| King of Culinary | |
|---|---|
| 三把刀 Raja Kulinari ராஜா கைய வச்சா | |
| Presented by | Lee Teng (season 1) Cavin Soh (season 2-present; Chinese) Farhana M Noor (season 3; Malay) Udaya Soundari (season 3; Tamil) Hossan Leong (season 3; finale) |
| Starring | Eric Neo Eric Teo Pung Lu Tin Shahrizal Salleh Iskander Latiff Khaled Shrafodden Anand Kumar S.R. Bala Thanabalan |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Mediacorp TV Studio |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company | Mediacorp |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mediacorp Channel 8 MeWATCH Channel 5 (season 3 finale) Suria (season 3-present) Vasantham (season 3-present) |
| Release | 3 July 2019 – present |
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King of Culinary (Chinese: 三把刀; pinyin: Sānbǎdāo; lit. 'Three Knives', Malay: Raja Kulinari; Tamil: ராஜா கைய வச்சா; Raja Kaiya Vecha) is a Singaporean culinary game show broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 5, Channel 8, Suria, Vasantham and simulcast on MeWATCH and YouTube. Each episode feature home cooks pitting against veteran top chefs for a cash prize and a set of kitchen knives.[1][2]
The series premiered on 3 July 2019 and hosted by Lee Teng, before replacing with Cavin Soh, who previously served as a judge in season 1, as the host since season two, which premiered on 18 November 2020.[3][4]
A third season was announced on 15 February 2022 and has been expanded to Malay and Tamil audiences, which premiered on 20 August 2022. An one-off four-part finale, dubbed The Final Showdown, aired on 12 November and ended on 3 December.[5][6] A fourth season premiered on 6 September 2024 with Soh and three chefs reprising their roles along with a new chef, James Tay, [7] along with their second Suria and Vasantham seasons, which premiered on 24 September and 12 October 2024 respectively and its respective chefs from the previous season reprising their roles.
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