TikTok Chef Owen Han Discusses His Viral Fame & Inspiration Behind Recipes

Jennifer Hudson loves a yummy moment!

On Monday’s episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” viral sensation chef Owen Han — who has over 3.1 million followers on TikTok and is known as the “Sandwich King” — taught JHud how to make a chicken quesadilla and his favorite turkey sandwich.

During the one-on-one cooking lesson, Owen discussed his Internet fame and attributed his success not to his delicious food, but to the sounds of his cooking.

“It’s like when people eat, the crispiness, the crunchiness,” he said, comparing his TikToks to videos intended to induce Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR).

As for his recipes, Owen said he is greatly inspired by his culture: his mother is Italian while his father is Chinese.

Speaking of whom, Owen’s mother was in the audience and proudly watched her son show off his kitchen skills. Owen’s mom is vegan and never cooked at home but Owen told Jennifer he knows how to make vegan food, and made his mom an eggplant sandwich the previous night.

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As he seasoned the chicken for the quesadilla, Owen noted to Jenn that it doesn’t matter what order the ingredients go in as they are all mixed in a bowl.

While Owen used a blow torch to melt the cheese — like he does in his videos — this step is unnecessary but very, very cool.

After the quesadilla was made, Jenn got to taste the scrumptious dish, and even dipped a piece in the adobe sauce because she likes it real spicy!

Later in the episode, the “Sandwich King” made his favorite: a turkey sandwich with pesto and Calabrian chili mayonnaise.

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When asked why he has the title of “Sandwich King,” he explained that he initially began making TikToks for fun but went viral after posting one of his sandwiches. Eventually, Owen “ran with it” and honed in on the craft of sandwich making.

Even though this turkey sandwich is his favorite, he made sure to make one without mayo as Jennifer prefers mustard.

“Chef Owen, you can make some sandwiches. I forgot I was on television,” Jennifer said after trying the yummy dish. “You outdid yourself.”

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