Culinary Class Wars ‘Convenience store’ mission: Try Napoli Matfia’s Chestnut Tiramisu, & other winners' recipes

On Wednesday, October 2, the eighth episode of Netflix's South Korean culinary show, Culinary Class Wars, was released. In the latest episode, the participating chefs were tasked to create recipes using convenience store food items. From the large crowd of Black and White Chefs at Culinary Class Wars, three contestants' recipes were named as winners.

The recipes were Napoli Matfia's Chestnut Tiramisu, Cooking Maniac's Ramyeon Pad Thai, and Jung Ji-sun's Ramyeon You Po Mian. Given that these recipes were both intriguing and fresh, many viewers and netizens were excited to learn about how the dishes were made and how to recreate them.

Soon, Netflix answered people's prayers by revealing the recipe, as recommended by the chefs of the Culinary Class Wars. The ingredients for the three dishes involve things that are commonly found across South Korean convenience stores and households.

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Culinary Class Wars' Convenience Store mission: Get to know the recipes of three winning dishes

Culinary Class Wars is a reality culinary show that revolves around 80 Black Spoon Chefs and 20 White Spoon Chefs. Black chefs are amateur and hobby-based cooking individuals who are passionate about the art. They are seen competing against White Chefs, who are professional and trained chefs at star hotels and renowned restaurants.

Here are the recipes for all three winning dishes at the Culinary Class Wars' latest mission, Convenience Store:

1) Chestnut Tiramisu by Napoli Matfia (Black Chef)

Ingredients

• One pack of snack chestnuts
• 500ml of milk
• 250g of cream cheese
• Whole wheat biscuits
• Toffee nut latte
• 400ml of heavy cream
• Chocolate
• Granola

Recipe

1. Boil one pack of snack chestnuts with milk, then blend into a puree
2. Mix the chestnut puree with cream cheese, then chill in the freezer for 30 minutes. Afterward, mix with heavy cream.
3. Mix four whole wheat biscuits with toffee nut latte to make the base, and stick it in three layers with the cream mixture.
4. Grate slightly frozen chocolate over the top to cover it.
5. Finally, toast the granola in a frying pan and sprinkle it on top to finish with a crispy texture.

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2) Ramyeon You Po Mian - Jung Ji-sun (White Chef)

Ingredients

• Six cheongyang peppers
• Three cloves of minced garlic
• 20g of oyster sauce
• 20g of sugar
• 50g of heated dumpling filling
• 2 tbsp of canned corn
• One onion
• One pack of instant ramyeon noodles
• 1/2 packet of ramyeon soup seasoning
• One label of cooking oil

Recipe

1. Roast the chili peppers in a dry pan until slightly charred to bring out the spiciness and sweetness.
2. Finely chop the roasted chili peppers and mix with minced garlic, oyster sauce, sugar, and heated dumpling filling to make the sauce.
3. Boil the noodles from one pack of ramyeon and drain.
4. On top of the cooked noodles, add canned corn, chili sauce, chopped onions for taste, and half a packet of ramyeon soup seasoning.
5. Finish off by pouring hot boiling cooking oil over the top.

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3) Ramyeon Pad Thai - Cooking Maniac (Black Chef)

Ingredients

• 80g of chicken breast
• 100g of crab stick
• 80g of whelk
• 100g of onion
• 3-4 cloves of garlic
• 80g of bean sprouts
• Canola oil
• 2 tbsp of oyster sauce
• One pack of instant ramyeon noodles
• 1.5 packets of ramyeon seasoning
• 1 tbsp of sugar
• 1&1/2 tbsp of soy sauce
• Lemon juice
• One egg

Recipe

1. Blanch the noodles and bean sprouts in boiling water, then cool in ice water and remove excess moisture.
2. Slice the onion and garlic for preparation.
3. Stir-fry the onion and garlic in canola oil, then quickly add soy sauce and fry until fragrant.
4. Add the ramyeon seasoning and stir-fry until the seasoning is fully dissolved.
5. Add the chicken breast, crab stick, and whelk, and continue to stir-fry.
6. Add the noodles and bean sprouts, and stir-fry together.
7. Sprinkle sugar evenly to enhance the umami flavor, then drizzle with lemon juice.
8. Plate the dish and finish by topping off with a fried egg.

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Fans are excited to try out these recently revealed recipes. They are also excited for more such intriguing recipes to come their way as Culinary Class Wars progresses.