From Michelin standard kitchen to family kitchen: The secret behind delicious food

After actress Shin Ye Eun, Another Saigon by LG (HCMC) has just welcomed Chef Son Jong-won, the chef who runs two Michelin-starred restaurants in Korea and the familiar face of the show Culinary Class Wars 2 on Netflix.

Here, the talented chef not only demonstrates his skillful cooking techniques, but also reveals the secrets to making a home kitchen approach a Michelin-starred restaurant kitchen.

According to him, the secret lies in two factors: accuracy and consistency. The foundation of an excellent dish is from preserving ingredients to controlling cooking temperature. The Michelin kitchen requires many strict standards, but housewives can always simplify it with home support technology.

Consistent quality starts with fresh ingredients

To maintain Michelin stars for many years in a row, Chef Son said the quality of the food is "decided long before the fire is turned on". In particular, raw materials are the first factor that needs to be controlled accurately.

For Chef Son, precision in cooking starts with the ability to control ingredients right from the refrigerator, which is also the reason he appreciates the LG FrenchDoor InstaView refrigerator.

Every type of food needs to be stored in the right conditions to maintain its optimal state before processing. With a flexible convertible drawer, Full Convert Drawer allows temperature adjustment from -23°C to 7°C, helping to preserve a variety of ingredients according to needs, thereby creating a stable quality foundation for dishes every time you cook.

LG FrenchDoor InstaView refrigerator helps manage food conveniently by tapping twice on the glass to look inside. In addition, the Fit & Max recessed design combined with smart Zero Clearance hinges helps the cabinets be placed neatly, optimizing modern kitchen space.

Precise cooking temperature to create the delicious flavor you desire

At Another Saigon by LG, Chef Son combined native Vietnamese ingredients to create two Korean dishes (mango Yakbap and lemongrass-flavored Sujeonggwa) using the LG Built-in InstaView wall oven. Thanks to ProBake Convection convection baking technology that distributes heat evenly and the InstaView glass surface that taps twice to see inside, the food is accurately temperature controlled without heat loss.

Chef Son further revealed that maintaining consistent quality is a "vital factor" to bring a classy culinary experience to diners. The chef must maintain the same quality through hundreds of servings of the same dish, even at peak hours. Therefore, the equipment in the kitchen plays an important role, contributing to determining the quality of the food.

Clean kitchen: The foundation to elevate your cooking experience

Besides, Chef Son also shared that in Michelin-starred restaurants, consistency lies not only in flavor or recipe, but also in the operating standards of the entire kitchen. A clean space and stable process are the conditions for ensuring food quality through each preparation.

That philosophy is also reflected in the remaining two products of LG's kitchen ecosystem at Another Saigon. The LG QuadWash TrueSteam dishwasher with a multi-directional four-arm spray system and TrueSteam high-temperature steam technology takes care of all the cleaning, drying and sterilization steps, helping the kitchen space to always be maintained in a ready state. Meanwhile, LG NeoChef Inverter microwave oven with Smart Inverter technology maintains stable capacity, defrosts and cooks food evenly from deep inside, preserving nutrients and flavor to effectively support pre-processing before cooking.

When the logistics are handled neatly and accurately, housewives can devote their full attention to what is most important: the food being prepared.

For Chef Son Jong-won, the quality of a dish is not determined at the moment it is placed on the plate, but starts from how the ingredients are preserved, the temperature is controlled and each step is performed accurately.

Through the smart kitchen ecosystem, LG is bringing  standards from Michelin-starred kitchens closer to everyday life, helping each family confidently create delicious meals right at home.

Users can directly experience the latest kitchen electronic appliances from LG at Another Saigon by LG space, located at 96 Mac Thi Buoi, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. Interested readers can visit and explore a space imbued with a "Korean standard" lifestyle right in the heart of the city.