The Official Culinary Class Wars Discussion Thread | EP 1 TO 10 OUT NOW

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So basically Physical 100 but a chef edition.

I am midway watching through episode 1. I recognized some of the top chefs such as Chef Choi Hyunseok, Chef Jung Jisun, and Lu Chinglai. They were on Boss in the Mirror/The Boss have Donkey ears which is how I learn about them.

Chef Choi run a Korean-European fusion restaurant, while Chef Jisun and and Chef Chinglai specialize in Chinese foods.


While the top 20 white spoons are renowned name, there are still more that have not appeared which we might see in Season 2 if there is a season 2. Chefs such as Chef Hoyoung who specialized in Japanese cuisine and Chef Lee Yeon Beok...etc

 

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More on Ep 1:

-Secret course, I expected him to be eliminated. I tried imagining the flavor combination myself and I don't think that it will be a good fit.

Korean Meal Mogul. Her dishes look really good. But I agree with Chef Ahn that her dishes need rice to go with it. I love Kimchi myself, but I need rice to go with kimchi for sure. I will love to try the Oyster pancake though.

-Goddess of Chinese Cuisine, I really want her to make it. She is one of the contestants that I got my eyes on

 

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Thoughts on Ep 2:

-Yes! Goddess of Chinese cuisine cooking make it! I manage to found her real name too "Park Eunyoung"

-Underestimated. Ahh, he might have get eliminated, but his steak is something I want to try. I like his concept of what a steak should be like.

-King Bibim's Bibimbap does not look appetizing at all

-Meanwhile the white bibimbap, this is the first time I heard of it and will want to try it once.

-Happy for One Two Three. His duck dish look the best so far

-Triple Stars. The sauce for the lobster, I really wonder how does it taste like

 

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EP 3 thoughts:

-That winter watermelon salad. I need to try it! How refreshing it must taste!

-Ooooh time for 1 vs 1 battle. I believe that at least some black spoons can win the white spoons, so surely the last 20 will not be all white spoons?

-Yes! Jung Jisun vs Park Eunyoung! Two chefs who are chinese cuisine chefs!

Aged kimchi. Yes, when we talk about aged kimchi, I will imagine pairing it with bossam (boiled pork).
I think both meat master and chef Edward's did really well using aged kimchi. And I can see why Chef Edward win in the end. Imagine the sweetness of Persimmon paired with kimchi. If you have eaten before radish kimchi, you can imagine the sweetness, and the tastiness of the dish.


Radish Green. It is a creative take by Chef Jisun for sure. Meanwhile, Chef Eunyoung's dish will be familiar to Singapore Chinese family at least. I mean my mum did cooked it that way a few time. This one is a hard one for me. Can come up to a 1-1 vote, with Chef Jisun edging out as the final winner. But we will only find out at Ep 4.

 

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Ep 4 thoughts:

-Omg as expected, 1-1 draw. Personally for me, I will go for Chef Eunyoung's dish as it is more to my style. While I will not really relish a radish ball, but that more to my personal taste. And as predicted above, Chef Jisun take the win. While I personally will pick Eunyoung's taste due to familiarity, as a chef you should be able to create something unique, so I have no complaints about Jisun taking the win. Chef Eunyoung should be proud for such a close fight though since as someone who is really familiar with Chef Jisun, I can vouch that she is really top.


-Beef rumps. Yes, I thought of meat ball too, but the way the black spoon paired up all those items together into a hotpot style, it just do not match with me. Meanwhile, the white spoon gomtang idea is wonderful. I will love to try that. White spoon deserved winner.

So as this moment, white spoon 3 black spoon 0.

And then 4-0, 5-0

Will love to try the Katsu Octopus sandwich. Meanwhile, deep fried octopus on rice isn't anything new.

Moving on, 6-0. White Spoon is surely crushing it.


And then, Black Spoon finally with a win as triple Star manage to eke out a tough fight.


Perilla oil as main item uh. Now, this is something I am really anticipating. I really like Seungwoo's dad idea but sadly he lose due to his ice cream not being made properly. So Black Spoon leading 7-1



And ahhhh, the cliff-hanger. I personally really like Chef Choi, so I hope that he didn't get giant killed by 1-2-3. But we have to wait to find out.

 

[soozie]

i really enjoyed ep 1-4

tbh i find myself rooting for the white chefs more since i like how despite being at the top, they still want to challenge themselves. what edward lee said about showing his korean roots is great example of that.
that being said, i also like to see how the black chefs innovate and come up with new dish ideas to compete, which makes it fun.

as for the judging, im already familiar with Baek Jong Won’s style, but I really like learning more about chef Ahn. He’s strict, but I think it’s cool that he’s also very clear about his criteria and expectations, which i think it’s fair and reasonable.

can’t wait to binge the rest of the episodes later

 

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i really enjoyed ep 1-4

tbh i find myself rooting for the white chefs more since i like how despite being at the top, they still want to challenge themselves. what edward lee said about showing his korean roots is great example of that.
that being said, i also like to see how the black chefs innovate and come up with new dish ideas to compete, which makes it fun.

as for the judging, im already familiar with Baek Jong Won’s style, but I really like learning more about chef Ahn. He’s strict, but I think it’s cool that he’s also very clear about his criteria and expectations, which i think it’s fair and reasonable.

can’t wait to binge the rest of the episodes later

Yup. And I also like that white chefs mention that they too work hard a long time to get to where they are, so that they shouldn't be disrespected.

Baek Jong Won and Chef Ahn perfectly balanced each other which I really like. I find Chef Ahn to be pretty cool too.


I still have not watched Ep 5 yet. But if Chef Choi really lose, that will be a really big giant killing.

