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Bon Appétit, Your Majesty — gochujang butter bibimbap (episode 1)
The first dish that wins over the tyrant king: bibimbap with gochujang and browned butter, made from what chef Ji-yeong saved from an in-flight meal.
Updated Oct 19, 2026tvN DRAMA · YouTube
Official channel: tvN DRAMA · YouTube
Make the king's bibimbap
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CJ Haechandle Gochujang (500 g)
The fermented chili paste that gives the bowl its heat; it's the gochujang in our Bibimbap recipe.
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Crazy Korean Cooking Dolsot Stone Bowl, Medium with Lid
A Korean-made stone bowl for a sizzling bibimbap with a crispy rice crust.
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CJ Hetbahn cooked white rice (12 bowls)
Microwavable rice for a quick bowl; our Bibimbap recipe works with it.
What it is
An official tvN clip from episode 1, aired August 23, 2025. French-trained chef Yeon Ji-yeong (Lim Yoon-a) lands in the Joseon era with gochujang and butter saved from an in-flight meal. She tops barley rice with mountain greens and a poached egg, adds gochujang and pours over browned butter. The heat startles King Yi Heon (Lee Chae-min), but he can't stop eating.
Why people are watching
This is the dish that set the show's style: Korean staples cooked with French technique. tvN's clip title says the taste reminded Yi Heon of his mother and brought him to tears. The Korea Times lists it among the show's Korean-French fusion dishes, and it is easy to make at home.
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