What Surprised Paco More Than K-BBQ? Discover the Unexpected Dish on ‘Korea’s First Time’!

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Paco and his friends take on K-BBQ for their first dinner in Korea.

On the March 26 episode of MBC Every1’s travel-variety series Welcome, Is This Your First Time in Korea?, three friends from France — Paco, Max and Jamil — sit down for their first Korean meal.

After touring Namsan Tower, the trio heads to the K-BBQ spot they’d been dreaming about since before the trip. They admire the sizzling beef and launch into a full-on meat feast, but Paco is suddenly distracted by an unexpected dish that outshines the beef. He even calls the restaurant owner over mid-meal to ask about it, leaving viewers wondering what could have captured his attention more than the main course.

Meanwhile, youngest member Jamil — who once worked at a Korean restaurant in France — confidently picks up the tongs and scissors to grill the meat himself. An unexpected incident while he’s grilling startles the restaurant owner, and studio hosts were left speechless at the shocking sight revealed after Jamil’s decisive snip. Audiences will be eager to learn what unfolded to leave even the owner stunned.

Another standout at the table is Max, nicknamed the “eating professor.” He had been eagerly anticipating a Korean-food mukbang since before the trip, and his intensity drew praise from studio host Kim Jun-hyun. Max’s unique reaction to the aroma of the meat and the genuine, guttural exclamations he lets out blew everyone away. Watching him, Kim Jun-hyun and DinDin joked, “I thought Moon Se-yoon had shown up,” and marveled that Max even mirrors the expressions, praising his natural mukbang talent.

You can catch the French friends’ mouthwatering mukbang and their nail-biting grilling challenge on Welcome, Is This Your First Time in Korea?, airing at 8:30 p.m. KST on March 26.

Tae Yuna, TenAsia reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr