Series synopsis
The Backpacker Chef, also known as 백패커 is a South Korean reality television series that premiered on tvN on May 26, 2022. It ended on November 10, 2024. It was created by Lee Woo-hyung. It stars Paik Jong-won, Oh Dae-hwan, Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Su-geun.
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 scre ...
Premise
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!
Premise: With These Backpacks, We Can Cook Anywhere!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paik Jong-won as Self
- Oh Dae-hwan as Self
- Ahn Bo-hyun as Self
- Lee Su-geun as Self
Guest cast
- DinDin as Self
- Kim Dong-jun as Self
- Young K as Self
- Fabrizio Ferrari as Self
- Andy Lee as Self
- Lee Ho-cheol as Self
- Yang Se-hyung as Self
- Heo Kyung-hwan as Self
- Go Kyung-pyo as Self
- Koo Ja-cheol as Self
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 44 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | May 26, 2022 | October 6, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 24 | May 26, 2024 | November 10, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Students 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 first mission. Jong Won is worried since the members are not used to cooking variety shows, but the members show off their unexpected skills. |
May 26, 2022 |
| 2 |
Wolmyeongam 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 without using meat or onions. Things take a turn for the worse when a lot more people show up that they expected. |
June 2, 2022 |
| 3 |
Meteorological 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 are decided, and the ingredients are ready. However, cooking in a swaying ship gives them a hard time. Stay tuned to check out! |
June 9, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | May 26, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | June 2, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | June 9, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tvN |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 26, 2022 |
| Last aired | November 10, 2024 |
| Runtime | 100 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 19:40:00 |