Culinary Class Wars, a fiery culinary class war pitting underground masters dubbed 'black spoons' who seek to overturn class by flavor alone against South Korea's top star chefs dubbed 'white spoons' who aim to defend that status, on the 19th revealed the lineup of 38 black-and-white chefs who will face off in the 2nd round 1:1 black-and-white battles.
First, among the 80 chefs, 19 chefs who survived as black chefs able to compete with the white chefs through the round 1 black spoon decider draw attention. Kitchen Boss, who captured judge Anh Sung-jae with an intention of no seasonings and the "finish of flavor," Three-star Killer, praised by judge Anh Sung-jae as a risotto you would eat at an upscale American restaurant, the nation's No. 1 barbecue director of the barbecue research institute, Trend King called the son of Yongsan for an unusual lasagna, Perfect match who showed art with a lobster tuile, Annyeong Bonjour who makes harmonious dishes of Korea and France survived. Brewer Yun, who captivated judge Anh Sung-jae with traditionally brewed liquor and carefully boiled boiled pork slices, the 4-pyeong loner of a modest modern home-cooked table made through effort, French Papa who offers warm comfort through cooking, Iron Arm who received high praise from judge Anh Sung-jae for cooking very well, Bucheakdosa, the top figure in Korean freshwater eel rice bowls, New York–bound pork bone soup, the owner of the clear pork bone soup loved by New Yorkers, will face the white chefs. The Chinese cuisine witch who performs magic with a wok, the side-dish wizard who adds kick and care to Korean food to create something special, Seoul mom who teaches celebrities to cook, the unconventional genius who boldly brought rabbit as an unusual ingredient to the contest, Kal-makase who survived with knife-sharp omakase, Baby beast who survived by setting a drinking table with wild greens, and the cooking monster who is the No. 1 black-chef target of the white chefs will show the qualities of an underground master.
Here, Korean fine-dining pioneer and two-Michelin-star Lee Jun, Son Jong-won who earned one Michelin star each for Korean and Western cuisine, temple food master Sunjae the monk, Chinese cuisine master with 57 years Huduckjuk, French master with 47 years Park Hyo-nam, leading Japanese cuisine star chef Jung ho-young, Italian star chef Sam Kim who communicates with the world through food, Canadian-born star chef Raymond Kim who adds Korea to Western cuisine, MasterChef Korea season 4 judge Song Hoon, Hansik Battle season 3 winner Lim Seong-geun respond generously to challenges from juniors. Michelin one-star Kim Hee-eun who puts heart into food, former Blue House executive chef Cheon Sang-hyun, Michelin one-star Choi Yu-gang who shows the pinnacle of Chinese and Japanese cuisine, MasterChef Sweden winner Jenny Walden, New York Michelin one-star Shim Sung-chul who captivated New Yorkers with casual Korean dining, the country's first five-star hotel female executive chef Lee Geum-hee, Kim Seong-woon who captures Taean's nature in his cooking, and Michelin one-star Kim Geon who dedicates care to food step into the 2nd round 1:1 black-and-white battles to overwhelm solely with "taste." Above all, Hidden white spoon Choi Kang-rok, who re-challenged after season 1, succeeded in advancing to round 2 by receiving survival from both judges Paik Jong-won and Anh Sung-jae under the hidden white spoon rule.
Culinary Class Wars exploded survival dopamine from episodes 1-3 in week 1 with the introduction of the twist hidden white spoon rule and uncompromising "taste" showdowns between the black-and-white chefs. The round 2 1:1 black-and-white battles, conducted as blind judging with the judges' eyes covered, promise full-on matchups between black-and-white chefs using Korean regional specialties.
Culinary Class Wars episodes 4-7 will meet global viewers on Netflix at 5 p.m. on the 23rd.
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