who proposed a collaboration to Kim Ryang-jin, visited Kim Ryang-jin's home after experiencing chicken feet preparation. The clean and minimal interior caught the eye, and Lee Soon-sil said, "Among defectors' homes, this is the cleanest," and "It's like nothing's left after a bombing." But because it was so clean, she complained, "I feel like I'm at my daughter-in-law's house."
Lee Soon-sil and Kim Ryang-jin, who previously achieved results such as participating together in a competition and winning a gold prize, decided to make "chicken feet cold noodle skewers", "boneless chicken feet pancake", and "chicken feet hangchae steamed pork slices". Because of Lee Soon-sil's noisy cooking process, Kim Ryang-jin was busy cleaning the house. In response, Lee Soon-sil showed discomfort, saying, "I will never come to your house again. Cleaning when there are guests means you should leave." Despite the bickering, the collaboration dishes were successfully completed, and their taste was excellent, raising expectations for what follows.
Although Kim Ryang-jin now boasts enviable sales, he revealed the hardships he faced after defecting: "Even if I worked hard, I wasn't recognized. I was assigned the job of applying phone screens, and the standard daily quantity was 2,500. They said they'd give a bonus if you did more, so I did 5,000 a day, but one day they told me to 'do it moderately.' After that I was severely ostracized, but I endured it with grit." He also said, "I worked hard, but they sent a text saying 'rest.' I thought it was a vacation, but a coworker said that meant I was fired. Hearing that shocked me. As an unwed mother, my livelihood was at stake. I was 21 then," which drew sympathy.
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