The Netflix variety show Culinary Class Wars 2 has begun an unscripted drama of intensified challenges and responses.
The fiery culinary class war Culinary Class Wars 2, in which underground masters nicknamed 'black spoon' chefs who seek to overturn the class order solely with taste and Korea's top star chefs nicknamed 'white spoon' who try to preserve it compete, revealed a fresh and intriguing twist to its rules on the 16th, prompting a heated reaction.
Season 2, which returned about a year after season 1 caused a worldwide sensation, did not make the wait disappointing. The strengthened black chefs sharpened their knives properly and came out ready, and the white chefs, who generously accepted the challenges of their juniors, showed high class.
The two hidden white spoons who drew great interest even before the release were Choi Kang-rok and Kim Do-yoon. The shocking twist that the two hidden white spoons would participate alongside the black chefs facing the round 1 black spoon decider and had to be judged by both Paik Jong-won and Anh Sung-jae exploded the survival dopamine.
Because they were re-challengers, a stricter hidden judging rule was applied, and the burning passion of Choi Kang-rok and Kim Do-yoon—I came out prepared. I want to try finishing first once, and This time I will approach it really fiercely—made the intense culinary class war to come even more anticipated. A new rule that the number of black chefs advancing to the round 2 one-on-one black-and-white battles would fluctuate in real time from 18 to 20 depending on the number of surviving hidden white chefs added interest.
The black spoon decider, held in the main kitchen sharply divided into black and white and including the two hidden white spoons, boasted high engagement. The contests between underground masters of various genres and the hidden white chefs who risked their pride for a re-challenge were hot and mouthwatering. The judges Paik Jong-won and Anh Sung-jae, who judge solely by "taste," delivered sharp evaluations and the survivors were finally decided.
Next, the round 2 one-on-one black-and-white battles were conducted as blind judging with the judges' eyes covered. In particular, contests using local specialties from regions across the country introduced excellent Korean ingredients to the world. The one-on-one black-and-white battles raised expectations for new "tastes" reborn in the hands of chefs from various genres using diverse Korean ingredients such as Gapyeong pine nuts, Wonju beef tongue, Pohang monkfish, and Paju cheonggukjang.
Above all, the spectacular visual of various ingredients being revealed on a large map added to the fun of the contest. Son Jong-won, who earned one Michelin star each in Korean and Western cuisine, faced off against a fine-dining black chef, and Seonjae, Korea's first master of temple cuisine, faced a black chef who had boldly abandoned his main weapon, promising a relentless, real duel.
Starting strong, Culinary Class Wars 2 episodes 4-7 will meet global viewers worldwide on Tuesday, the 23rd, at 5 p.m. on Netflix.<
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