Subscribe
E-Paper
 |
| The mother-in-law of actress Ham So-won asked her to eat pig's eyes. Courtesy of TV Chosun. |
By Dong Sun-hwa
The Chinese mother-in-law of Korean actress Ham So-won has suggested Ham should eat pig eyeballs to give birth to a beautiful son.
In Tuesday's episode of TV Chosun's reality show "Flavor of Wife," the actress, 42, appeared with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
She registered as a married couple with her Chinese husband Jin Hua, who is 18 years younger, in January and the ceremony was held in April.
"Jin Hua's eyes and nose are really beautiful," Ham told her mother-in-law. "I want to give birth to a son like him."
The mother-in-law then revealed the family secret to her.
"If you boil and eat two pig eyeballs when you are four-months pregnant, the baby will resemble the eyebrows, eyelashes and nose of his father," the mother-in-law told her.
The actress revealed that the daughters-in-law of Jin Hua's family have been eating eyeballs for generations.
"I am not that particular about what I eat, but I felt a bit scary about having pig eyes," the actress said.
