'Lost sense of taste after mother's passing' Shin Gi-ru regains appetite, overcomes allergy [Star Issue]

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Comedian Shin Gi-ru has regained his sense of taste.

On the 15th, Shin Gi-ru posted a photo and caption on his Instagram story reading "Shrimp jeon that helped me overcome shrimp allergy."

The released photo shows appetizingly stacked shrimp jeon.

Shin Gi-ru drew attention by praising the delicious shrimp jeon after overcoming even his shrimp allergy.

Recently, Shin Gi-ru confessed to having endured a difficult period where he lost both his sense of smell and taste following his mother's passing. He is now receiving fans' support with news that he has fully regained his appetite.

Earlier, Shin Gi-ru's mother passed away on March 17.

Subsequently, Shin Gi-ru appeared on SBS' "Same Bed Different Dreams2: You Are My Destiny" on the 7th and revealed that he had lost his sense of smell and taste after his mother's death.

At that time, Shin Gi-ru said, "Although my mother passed away in mid-March, I spent a difficult time caring for her day and night until then," adding, "After losing my mother, both my body and mind were in pain."

He also revealed that after the funeral, he deliberately ordered expensive sushi to eat. He said, "The tuna sushi and egg sushi tasted exactly the same. At that moment, I thought, 'Something is wrong with me.' Without being able to taste anything, I had no motivation for life." Shin Gi-ru also mentioned trying foods that could stimulate his sense of taste.

He added, "That very day, I ordered abalone. It was only sour and had no other flavor. Just before that, I ordered cream soup. They said I needed to stimulate it with something like pepper. I even chewed and ate perilla leaves, which I usually couldn't eat." Shin Gi-ru then revealed that his sense of taste returned after eating spicy charcoal-grilled barbecue chicken. He said, "When I'm very sad, I try to forget by eating, but if even that doesn't work, I wondered how I could go on living. Eating is the only time I have when my mind is completely blank, so it couldn't be allowed to disappear."

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