'Welcome' David: "Baek Jong-won is very good at cooking... I'm following along by watching his videos"

On the 27th, David from the United States, who appeared on the MBC Every1 variety show “Welcome, First Time in Korea?”, was seen dancing after waking up in the morning. Photo by MBC Every1 “Welcome, First Time in Korea?” broadcast capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] David, a graduate student from the United States, revealed his daily life.

On the 27th, the MBC Every1 variety show "Welcome, First Time in Korea?" featured David, who graduated from Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. and is currently a fourth-year Korean resident studying at KAIST Graduate School.

On the show, David explained why he came to Korea, saying, "There is a Koreatown in my hometown in the U.S. The Korean friends I met there treated me so well that I wanted to live in Korea."

He continued, "I asked my friends which university in Korea I should attend, and they said KAIST has good job prospects, so I enrolled in the KAIST Graduate School of Business."

When the hosts asked, "That must be a source of pride for your family," David replied, "I graduated from the worst university among my family. My sister graduated from the University of Chicago, my mother from Harvard University, and my father from Stanford University."

David said he strengthens his mental power from the morning by solving math problems and doing brain exercises such as drawing triangles and squares simultaneously with both hands.

He said, "I want to spend my time productively, so I do brain exercises. From what I see, it seems helpful."

However, David soon put down his pen and started dancing, saying, "Dancing recharges my energy. When there was no one in the library, I studied like that," which made everyone laugh.

On that day, when a student visited his home, David said he would cook Korean food himself, adding, "A friend I know is very good at Korean cooking, so I am learning from him."

Then, when David followed a cooking video by cooking researcher Baek Jong-won, Kim Jun-hyun joked, "Is that friend the same guy? He is everyone's friend," which caused laughter.

However, David made a mistake in the ratio of doenjang (fermented soybean paste) and gochujang (red chili paste) while making doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew).

David said, "This is David's spicy fish stew," and the student complimented, "It's unique but delicious."

David then said, "American cooking has fixed measurements, but Korean cooking is so fun because when I change the measurements, a new dish is born."

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