Lee Jung-hyun’s Pregnancy Glow: How a Secret Family Recipe Helped Her Beat Morning Sickness at 20 Weeks
Lee Jung-hyun’s Secret to Overcoming Morning Sickness: A Family Recipe from Her Doctor Husband
Lee Jung-hyun, a cast member of the popular Korean entertainment show “Convenience Store Restaurant,” recently shared her struggles with morning sickness during her 20th week of pregnancy. Despite her condition, Lee Jung-hyun surprised everyone by weighing only 46 kg, revealing that she had lost weight due to severe morning sickness.
During a recent episode of the show, Lee Jung-hyun visited an obstetrician and gynecologist for a regular checkup, where she was congratulated on the news that her second child was a girl. The ultrasound examination also revealed that her second daughter resembled her father, with Lee Jung-hyun jokingly expressing her disappointment that her daughter didn’t take after her.
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After the checkup, Lee Jung-hyun returned home and tasted a special dish prepared by her doctor husband, which was revealed to be a “secret recipe from a family of doctors.” The dish, called “eel gomtang,” was made by Lee Jung-hyun’s father-in-law, who is also a doctor, and was passed down to her husband.
The recipe involves boiling eels in a mixture of sesame oil, water, and various vegetables for two hours, stirring continuously to prevent the eels from burning. Lee Jung-hyun praised the dish, saying that it was richer and tastier than oxtail soup, and thanked her husband for his efforts.
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Lee Jung-hyun’s husband also shared the recipe with the show’s panelists, who were curious to taste the finished dish. The panelists were impressed by the flavor and texture of the eel gomtang, with Lee Jung-hyun boasting that it gave her strength to overcome her morning sickness.
In a heartwarming moment, Lee Jung-hyun expressed her sadness at the thought of her daughter’s marriage, saying that she would miss her daughter when she got married. However, her husband reassured her, saying that they would always be together, and that they could live together just the two of them.
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