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Bon Appétit, Your Majesty — rainy-day pajeon (episode 7)
Chef Ji-yeong fries Busan-style Dongnae pajeon in the rain to win over a stubborn craftsman, while the king eats it with makgeolli.
Updated Oct 19, 2026tvN D ENT · YouTube
Official channel: tvN D ENT · YouTube
Make pajeon at home
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CJ Beksul Korean Pancake Mix (2.2 lb)
The seasoned batter mix Koreans use for jeon; it's the mix in our Pajeon recipe.
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Tramontina Professional 12-inch Nonstick Fry Pan
A wide pan gives a thin pancake room to spread and flip.
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Sempio Jin Gold soy sauce (860 ml)
For the soy dipping sauce served with pajeon.
What it is
An official tvN clip from episode 7. Ji-yeong (Lim Yoon-a) needs a pressure cooker for the next round of a cooking contest with Ming envoys, but craftsman Jang Chun-saeng (Ko Chang-seok) won't help the court. Hearing his Busan accent, she fries Dongnae pajeon outside his house in the rain. King Yi Heon (Lee Chae-min) eats it with makgeolli right in front of him, and one bite takes Chun-saeng back to the feast days of his childhood. He agrees to build the cooker.
Why people are watching
Rain and jeon go together in Korea: the Korea Tourism Organization says the sound of rain is like jeon sizzling in a pan, so people still crave it on rainy days. The drama, which streams on Netflix, was a hit at home and abroad: its sixth episode drew 12.7%, then tvN's best of the year, and it ranked No. 2 among Netflix's non-English series.
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