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Taiwanese Variety Show 'Hi! Working' Faces Kitchen Chaos in South Korea

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A Taiwanese variety show, "Hi! Working", faced challenges during its first overseas mission in South Korea.
  • The team struggled to prepare Taiwanese snacks like fried chicken and sweet potato balls for nearly 300 Korean students.
  • Issues with ingredients and cooking led to a tense atmosphere and negative feedback from a local chef.

The latest season of the Taiwanese variety show "Hi! Working" kicked off with strong ratings, but the team soon encountered significant hurdles during their first international assignment. After a previous attempt to launch a new dish failed, the cast and crew headed to South Korea for a high-stakes challenge: catering for nearly 300 students.

We're done for, we're done for!

โ€” Yao Yuan-haodescribing the tense atmosphere in the kitchen as cooking problems arose.

The team, including familiar faces like Yao Yuan-hao and "Ghost" Wu Ying-chieh, expressed concerns about the shrinking core team. However, they were joined by reinforcements for the Korean mission, including Japanese personalities Fลซta and Kลta Kagami, Korean star Judy, and cheerleader Minjeong Nam.

Their task was to create a new menu for the Korean students, featuring Taiwanese classics like salt and pepper chicken and sweet potato balls. The kitchen quickly descended into chaos. Sasha struggled as the sweet potato balls disintegrated, while Fลซta worried the fried chicken wouldn't cook through. The pressure mounted as the local Korean chef grew visibly tense, leading Yao Yuan-hao to exclaim, "We're done for!"

Too salty

โ€” Korean Chefgiving direct feedback on the Taiwanese fried chicken.

During the tasting, the team faced harsh criticism. Korean actress Judy stepped in to translate the chef's blunt assessment: the food was "too salty" and, in Korean, "An-dwe" (unacceptable). The team's Taiwanese fried chicken was outright rejected. The episode's outcome hinges on whether the cast can overcome these obstacles and salvage the Taiwanese snacks within the limited time.

An-dwe

โ€” Korean Chefmeaning 'unacceptable', in response to the fried chicken.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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