Global star chef Jeong Ji-seon, who drew sympathy by revealing that his twin sibling was diagnosed with a brain tumor after receiving the popularity award at the '2025 KBS Entertainment Awards,' and chef Park Ga-ram, who appeared on 'Culinary Class Wars Season 2' and drew attention, will face off in a cooking battle.
KBS2 'Sajangnim Gwiyeun Dangnagwi' (hereafter 'Sadang-gwi') is a program for Korean bosses to voluntarily practice role reversal and self-reflection to create workplaces where people enjoy working. In the last episode it recorded a peak rating of 7.4% (Nielsen Korea) and continued its rapid run as the No. 1 entertainment program in its time slot for 184 consecutive weeks.
On the episode airing on the 21st of the month, Jeong Ji-seon, who is active globally, and Park Ga-ram, who captured attention with outstanding skills and beauty on a survival program, will compete in a pride-filled showdown serving restorative dishes for godmother of Korean cuisine chef Jo Hee-sook. Chef Park Ga-ram, a next-generation star chef with solid skills, became close friends with Jeong Ji-seon through a women chefs' gathering. Jeong Ji-seon and Park Ga-ram said, "We will serve the best food," and began cooking for their mentor Jo Hee-sook. For this, Jeong Ji-seon prepared 'palbogwantang bao,' which contains eight restorative ingredients, and Park Ga-ram served 'chamoe dongchimi mulhoe,' made by fermenting Korean melon dongchimi for three weeks, for Jo Hee-sook's taste evaluation.
Before the showdown, unlike the extremely tense Jeong Ji-seon, Park Ga-ram calmly prepared, creating a strong contrast and building anticipation for an exciting match. Chef Jo Hee-sook looked at Park Ga-ram's chamoe dongchimi and said, "I've never heard of chamoe dongchimi before," and "How long has it been fermented?" showing continuous interest with questions that sent Jeong Ji-seon's anxiety soaring.
In particular, Jeong Ji-seon surprised everyone by purchasing all the bowls in Shanghai the day before for this match and preparing eight precious ingredients including sea cucumber, shrimp, pork, chicken, beef, and scallops. Lee Soon-sil said, "Even if I pray that it won't taste good, it seems like it will be delicious," and Park Myung-soo said, "It would be delicious eaten raw," expressing admiration. Even Jun Hyun-moo could not hide his laughter at the nervous Jeong Ji-seon, saying, "Jeong Ji-seon is trying harder than on Culinary Class Wars."
Reports say Chef Jo Hee-sook beamed with continuous smiles and felt pleased at the colorful visual of Jeong Ji-seon's 'palbogwantang bao' and the 'chamoe dongchimi mulhoe,' which evokes the sweet taste of sorbet. From the flashy visuals to new ingredients and deep flavors, what decision Chef Jo Hee-sook made regarding the best dish that had everything is expected to raise anticipation for the showdown between current top chef Jeong Ji-seon and the most attention-grabbing next-generation chef Park Ga-ram.
Meanwhile, KBS2 'Sajangnim Gwiyeun Dangnagwi' airs every Sunday at 4:40 p.m.
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