Black and White Chef contestant spills the tea on why he grilled meat on a cooking show

TL;DR — IN KOREAN VIBES

A contestant from the massively popular Netflix Korea cooking show 흑백요리사 (Black and White Chef) went on YouTube to share his unfiltered experience, revealing that show writers were repeatedly rejecting his recipes — sparking debate about how 'real' the competition actually was. Season 2 recently aired, making this throwback tea even more relevant.

고기를 구웠으나 이븐하지 못했던 탓에 오만하다며 온갖 욕이란 욕은 다 먹었던 그분

최근에 한 유튜브에 나와서 썰을 풀었는데...

Q : 왜 고기를 굽게 되었나?

A : 원래 시그니쳐 음식 하고싶었는데 작가한테 레시피 보낼 때마다 컷당했다.

그래서 자꾸 컷당하니까 아니 그럼 뭐하란거에요 고기라도 구워여? 했는데

그게 오케이되어서 고기구웠다

Q : 레스팅이 안된 이유는?

A : 한 5분이따가 오실거같아서 안성재셰프님 거리 보고 종 눌렀는데 20초있다가 왔다

Q : 시즌2에 나간 이유는?

하고싶었던 요리를 해보고싶어서

Q : 흑백2에선 어떤 음식 했나?

이베리코 했다

Q : 현재는 뭘 하고 있나?

A : 아직 성장할 여지가 많다는걸 깨달아서 매장 운영하면서 열심히 발전하려고 노력하고있다

Q : 처음엔 작가한테 받았던 닉네임은?

A : 요리플러팅남 (....) 그런닉네임 할바에 안나간다고했더니 어찌저찌해서 평가절하가 됐다

친구들한테선 요플남이라고 불린다

🗣 KOREAN YOU JUST LEARNED

흑백요리사

Black and White Chef

A wildly popular Korean Netflix cooking competition series where anonymous 'black' chefs compete against established 'white' (celebrity) chefs — it became a massive cultural moment in Korea and gained international attention.

평가절하가

평가절하가 (Underrated/Underestimated)

The contestant's nickname on the show, meaning 'the underrated/underestimated one' — Korean reality shows often give contestants dramatic nicknames that become part of their on-screen identity and how viewers refer to them.

작가

show's writer

In Korean reality TV, '작가' (writers/producers) have enormous behind-the-scenes power — they shape narratives, assign roles, and as this post reveals, can even dictate what contestants cook, blurring the line between competition and scripted entertainment.

백종원

Baek Jong-won

One of Korea's most famous celebrity chefs and food industry moguls, who served as a judge on Black and White Chef — he's so well-known in Korea that his name alone carries massive weight in any food-related conversation.

보섭살

boseop-sal

A specific Korean cut of pork (rump/picanha area) that's notoriously tricky to cook evenly — one commenter pointed out that even with more resting time, this cut is genuinely difficult to get right, partially defending the contestant.

HOW DID THIS HIT YOU?

🇰🇷 KOREAN REACTIONS 10

translated from the original Korean post

wait the writers were literally deciding what people cooked?? that's not a cooking competition that's a CASTING CALL 😭

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ngl I lowkey suspected the finale was staged to match the 'black and white' theme of the show title. especially season 2 — and with Baek Jong-won knowing how TV works... bro was NOT just judging the food 👀

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20 SECONDS. the man rang the bell and the judge teleported. he never had a chance 💀

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Cooking Flirt Guy. COOKING FLIRT GUY. he was so right to refuse that name i would have walked out on the spot

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so the writers basically pick the winner by controlling what everyone cooks?? this is actually insane fr fr

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all the people who went feral on him in the comments... 😤 the man was set up

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his friends calling him 요플남 (Yopl-nam) is actually so cute tho 😭✨

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even with 5 more minutes idk if it would've been enough tbh — boseop-sal (that cut of pork) takes FOREVER to cook right

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it's a scripted show. that's literally why there are writers. people really thought this was the Olympics 💀

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10.

Yoplait Man 😭😭😭

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