. . . . . "ject, too.In 2005 ???Dae Jang Geum??? aired across China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and other parts of Asia, making it to 91 countries around the world.The story, about an orphaned kitchen cook who becomes the first female physician to the king, sparked not only an interest in Korean dramas but in its food and traditional culture.It???s been estimated that the series earned about 111.9 billion w" .