[Seoul=RNX News] Reporter Kim Ye-eun = On today’s July 16th (Wed) broadcast of tvN STORY Youngja and Seri’s ‘What to Do with the Leftovers’ episode 8, following last week’s part 2 of Buyeo, a ‘Royal Feast’ gourmet tour with Cho Hyun-jae, Jung Il-woo, Lee Yeon-bok, and Oh Se-deuk is anticipated.
In the 7th episode, following the ‘Star Restaurant’ tour attended by Hong Hyun-hee, Kim Min-jong, Lee Won-jong as taste friends, part 2 of Buyeo showcases ‘Royal Feast’ gourmet tour with ‘Royal Careers’ actors Cho Hyun-jae, Jung Il-woo and ‘Culinary King’ Lee Yeon-bok, Oh Se-deuk.
Actor Cho Hyun-jae, who played a king in the drama ‘Seodongyo’, stands out by recreating the era with Baekje King’s costume. Cho Hyun-jae, who regretted not being able to enjoy the food of Buyeo due to a busy schedule during the filming of ‘Seodongyo’ in Buyeo, shows anticipation by trusting the insight of the two MCs, Lee Young-ja and Park Se-ri.
Actor Jung Il-woo also attracts attention by transforming into a king wearing a royal robe. Additionally, Jung Il-woo shares that he often visited Buyeo for work preparation or rest due to his mother.
Meanwhile, chef Lee Yeon-bok, a master of Chinese cuisine who rushed to Young-ja’s foodie talk, draws attention by bringing plenty of personal tools (?) to cook dishes using Buyeo’s specialties for the two MCs and taste friends.
Joining Lee Yeon-bok is ‘Black and White Chef’ Oh Se-deuk, heightening anticipation. Oh Se-deuk, during a variety show appearance with Lee Young-ja, revealed the backstory that her question of ‘when will you get married (with your girlfriend)?’ led him to contemplate and decide on marriage, sparking curiosity.
The first course of the ‘Royal Feast’ gourmet tour features Buyeo’s specialty lotus leaf dishes. The lotus leaf restaurant owner enhances anticipation with homemade lotus flower makgeolli, lotus leaf dumplings, and lotus root kimchi dumplings.
Moreover, the appearance of lotus root pork cutlet that captivates the palate with a sauce made by grinding lotus root, as well as sticky rice and grains, red beans, sunflower seeds, black sesame wrapped in freshly picked lotus leaves steamed into lotus leaf rice demonstrate the impressiveness of lotus in each part from flowers to leaves and roots.
Among them, the lotus leaf rice flavored with the aroma of lotus pairs perfectly with the savory grilled mackerel, stopping neither the chopstick movements of the two MCs nor the taste friends.
Finishing off is the mushroom hot pot adorned with a generous amount of golden enoki mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, and enoki mushrooms, garnering attention with taste and health benefits alike.
Particularly, the hot pot broth simmered with lotus leaves receives great praise from both MCs and taste friends as they continue their eating show, certainly expected to stimulate viewers’ appetites.
The ‘Royal Feast’ tour continued at Buyeo’s only guesthouse boasting 130 years of history, beginning the second course with a guesthouse’s welcome food.
In a guesthouse offering welcome food instead of dinner, the surprise appearance of tender chicken stew slow-cooked in a cauldron with garlic, danggui, and chives, and a special sauce of ground garlic mixed chogochujang (vinegared red pepper paste) evokes astonishment.
Deeply indulged in the unexpected combination of chives, chicken stew, and chogochujang, the two MCs and taste friends ultimately proceed with an eating show using their hands, sans spoons, piquing viewers’ curiosity.
Next, a special culinary showdown by star chefs Lee Yeon-bok and Oh Se-deuk unfolds as the official second course, drawing attention. The fusion royal meal showdown reinterpreting Buyeo’s specialties displays the full demonstration of the two chefs’ specialties.
During the showdown, viewers can expect captivating sights such as the unveiling of a special all-purpose sauce, appearances of classic French cooking techniques, and a fiery flambé show in addition to revealing MC Park Se-ri’s hidden culinary talents.
Following, attention focuses on how Lee Yeon-bok’s Ohhyang Donggo and Korean-style Wi Gi Sam Jeong, and Oh Se-deuk’s French-style Yukhoe and mushroom pot rice showdown completed with Buyeo’s specialties will be evaluated.
‘What to Do with the Leftovers’ is a food and chit-chat variety show where food is consumed without leftovers, but relationships and stories are left behind.
With ‘What to Do with the Leftovers’, where Lee Young-ja and Park Se-ri invite guests to enjoy without leaving anything behind among food, rest, and happiness, it adds fun as even Captain Lee Young-ja and Park Se-ri do not know which taste friends will come.
Young-ja and Seri’s ‘What to Do with the Leftovers’ embarking on a Buyeo ‘Royal Feast’ tour with Cho Hyun-jae X Jung Il-woo X Lee Yeon-bok X Oh Se-deuk is set to broadcast today (16th) at 8 PM on tvN STORY.