Are you a black and white cook? Jongwon Baek Even in Antarctica, food evaluation smells like pigs. I'm disappointed.

By Yoona, Lee

Nov 25, 2025

Are you a black and white cook? Jongwon Baek Even in Antarctica, food evaluation smells like pigs. I'm disappointed.



The first lunch menu at the Sejong Station in Antarctica did not exceed the picky taste of Jongwon Baek.

MBC's entertainment show `Chef of Antarctica' aired on the 24th showed members such as Jongwon Baek, Lim Soo-hyang, Su-ho, and Chae Jong-hyup adjusting to life in Antarctica in earnest. On this day, the members sat down at the dinner table while tasting the first lunch prepared at the Sejong Base.

Lim Soo-hyang's Su-ho seems to be eating deliciously, saying, "It's been a long time since I've eaten a school meal."




The Jongwon Baek immediately asked "Doesn't it smell like pork?" after taking a bite of the wrap. Suho hesitated and admitted "Yes, it's a little smelly", while Chae Jong-hyeop said "The fishy smell?" in a voice recorded without a video? That was a bit of a bummer."

The Jongwon Baek pointed out "It looks like it's been a while since it's been kept frozen." Later, in an interview with the production team, he said "I'm sorry to the cook, but the meat condition was very disappointing. He did not hide his disappointment, saying, "It was a distinctive smell from old meat."

In response, the captain of the Antarctic base responded, "It has been a year and a half since I bought food ingredients in Korea."Originally, a large ship was introduced in early December, but this time, a ship will be introduced in January next year. It's November now, so we have to endure two months." Then "Cookers suffer especially during this period due to a lack of food ingredients."," he added.




A large ship carrying regular supplies once a year enters the Antarctic base. The dock is small, so the large ship is floated far away, and disembarkation work will take place for four nights and five days with small rubber boats.

In particular, the best mission is to move ingredients for a year. When large-scale food supplies are moved to the ground, heavy equipment is mobilized, and food materials are organized under the guidance of the Antarctic chef, and are separated into a total of four food warehouses.

Are you a black and white cook? Jongwon Baek Even in Antarctica, food evaluation smells like pigs. I'm disappointed.
The Jongwon Baek is in the freezer "It's old, but there's a lot of meat left.Regarding providing a variety of delicious food from the bakery to the house without "The meat inevitably smells in that period. I belatedly realized how hard the cooking crew Ahn Chi-young had been. Rather, I was daunted." But the Jongwon Baek that checked the freezer food was "There were no onions, some of the ingredients were past their expiration dates, and hopes collapsed." lamented.




In the end, Baek Jong-won's team made chicken eggs and gave them their first meal. The Jongwon Baek "The members did so well in their roles. I'll be flying around by the time it's over."

Meanwhile, the "Chef of Antarctica" is a liberal arts reality program about four people presenting a warm meal to members of the Antarctic Research Station.



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