Lee Chan-won, 'Koreans' Table' 15th Anniversary Special Captivated Guests with Songs and Cooking

Lee Chan-won received a marriage proposal from a foreign guest with the neobiani he made himself on KBS1’s ’Korean Table’ 15th anniversary special. Lee Chan-won appeared on parts 1 and 2 of the ’Korean Table’ 15th anniversary special, which aired on the 3rd and 10th, alongside Choi Soo-jong and Chef Yoon Joo-mo (Yoon Na-ra), presenting a variety of dishes to foreign guests visiting Korea. He revealed that he is a regular viewer of the program, saying, ″’Korean Table’ is my dining companion,″ and added, ″I watched the episode about freshwater snails and ordered some to make freshwater snail hangover soup.″ For the dinner prepared for the foreign guests, he made neobiani using Korean native cattle (chikso) himself. Guest Robert, who tasted the neobiani made without any measuring but by hand, said, ″I want to marry Lee Chan-won,″ turning the scene into laughter. This showed his satisfaction with the taste of the food Lee Chan-won made. During the cooking process, he worked in harmony with Chef Yoon Joo-mo, sharing roles such as frying jeon (Korean pancakes) and adding toppings. Chef Yoon praised him, saying, ″Chan-won and I work well together.″ When making fish dumplings, upon seeing fish and cucumber in the filling, he explained, ″Fish and cucumber are ingredients in North Korean-style dumplings,″ demonstrating his knowledge about the food. The dumplings Lee Chan-won made himself were shared with village elders, who in return gave him cucumbers, soybean paste, red pepper paste, and plum syrup as gifts. Lee Chan-won sang his signature song ″Jinttobaegi″ on the spot and greeted them with, ″I will sing more songs next time I visit,″ and ″Stay healthy.″ He also participated in catching gizzard shad with Hwang Jin-yi and explained the meaning of the proverb, ″The smell of grilling autumn gizzard shad brings back even a daughter-in-law who left home,″ to foreign guests unfamiliar with Korean culture, and demonstrated how to eat gizzard shad. In this special, Lee Chan-won captivated the hearts of guests and elders through various roles including cooking, singing, and cultural explanations.