Culinary Class Wars season 2 one-on-one White spoon vs. Black spoon duel match recap - Who won and who was eliminated? All matches listed

Culinary Class Wars season 2 continues its rollout following its premiere on December 16, 2025. The series follows a weekly release pattern that runs till January 2026. This season places one hundred chefs inside the same competition framework. Established professionals, known as White Spoons, compete alongside lesser-known cooks called Black Spoon chefs.

Judging is conducted by Paik Jong-won and Anh Sung-jae. On December 23, episodes 4 to 7 were released, continuing the one-on-one White Spoon vs. Black Spoon duel matches. The second challenge began in episode 3 but ended without revealing the winner of the match between Dweji Gomtang and Venerable Sunjae. Episode 4 later confirmed the result. Below are the names of those who won their matches in Culinary Class Wars season 2.

Keep reading to learn more about the assigned ingredients and the dishes prepared by the contestants in the Culinary Class Wars season 2 challenge.

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Culinary Class Wars season 2 one-on-one White Spoon vs. Black Spoon duel challenge: Winners and eliminations

The duel format in Culinary Class Wars season 2 centers on regional Korean ingredients. Twenty local specialties are displayed across the kitchen floor, each tied to a specific region. Once two chefs agree to compete, they select a location on the map. The ingredient is revealed only after the choice is locked. Both chefs must deliver a decisive dish.

Son Jong-won opens the Culinary Class Wars season 2 challenge, with Three Star Killer stepping up as his opponent. They select Wonju, revealing Wonju beef tongue. Three Star Killer serves beef tongue steak with Sichuan pepper sauce. Son presents beef tongue paired with Dubaek potatoes from the region. The judges side with Son, eliminating Three Star Killer.

The next duel features Venerable Sunjae against Dweji Gomtang in NY. They chose Gapyeong County, unlocking Gapyeong pine nuts. Sunjae prepares Monk’s Smile pine nut vegetable noodles. Dweji Gomtang counters with vegetable japchae. Dweji Gomtang in NY defeats Venerable Sunjae and advances. The following battle centers on the blue crab.

Hou Doek-juk competes against Fan Master, who prepares a paella using a Korean cauldron lid. Hou presents blue crab foo young. The judges split evenly. Hou Doek-juk remains in the competition. The next round features Lee Jun against Rebellious Genius with the Uiryeong quail. Lee Jun serves garlic-scented quail breast roulade with grilled legs.

Rebellious Genius presents quail breast paired with a poached egg, titled Quail. The initial vote stands two to one. After deliberation, Rebellious Genius is named the winner. The theme then shifts to Paju cheonggukjang. Im Seong-keun faces Loner in a Hole in the Wall. Im creates cheonggukjang jingujeol inspired by gujeolpan. Loner in a Hole in the Wall counters with cheonggukjang mukeunji.

Eventually, Im Seong-keun secures the win. Yeosu mustard greens kimchi sets the stage next. Boss in the Kitchen competes against Kim Sung-woon. Kim prepares snail fish soup with sour kimchi. Boss in the Kitchen serves gat-kimchi agnolotti. Kim Sung-woon advances. Chef Song-hoon meets Culinary Monster using the Changwon sea squirt.

Culinary Monster serves it raw. Song-hoon combines sea squirt and sea urchin in bibimbap. But Culinary Monster takes the round. Mungyeong pork neck follows. Barbecue Lab Director faces Raymon Kim. Raymon plates pork neck with magnolia berry and apple honey sauce. Lab Director presents a pork neck taco. The vote ties, but the Lab Director later survives.

Pohang monkfish becomes the next focus. Jung Ho-young cooks monkfish chawanmushi. Meanwhile, Seoul Mother serves a braised preparation. The judges tie twice, with Seoul Mother moving forward afterwards. Park Hyo-nam and French Papa's ingredient is Sokcho whelk. Park serves whelk and potato risotto with seasoned seaweed sauce, while French Papa presents Korean-style escargot. But Park Hyo-nam wins.

Choi Kang-rok competes against Iron Arms using a Jindo large green onion. Choi advances by preparing green onion soup chawanmushi. Iron Arms grills green onion with white miso sauce. Chestnut becomes the key ingredient in Brewmaster Yun and Lee Geum-hee's round. Brewmaster Yun presents fresh chestnut rice cake soup. Lee Geum-hee serves traditional chestnut porridge. Brewmaster Yun moves on.

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Sacheong black pork shank follows. Chef Kim Hee-eun faces Little Tiger, who prepares pork shank jangjorim with Joseon-style japchae. Kim serves braised black pork shank. The judges tie, but Kim Hee-eun survives. Jeju salted anchovy is for the next duel. For this, Trendsetter prepares potato jeon, and Sam Kim serves pencil squid and meljeot pasta. Sam Kim's dish wins judges' hearts.

Jennie Walldén competes against Witch with a Wok using Jeungpyeong pork skin. Jennie presents a pork skin salad. Witch with a Wok serves cumin-seasoned pork skin ribs, but Witch with a Wok wins. Danyang garlic leads the following match. Kim Geon serves mackerel garlic fried rice arancini with garlic puree. Knife Omasake prepares black and white garlic ramen and advances.

Wando gopchang seaweed is next. Shim Sung-chul presents seafood porridge. Annyeong Bonjour serves fried chi-gim, and moves ahead. Chun Sang-hyun and Banchan Wizard's ingredient is Gunsan tongue sole.

Chun serves semi-dried tongue, sole braided in soy sauce. Banchan Wizard presents tongue sole dubu seon neuremi, but Chun Sang-hyun wins. Culinary Class Wars season 2's second challenge closes with Jangsu Korean beef chuck flap tail. Choi Yu-gang wins by presenting a colorful yangjangpi-style dish. Perfect Match serves beef carpaccio with spring greens.

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Culinary Class Wars season 2, episodes 8 to 10, will be released on December 30, 2025.

Edited by Shreya Jha