'2 Days & 1 Night' Chef Sam Kim avenged his defeat to Jung Ho-young on "Culinary Class Wars 2."
On the afternoon of the 5th, KBS 2TV's entertainment program 2 Days & 1 Night season 4 aired the final story of the gourmet trip to Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, with Sam Kim and Jung Ho-young. The episode's nationwide rating by Nielsen Korea was 5.9%, securing first place in its time slot. A scene in which Jung Ho-young and Sam Kim look back on their trip with 2 Days & 1 Night and share their impressions recorded a peak minute rating of 9.6%.
Following last week, a relay cooking battle unfolded between Team Ho-young (Jung Ho-young, Lee Jun, DinDin, Yoo Sun-ho) and Team Sam Kim (Sam Kim, Kim Jongmin, Moon Seyoon), and with 10 minutes left on the clock the two chefs went in as the final runners to finish the dishes. Despite unexpected incidents, Jung Ho-young and Sam Kim calmly completed their cooking, impressing the members.
After the fierce cooking battle between the two teams ended, the evaluation by 11 production staff judges who would decide the winner followed. The judging panel tasted all the dishes from both teams with appreciation and then voted for the team that made the dish they felt was better.
As a result of the judges' votes, this cooking contest ended with Team Sam Kim's final victory by 7 to 4. Sam Kim, who had been eliminated after losing to Jung Ho-young on the Netflix show "Culinary Class Wars 2," joked toward Jung Ho-young, "If you cook a little harder and make the food less sweet, that would be better," drawing laughter.
The winners of the cooking contest, Sam Kim, Kim Jongmin and Moon Seyoon, enjoyed a hearty dinner tasting all the dishes prepared by both teams. On the other hand, the losing team — Jung Ho-young, Lee Jun, DinDin and Yoo Sun-ho — received the punishment of becoming 2 Days & 1 Night's dedicated chefs and were tasked with preparing the late-night snack.
Before going to sleep that day, Team Ho-young, which had lost the cooking contest, prepared late-night snacks using ingredients from the refrigerator. After tasting the special late-night menu, including "snowflake dumplings," "pollock roe mushroom ramen," and "pollock roe rice balls," Kim Jongmin praised Jung Ho-young's cooking, saying, "When I'm with (Jung Ho-young) hyung, I can't help but gain weight."
The 2 Days & 1 Night team and guests ate their fill of the late-night snacks and went to bed. Sam Kim, Kim Jongmin and Moon Seyoon, who were selected for the dawn-shift punishment, woke up early and headed to the fish market, changed into work clothes and began preparations for the auction. Having completed the work safely, the three returned to the base camp with the fresh black porgy they earned as their daily wage.
Afterwards, seeing the black porgy Team Sam Kim had obtained, Jung Ho-young, befitting a top Japanese cuisine chef, immediately sliced sashimi on the spot and delivered it to the members' mouths. After finishing breakfast, Jung Ho-young said of 2 Days & 1 Night, "It would be a lie to say it wasn't hard, but it was fun and ended with laughter. I didn't know a day could feel this short." Sam Kim also shared his appearance comment, saying, "I healed by enjoying things I can't normally enjoy through 2 Days & 1 Night. I had a great time."
Star chef Jung Ho-young's trip with Sam Kim offered viewers laughter by showing a variety of gourmet scenes in Mokpo and a colorful, exciting range of moments from the fierce cooking battle between the two chefs that could not be seen on 2 Days & 1 Night.
[Photo] Provided by KBS 2TV.
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