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‘“Culinary Class Wars” Season 2’ has begun an unscripted drama of intensified challenges and responses.
‘“Culinary Class Wars” Season 2’, where hidden masters ‘black spoon’ chefs seek to overturn hierarchies through taste alone and South Korea’s top star ‘white spoon’ chefs defend their status, sparked heated reactions on the 16th by revealing fresh and intriguing twist rules.
Returning after over a year following Season 1’s global frenzy, Season 2 left no room for disappointment. The black chefs sharpened their knives with renewed vigor, while the white chefs, who generously accepted the challenge from their juniors, maintained their dignity.
Particularly, the two highly anticipated hidden white spoons were revealed as Choi Kang-rok and Kim Do-yoon. The shocking twist rule—where the two hidden white spoons would participate alongside black chefs in Round 1’s black spoon selection and undergo evaluation by both judges Paik Jong-won and Anh Sung-jae—ignited survival adrenaline.
Stricter hidden review rules were applied for this re-challenge. Choi Kang-rok and Kim Do-yoon’s fiery passion, declaring, “We came prepared. We’ll aim for first place,” and “This time, we’ll approach it fiercely,” heightened anticipation for the intense culinary class war ahead. A new rule, where the number of black chefs advancing to Round 2’s 1:1 black-white battle fluctuates in real-time from 18 to 20 depending on the surviving hidden white chefs, added intrigue.
The black spoon selection, conducted with the participation of the two hidden white spoons in the main kitchen sharply divided into black and white, boasted high immersion. The competition between diverse hidden masters and the hidden white chefs, who re-challenged with pride at stake, was heated and mouthwatering. Survivors were finally decided under the sharp evaluations of judges Paik Jong-won and Anh Sung-jae, who judged solely based on ‘taste.’
Round 2’s 1:1 black-white battle proceeded as a blind review, with judges’ eyes covered. Notably, the battle featured regional specialties from across the nation, promoting Korea’s excellent ingredients to the world. The 1:1 black-white battle anticipated new ‘tastes’ as diverse Korean ingredients—Gapyeong pine nuts, Wonju beef tongue, Pohang anglerfish, and Paju cheonggukjang—were reimagined by chefs of various genres.
Above all, the awe-inspiring visual of various ingredients revealed on a large map enhanced the competition’s excitement. Son Jong-won, who holds a Michelin 1-star for both Korean and Western cuisine, faced off against a fine dining black chef, while Seonjae, South Korea’s first temple food master, engaged in an unyielding duel with a black chef who boldly abandoned his signature weapon, foreshadowing a fierce clash.