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Aespa Test Their Basic Culinary Skills

Today, aespa go head-to-head on Epicurious, testing their basic culinary skills. From caviar scooping to blind guessing foods, will it be Giselle, Winter, Ningning, or Karina who is crowned the winner of this culinary challenge?

Released on 09/30/2025

Transcript

[upbeat music]

[Announcer] The members of Aespa

will be competing in challenges,

testing basic culinary skills.

Woah!

Ah!

[Announcer] Who will be the last one standing?

[laughs] I'm going to be a winner

Woo!

[group cheering]

I'm gonna win today because I feel like it.

[group laughing and cheering]

I don't think I can win this game,

but if I can win this game, I will.

Thank God.

[group cheering]

[mystery music]

Let's go.

[host speaking Korean]

[bell ding]

[chime]

[shrieks]

Oh my God.

[Winter speaking Korean]

[Giselle] I don't, I don't.

[Ningning yelps]

Ah, I don't like mystery.

Oh, okay.

Oh, ah, bread.

[bell dinging]

Ooh!

Ready?

Yes, ready.

[intense music]

Ah!

Okay, what is this is?

Oh, okay, oh, dragon fruit.

[bell dings]

Oh!

Oh yeah.

Wow!

Oh yes!

Love dragon fruit. We all love.

[clapping]

[dramatic music]

I really hope it's not something raw.

[group laughing]

[intense music]

[yells] Oh, ah. Oh.

Oh noodles, noodles. Noodles.

[bell dings]

Oh my God.

Happy?

I hate this feeling [gags].

[dramatic music]

[Giselle whimpering]

[bell dings] [Winter shrieking]

Oh.

This is a..

Coconut.

[bell dings]

Oh, coconut. Coconut.

Yay, finally.

Coconut.

[dramatic music]

Oh.

[Giselle] I'm scared.

Ahh!

What's this?

Ahh!

Really?

Oh my God.

[chimes]

I think I'll just go for it, a little faster.

Woo!

Come on losers.

[piano music]

[bell dings]

[chime]

[error sound]

[chime]

[error sound]

[chime]

[error sound]

No.

Never.

Ah!

[intense music]

Ooh!

Oh my God!

Seven!

[clapping]

Oh my God!

I'm so happy.

Let me see.

Oh!

[intense music]

Okay, go.

[intense music continues]

Uh ah!

It's eight!

Fail.

Close!

[laughing]

Good advice.

[intense music]

[humming]

[intense music]

Six.

Aw.

[singing] Close!

Let's go!

[laughing]

[intense music]

[sniffles]

Oh, seven.

Wow!

Oh my God!

[clapping]

Thank you.

[Giselle] Wow!

[clapping]

[chimes]

[intense music]

I guess I just didn't really feel like winning,

but it's okay.

[laughing]

[Karina] Poetic.

Um, is the next one eating?

Then I am confident in that, so we'll see.

Woo!

[clapping]

[upbeat music]

[bell ding] [chime]

[error chime]

All right!

[intense music]

Let's go.

[bags ruffling]

Oh!

Okay!

Butter butter!

[bell ding] [laughing]

Honey butter chip.

[intense music]

Okay.

[bags ruffling]

Ah!

[bell ding]

[intense music]

[bags ruffling]

Wow.

Ah, Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

[bell ding]

Oh, wow.

So good.

It's my favorite cereal.

Frozen yogurt. - Frozen yogurt.

Yeah, when we come here, we go to like get frozen yogurt

and the toppings we always get Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

[intense music]

[All] Four.

Let's go.

[bags ruffling]

[bell ding]

[laughing]

This one was my favorite...

Model.

It's corn flavor.

We used to eat these a lot back in the dorm.

[intense music]

[bags ruffling]

Banana Kick.

[bell ding]

[chimes]

Please.

I decided to go with the concept of Rich Man.

Rich Man is about having a very, very easygoing mind

and so I decided to not really be that competitive today

but next time I'll bring it.

[singing] Yeah!

All right.

Oh my God.

Bye!

[laughing]

[mystery music]

Easy peasy.

I hate game.

Nervous.

[intense music]

Ready.

Set.

Go!

[shrieking]

[clapping]

[shrieking]

[cheering] [lauging]

[Karina] Nice chopstick skill.

She shoots, she scores.

Kill it.

Kill it.

[laughing]

It's just a game, so I just enjoy the moment.

I'm proud of myself. I did very well.

Wow.

Thank you.

Drop. Bye.

[shrieking]

[clapping]

Winner, winner.

Winter winner.

Ah thank you!

Wow!

Is it real?

So rich.

It's fake.

No.

I am a rich woman.

Wow.

I see.

[laughing]

[clapping]