Actor Choi Hwa-jung tried 10 kinds of hotel cakes totaling 2,265,000 won and reached a "down-to-earth conclusion."
On the 4th, a video titled "Is it really worth the money? Choi Hwa-jung's honest review of 10 hotel cakes over 500,000 won each" was released on the YouTube channel "Hello, this is Choi Hwa-jung."
That day, Choi Hwa-jung reviewed 10 high-end Christmas cakes released by five domestic hotels at once. She laughed and said, "It's exhausting just to go around and look, so I gathered them all. Record-level production costs."
The first hotel in the video was JW Marriott. About the 350,000-won chocolate cake, which is limited to five produced per day, she said, "This is not just a cake but a work of art. When you put it in your mouth, the Valrhona ganache melts instantly," and she recommended the 160,000-won poinsettia cake as "responsible for the romantic visuals."
She then tasted Pullman's 110,000-won "white tree cake" and the 88,000-won snowball cake and said, "Using frozen strawberries instead of fresh ones is actually refreshing and nice," and "great value for money," naming them among the places with high satisfaction for the price.
At Four Seasons, the 300,000-won "diamond leaf" cake was described as "more like a lump of cream than bread. You'd probably have to eat it with a biscuit," and she evaluated it as a "cake for adult tastes" with a strong truffle aroma.
The 500,000-won cake from the Shilla Hotel in Seoul, which drew the most attention during the Christmas season, also appeared. Choi Hwa-jung marveled, "I usually don't like truffle aromas, but this is closer to a dish than a cake," and added, "Considering the price, the taste is even more surprising."
About Shilla's 180,000-won fresh cream cake, she noted, "It's suitable for people of all ages, but the price definitely has a hotel premium."
About the 350,000-won carousel chocolate cake that appeared last, she acknowledged its completeness, saying, "There's not a single wasted part. You could melt the whole thing and it would be like a chocolate fondue."
However, after tasting all the hotel cakes, Choi Hwa-jung's choice was unexpected. She said, "They're all delicious, but I really want something refreshing," opened her refrigerator and gathered seasoned radish strips, bean sprouts, dried shredded squid, and kimbap ingredients to make and eat bibimbap.
Choi Hwa-jung added the pragmatic advice, "There were no disappointing tastes. All the ingredients are good, so the basics are covered," and said, "You can choose based on price, atmosphere and taste."
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