South Korea / SEASON

Season 1

20 listed episodes · First aired May 26, 2022

Season overview

Using items in a backpack and ingredients earned on the spot, Paik Jong-won along with Oh Dae-hwan, Ahn Bo-hyun, and DinDin demonstrate quick and easy food recipes.

EPISODE GUIDE

Episodes

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E1Students of Wrestling (Ssireum) Club in Chilbo-myeon, Jeongeub

Baek Jong Won and the members gather for the first time. Since it’s their first trip, they talk about various things in detail to be thoroughly prepared. However, they are dumbfounded when they find out about their firs…

E2Wolmyeongam Hermitage in Byeonsan, Buan-gun

Baek Jong Won and the members go deep into the mountains and visit a Buddhist temple to create a vegan menu for about 20 people. Baek Jong Won decides to go Chinese and makes Jjajangmyeon, tangsuyuk and dumplings withou…

E3Meteorological Observation Ship - Meteorological No. 1

This week’s request sheet is from the middle of the sea. Jong Won and the team make guesses about the location and prepare the ingredients. As expected, the members must cook for the 17 crew members of a ship. The menus…

E4The 5th Artillery Brigade

This week’s request sheet is from a military base, and the members must cook for 300 people. Jong Won and Dae Hwan were kitchen police when they served in the military, so they are used to cooking for many people. Bo Hy…

E5The 1st Infantry Division, Ilwolseong Battalion

The members receive another request sheet from a military base. This time, they must cook for 400 people. Since they had a hard time cooking for 300 people last week, a special guest joins the members to help. This gues…

E6Fishing Village in Harye-ri, Jeju

The backpacker chefs have arrived at Jeju Island where they must cook a full course meal using a whole pig. The chief of a fish village requested a meal for female divers to encourage them. Jong Won and the members buy …

E7Jeju United Club House

The backpacker chefs are invited to Jeju United FC where they must cook for professional soccer players and their staff members. Jong Won is flustered as he’s asked to make stamina food. They must get groceries and fini…

E8Camp Humphreys - Part 1

In this episode, the members visit Camp Humphreys, the US military base in Korea. For the surprise request, the members divide into Team Toast and Team Ramyeon and make Korean-style snacks with limited ingredients. For …

E9Camp Humphreys - Part 2

To satisfy both the Korean and American tastes, the members make 500 servings of kimchi jjim, seafood tteokbokki, braised chicken, and steamed shank. Although the American kitchen makes it hard on them and unexpected cr…

E10Chungcheong Fire Service Academy

On the day of the ninth business trip, the members are heading to the training center for the National Fire Service Academy. They want to attack the 250 future firefighters with a cool meal, however, the ones who always…

E11Cheonan Seobuk Police Station Daycare Center

This week, the backpacker chefs are given the most difficult task ever. It's to make the food bland yet delicious for kids at a daycare center. Jong Won panics as he loves adding condiments to his food. They must come u…

E12Seoul Zoological Garden

The backpacker chefs are invited to Seoul Grand Park Zoo where they have to prepare lunch for the zookeepers. They must make 120 servings within four hours. An old friend of Jong Won's comes to help. They decide to make…

E13Northern Correctional Institution of Gyeongsangbuk-do 2nd Prison

This week, the backpacker chefs are invited to Korea’s most dangerous and secured place, Gyeongbuk Second Correctional Institution. One of the senior prison guards requested a special meal for his fellow guards who are …

E14Busan Sport High School

This time they visit Bo Hyun’s old school, Busan Sports High School. Bo Hyun hasn’t been back to his school for a while, so he’s very proud to be there. Bo Hyun used to box here so he leads the team and gives them a tou…

E15Hansando Auxiliary Training Ship Helicopter 81 of Naval Education and Training Command

This time they visit the naval base in Jinhae and board the Hansando ship, the first training ship in Korea to make fusion Korean food for the client. After touring the ship, they enter the kitchen, but they are alarmed…

E16Sinpung Art Museum

The members cook for a relatively small number of people this time. This time, they will cook for elderlies of a small village who learn painting at an art gallery. The members are confident, but it’s something they’ve …

E17Korea Global Chef High School

The members thought they were going to a military base again. However, it turns out today’s location is a culinary school. Fabri joins the members for this episode, and he makes a special dessert. Jong Won is more nervo…

E18National Cancer Center

A doctor at the National Cancer Center invites the members to make lunch for the hard-working medical team. Yang Se Hyeong joins the team as a surprise guest. The client requests that the food should be made with superf…

E19Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy

The members head to Daejeon and get surprised to be at the Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy. Fabri and Heo Kyeong Hwan join in as the week’s guest chefs. This week’s food is based on the tastes of the young students a…

E20The Last Business Trip - Kowloon Leisure Town

After visiting 18 places and serving more than 3,000 people in the past 19 episodes, Jong Won and the members are finally wrapping up the show, cooking for themselves and filling their stomachs for the first time. They …