[인터뷰] “Korean’s Table” Choi Buul-am “The most delicious is a poor table.”

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Starting with the’Geoje Winter Daegu Edition’ on January 6, 2011, KBS1’s representative longevity program’Korean’s Table’, which contains the life history and joys and sorrows of Koreans’ table, celebrated its 10th anniversary. Actor Choi Bul-am (80), who has consistently kept the’Korean’s table’, and the production team thanked the viewers for their 10th anniversary.

In a written interview with Maeil Business Daily Star Today, Choi Bul-am confided about the past 10 years with’Koreans’ meal table’.

Choi Bul-am said, “The Gangsan Mountain will change in 10 years, but when I saw the scenes taken 10 years ago, nothing has changed much more than I thought. Even those who seem to have played the role of an old man from an early age seem to feel that their present appearance is the same as before. However, it cannot be helped that it is difficult over the years. However, if you take a breath while walking in a car and think about it, you seem to find my hidden life.” He expressed his strong affection for the program.

He said, “When I think of working on broadcasting until the age of 80 and going to receive a meal with luck, it seems that my mothers all over the country are because of me, and they are waiting for me with a bent back and knee joint pain. How do you repay all the love you’ve received for 10 years? I am grateful, and I still can’t find a way,” he thanked the viewers.

The production team of’Korean’s Table’ also said, “It’s been 10 years already. Despite the appearance of numerous food programs over the past 10 years, the Korean table has evolved while trying to focus on finding the roots and emotions of Korean food. He emphasized that the reason that I was able to keep this 10 years amongst the ever-changing broadcasting contents like these days is because of the love of the audience and the teacher Choi Bul-am who kept the position consistently.”

Above all, the production crew expressed respect for Choi Bul-am and said, “It rains or snows, but every week I go on the road in search of a table at dawn, and I may want to take a break at least once or it may be annoying. have. Always listen to what the production crew says, and sometimes they offer suggestions on how to do this. As such, Mr. Choi Bul-am’s passion for the’Korean meal table’ is great. I always pay homage to the teacher’s passion.”

‘Korean’s Table’ has traveled about 350,000 km to both domestic and overseas over the past 10 years. It traveled more than 8 laps around the globe, showing about 8,000 foods in about 1,400 places.

Choi Bul-am, who has kept the’Korean meal table’ for a long time, said, “It seems that people are more memorable than food.”

He said, “I think it was when I was filming chueotang someday in Namwon, but at that time, I liked the sancho and said that Chueotang seemed to be delicious. By the way, an elderly man was waiting for me under a local zelkova tree, and he took my hand and carefully wrapped it in newspaper and gave him something. I want to give you a present, but I’m giving you a spoonful of pepper that I said earlier that I have nothing to give, wrapped in newspaper. There are those who are grateful, so I wonder if the’Korean meal table’ could last 10 years.”

In addition, Choi Bul-am said, “The story I hear the most from friends around the country during this program is that I go around the country and eat all the good food.” “By the way, the most delicious is the poor dining table. As I traveled around the area, most of the tables were made by my mother using poor ingredients and squeezing wisdom to feed my family during difficult times. “I think it is because of the wisdom of these mothers that this country was able to exist whenever I received a meal.”

He said, “I have a heart for my mothers, and I feel a sense of responsibility to tell us about our history underpinned by them as adults. I can’t help but feel that I have the joy of meeting people and beautiful scenery in all seasons.”

The production crew of’Korean’s Table’ said, “These days are a world full of food, but when the elderly die, our traditional ingredients, foods, and food culture may be forgotten and disappear.” However, I think that there is value and meaning in recording the traditional food ingredients and food culture of our people through video. In the future, he asked for affection, saying, “I want to keep the foods that were born and raised in our land and the joys and sorrows of Koreans on the table for a long time.”

On the other hand,’Korean’s Dining Table’ has prepared a special feature for 4 weeks from the 7th to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

In the first part, we will prepare a time to share memories of’one meal in my life’ based on the special stories of viewers centering on the keywords of hometown, family, and mother.

In the 2nd and 3rd episodes, Choi Bul-am, his wife, Kim Min-ja, and actor Kim Hye-soo, a lover of’Korean’s Table’, depicts the process of sharing a meal with an emotional life.

In the 4th episode, we will meet people who are working hard to reproduce and modernize Korean food with Kim Hoon, a life friend of Boul-Am Choi, who is well versed in food recipes, to create a future-oriented finish that opens a new decade with the settlement of the last 10 years There is a time to listen to the suggestions for the table. ‘Korean’s Table’ airs every Thursday at 7:40 pm.

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