Court lady Han prepares a new dish for the King’s midnight meal and serves it. Because of Court lady Han’s exceptional culinary skills, the incident goes unnoticed by others, including the King. However, JangGeum and YeonSaeng get penalized for their behavior. The Court lady in charge of training eventually finds out about the incident and keeps JangGeum away from training area. But JangGeum overhears the lecture while cleaning and studies as hard as she can. After many turns and twists, JangGeum gets the chance to take the test and Chief Court lady picks Court lady Han as JangGeum’s mentor. One day, all the ingredients prepared in SoJooBang (one of the Royal Kitchens in the Palace) get spoiled while the ingredients prepared in SooRaGan (another of the Royal Kitchens in the Palace) are at their best. Chief Court lady and Court lady Han investigates the cause and finds JangGeum cleaning dishes using boiled water. They are amazed by JangGeum’s intelligence as realize what kept the food in SooRaGan in such good condition.
Lee Young-ae
Seo Jang-geum
Ji Jin-hee
Min Jeong-ho
Im Ho
King Jungjong
Lee Se-eun
Park Yeol-yi
Geum Bo-ra
Na Joo-daek
Jo Jung-eun
Young Jang-geum
Jo Kyeong-hwan
Oh Gyeom-ho
Park Chan-hwan
Seo Cheon-soo
Uhm Yoo-shin
Ja Sun Dowager Queen
Kim So-yi
Min Gwi-yeol
Park Eun-hye
Lee Yeon-saeng
Yang Mi-kyung
Han Baek-young
Han Ji-min
Shin-bi
Hong Ri-na
Choi Geum-young
Kim Hye-sun
Park Myung-yi
Kyeon Mi-ri
Choi Seong-geum
Im Hyun-sik
Kang Duk-gu
Choi Ja-hye
Chang-yi
Yeo Un-gye
Jung Mal-geum
Lee Do-hee
Choi Pan-sul
Maeng Sang-hun
Dr. Woon-baek
Park Jung-soo
Queen Munjeong
Lee Ip-sae
Yoon Young-roh
Kim Yeo-jin
Dr. Jang-deok
Joo Ah-reum
Young Chang-yi
Lee Se-young
Young Geum-yeong
Kim Min-hee
Bi-sun