 

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Ep 5 thoughts:

-Phew, thankfully Chef Choi Hyunseok survive. I want to see more of him.

-Oh no! Poor Chef Do Yun! I love his cooking vibes and will like to see more of him.

-Noooo Chef Fabriz I will personally go for his dish

-WOAH CHEF LU ELMINATED???? That's a big one!

And yesss, we get to see two chefs who were eliminated being saved. Goddess of Chinese Cuisine and Comic Book chef! Both deserve to be saved!

 

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Ep 6 thoughts:

-Damm the scale just keep getting bigger and bigger!

- Ego will bound to clash for sure since to get to the top, you need some ego too. Even in my Sport Science class, I clashed with some of my classmates over how our project should go due to our egos (I won in the end though)

-Slightly disappointed that some of the white spoons are not willing to step out of their comfort zone. Surely to be the best, you should prove that you can excel at your weaker area too?

- 100 servings in 200 minutes? That's isn't easy.

-Judge Baek and Judge Ahn look so cute wearing those masks


-The white spoon should have more experience in dishing out 100 servings.




Black Spoon are more organized than the white Spoon for sure. Ego really play a big part in how the White Spoon run.

When I imagine the flavor, I think black spoon ver will suit my palate more. The white spoon meanwhile use dong pau rou. I am a Chinese and my mum sometime cook dong pau rou, but I generally isn't a fan of dong pau rou. It can feel really greasy and fattening.

So while we are on a cliffhanger for the result, I won't be surprised if black spoon win this round.

 

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EP 7 Thoughts:

-And I am right. Team Black Spoon win. If you imagine the flavoring together, Black Spoon will work well. White Spoon, I can't really imagine the taste. And the texture of the dong pao rou will part a big part. When it come to pork belly, I personally like to be deep fried or grilled. Not stewed or boiledl.


Now time for seafood. It is crazy if White Spoon go down in this part too.


Woah, Chef Choi. His interpretation of seaweed soup. I need to try it. And I agree that his team match the theme better.

For the black spoon team, even though they added seafood to it, I feel like the rice aka the risotto is more to their theme than seafood.

So I was surprised that both chef baek and chef ahn voted for black team. I personally will go for white spoon team.

But thankfully the other judges agree with me more, and white spoon win.


Now onto consolation round, look like we will have survivors from it? And yes, using store items to cook! I am even more hyped up for this round!


Looking at the preview for the restaurant round, I recognise some of the guest judges. For eg. Heebab.

Also I saw famous Pilate trainer Kim Dongeun posting about the show. She is known to be a really big eater, so I wonder will she be part of the guest judges.

 

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Sadly I can only watch Ep 8 tomorrow

 

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Ep 8 thoughts:

-Wow Chef Jisun's You Po mian look amazing!

-The three who manage to survive deserve it

-Chef Ahn always look so suave in his suit. And even in his chef outfit, he ooze so much coolness.

-triple Star always praised by Chef Ahn

-Chef Choi really taking a big risk but I can see his view point even if the other teams do not like it


I am branching out to talk about business. I have friends who are personal trainers since I study Sports Science. One of them is actually Personal trainer of the year at his year due to sales, and not because his clients all experience great fitness success (But he is an a really good trainer in my opinion). In this case, it show that the end product isn't that important, but rather the revenue is more important.

 

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I can only watch half of Ep 9 before I go to work.

So here are some of my thoughts:

-A bit harsh on the trios to have to completely start all over again. But let's see will it give them the fire to rise to to the challenge, or will they just be even more discouraged.

-And yes I am right. Pilate trainer Kim Dong Eun is one of the guest judge/customer. She is the woman wearing pink and black. She is known to be a really big eater. She can easily clear a whole cow by herself.

 

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Okay I completed Ep 9:


-Personally out of all the dishes, I will pick the Mala cream Lobster Jjampong

-Chef Jung Jisun is really famous for her mala dim sum and her dish might lead her team to success

-Sad for Chef Ahn Young Seo team. They were fighting hard with just 3 members but alas. If they manage set some price of their dishes slightly higher, who know? The one who cook dong pau rou, I really like his idea of removing the skin. Also for the mapo tofu, if it come with rice, it will be so good, because the dish itself is a rice stealer.



So we will discover in ep 10 who win this round.

 

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Ep 10 thoughts:

-So Chef Choi's team really won. Yes, while triple Star have a really hot seller in the mala dim sum, the lobster pasta from Chef Choi's team is really popular too, and their caviar dish. And since Chef Choi's dishes also cost more, triple Star will have to sell way more portions to match up to Chef Choi's sales. In the end, Chef Choi's strategy work even if the other teams do not like it.

-The remaining survivors from the losing teams, I am not surprised. In Episode 9, it is deeply emphasized what each of the survivors did for the benefits for their teams.

-Damm I thought we will have at least 3 finalists, but oof it is only last 2.


-Chef Edward Lee's take on Bibimbap is really interesting. Will love to try it, but since I am not a fan of raw tuna, raw salmon will fit my taste more. I can understand Chef Ahn's view on why he do not really consider it as a bimbibap.

-It is really interesting how Baek Jong Won and Chef Ahn's views are different, but they present it in a way that you understand both of their view points.



-ARGHHHHHH CHEF CHOI! WHY DID YOU FORGET TO PUT IN THE GARLIC??? Gosh, if he just remember he will be in the final.


Anyway, congrats to Napoli Mafia for making it to the finals. Dude been rising and rising and he deserve his spot.


While there are still 7 chefs competing for the final spot, the hot favourite have to be Chef Jisun, Chef Choi, and triple Star.

 

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@soozie You might want to watch this!

Chef Ahn on Baek Jong Won's Youtube channel! It have eng subs too!