Hu Deok-juk
South Korean chef
About Hu Deok-juk
Born 1949.
Hu Deok-juk is a South Korean chef. He is a chef of Haobin, a fine dining Chinese restaurant at the Ambassador-Pullman Hotel in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. Haobin earned a Michelin star in 2024.
Early life Hu was born in 1949 in Sogong-dong, Seoul, and he grew up in a Chinese-Korean household.
Culinary career In 1977, Hu joined The Shilla Seoul’s Chinese restaurant, Palsun. There, Hu introduced Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to the Korean culinary world in 1987, which played a significant role in shifting the dominant style of Chinese cuisine consumed in South Korea from Sichuan cuisine to Cantonese cuisine.
In 2024, Hu received a Mentor Chef Award from the Michelin Guide.
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Hu Deok-juk was born in 1949.
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