Chae Jung-an's analysis of Chef Park Eun-young's cooking: "An experimental taste where inner greed is felt"

In the 91st episode of the JTBC variety program 'Chef & My Fridge', the cast members tasted an experimental course presented by Chef Park Eun-young and shared conversations regarding the philosophy embedded in the dishes and the chef's tendencies.

From Hong Kong-style Char Siu to Parfait, an experimental course built in layers

On this day, Chef Park Eun-young presented a course combining various ingredients, starting with a dish utilizing Hong Kong-style Char Siu. The first dish, the Hong Kong-style Char Siu, added flavor by mixing in peanut butter and was evaluated as capturing both texture and freshness by being served with cucumber. The following 'Parfait Princess' was characterized by a composition that layered heterogeneous ingredients such as cream cheese, figs, arugula, avocado, scorched rice, and corn.

In particular, the white wine prepared with the dessert continued the flow of the tasting by emphasizing the theme of an 'adult woman.' Following the order of the dishes, the cast members ate through the layers of ingredients, experiencing unique changes in texture and taste where warmth and coolness coexisted. The subsequent noodle dish and steak were also provided in experimental forms where various sauces and ingredients harmonized.

"Inner greed is visible" Chae Jung-an reads the chef's cooking philosophy

While tasting the food, cast member Chae Jung-an continued an interesting conversation, inferring the chef's personality through the food. Chae Jung-an noted that the dishes presented by Chef Park Eun-young were very experimental and offered a unique interpretation regarding the chef's inner self.

Through the conversation in the video, Chae Jung-an showed how she infers the chef's character based on the nature of the cooking, mentioning, "If you judge after eating the food, [he is] a very sensible and wise mister." Specifically, regarding the experimental dishes, she expressed, "There is a bit of greed inside." Chae Jung-an suggested that the chef is constantly testing their own limits through cooking, stating, "It feels like people who constantly raise their own max to maintain first place, constantly challenging their own limits."

Chae Jung-an's evaluation is read as reflecting the process in which the dishes presented by Chef Park Eun-young do not settle for existing frameworks but constantly attempt new combinations of ingredients and cooking methods.