The Backpacker Chef

The Backpacker Chef

2022 2 Seasons ⭐ 8.2
Reality

Extreme cooking in extreme places! Open the backpacks and it's our kitchen! The location and the guests are strictly confidential?! The only thing you can trust in the chaos is the backpacks. What's the special business trip dish that starts with four different bags? Starting with the irreplaceable "K-food industry's big hand" Baek Jong-won. Oh Dae-hwan, who transformed from Chungmuro scene stealer to 'National Cook Stealer'. Ahn Bo-hyun, the "Visual Main Store" that occupies not only the screen but also the kitchen. "A spoon of fun powder, please~" "Human MSG" DinDin, too!

Seasons

1. Students of Wrestling (Ssireum) Club in Chilbo-myeon, Jeongeub

2022-05-26

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 dumbfou…

2. Wolmyeongam Hermitage in Byeonsan, Buan-gun

2022-06-02

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 Jjaj…

3. Meteorological Observation Ship - Meteorological No. 1

2022-06-09

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 …

4. The 5th Artillery Brigade

2022-06-16

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 ar…

5. The 1st Infantry Division, Ilwolseong Battalion

2022-06-23

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 gu…

6. Fishing Village in Harye-ri, Jeju

2022-06-30

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 encou…

7. Jeju United Club House

2022-07-07

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 stamin…

8. Camp Humphreys - Part 1

2022-07-14

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-sty…

9. Camp Humphreys - Part 2

2022-07-21

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…

10. Chungcheong Fire Service Academy

2022-07-28

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…

11. Cheonan Seobuk Police Station Daycare Center

2022-08-04

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 …

12. Seoul Zoological Garden

2022-08-11

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 …

13. Northern Correctional Institution of Gyeongsangbuk-do 2nd Prison

2022-08-18

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 spe…

14. Busan Sport High School

2022-08-25

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 s…

15. Hansando Auxiliary Training Ship Helicopter 81 of Naval Education and Training Command

2022-09-01

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…

16. Sinpung Art Museum

2022-09-08

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 ar…

17. Korea Global Chef High School

2022-09-15

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…

18. National Cancer Center

2022-09-22

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 …

19. Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy

2022-09-29

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 bas…

20. The Last Business Trip - Kowloon Leisure Town

2022-10-06

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 …

Top Cast

Paik Jong-won
Paik Jong-won
Ahn Bo-hyun
Ahn Bo-hyun
Lee Su-geun
Lee Su-geun
Heo Kyung-hwan
Heo Kyung-hwan
Go Kyung-pyo
Go Kyung-pyo

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