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by 이용만 Jul 03. 2024

Korean Cuisine Gone Global

어남선생 스탠퍼드 강단에 서다

펀스토랑 출연의 류수영 배우가 스탠퍼드 대학에서 강연한다. 스티브잡스 등 유명인이 섰던 무대에서 어남선생 류수영과 K-Food가 소개된다.

Korean Cuisine Gone Global | Ryu Soo-young at Standford University

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaeR0DVxAVE

2:03:08 Hello. I'm very honored to be here today to share my story in

front of you all. My name is Ryu Soo-young and I'm an actor, but

I'm here to speak about Korean cuisine. An actor talking about Korean

food? Can you believe it? At first, you know, I felf a little but

awkward 좀 어색했다 when I got the invitation from Standford University because I

have 26 years acting experiences in over 40 drama series and films yet

I have invited here as a chef.

2:03:57 Actually it's still strange for me that people think of me as a

chef because I think of myself first as an actor. But until only two

years ago my lovely daughter thought I was a chef because most of

my drama and movies are not suitable for children under five years

old but she can watch only my cooking show....

2:15:32.... I received an offer to appear on cooking show but I

hesitated at first because I thought why would I 내가 왜 want my hobby to

become a job? When something becomes a job, it can lose its fun.

That's true. But I was told that the prize money from winning at this

cooking show would be donated to underprivileged 소외된 children so I

decided to participate.

2:16:05 I showcased my usual homecooked meals using my home

kitchen as a stage even now my cooking show is filmed in my small

kitchen. But my hobby and profession were different. Cooking and

teaching how to cook were different. I have to measure everything

precisely and I focused on every detail 세심하게 신경 썼다 so that even those who

couldn't cook could follow alone.

2:16:38 My very first dish was Kamjatang. It's a pork backbone stew, a

very popular stew in Korea. In restaurant it can cost about $10 per

serving, but I realized that with $10 I could buy seven pounds of pork

backbone and make enough Kamjatang for my whole family and my

neighbors. It means I can even hold garden party with $10. From the

first broadcast the response was more enthusiastic than anyone expected.


2:17:34 People love my recipe because I made a decent

homecooked meal with simple ingredients at an affordable price. But I

guess the most important thing was that all is happened during the

year of covid-19. People couldn't go to restaurants and they were

getting sick of 질리게 되었다 their options that were very expensive.

Also many companies started remote work so people had to cook at home.

2:18:04 If they didn't know how to cook they would have to make

frozen meals or instant noodle or something. I think that eating well

was more challenging than social distancing. So people started

cooking and they needed recipes. They weren't looking for fancy

dishes for Paris but real practical recipe for daily life.

I continued to create and refine recipes simplifying cooking method.

I excluded premium ingredients and made maximum use of seasonal

produce because they are the cheapest during the season. Health

benefits were just a bonus. I was especially eager to target men who

weren't comfortable cooking. Nowadays being able to cook well is

essential even for men.

2:20:33... Teaching cooking and sharing it with people is greatest joy in

my life. I love encouraging young people to start cooking Korean food

easily and helping retired couples make a real food instead of frozen

meals with simple recipe and affordable price. It's the most meaningful

thing in my life. When I walk down the street, people sometimes come

up to me 내게 다가와 and tell me that you gave me a great dinner last night even

though I didn't do anything for them.,,,

2:21:14. Acting and cooking are quite similar to me in preparing, presenting and finding meaning in people's reaction. Lastly, there is a phrase I really like to wrap up today's talk 오늘 강연을 마무리하고 싶은. Sometimes ago I heard a phrase that goes like this, "I read a book on my bookshelf and now I'm no longer the same person". I changed this phrase like this, "I

took out a frying pan from my kitchen and now I'm no longer the same person. Let's keep cooking! Thank you

                    

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