고기가 이븐하게 익지 않았어요./채소의 익힘 정도를 중요시하거든요./보류 드리겠습니다./오늘 급식 메뉴는 뭔가요? - 안성재

These memes originated from the memorable quotes of Chef Ahn Sung-jae and gained significant popularity through the Netflix original series 'Black and White Chef: Culinary Class War'. Chef Ahn Sung-jae appeared as a judge alongside Chef Baek Jong-won on the show, leaving a strong impression on viewers by strictly evaluating not only the taste of the dishes but also their process and intent. His unique and philosophical critiques were reinterpreted into various memes, heating up online communities.

These memes rapidly gained popularity after the release of the Netflix original series 'Black and White Chef: Culinary Class War'. Along with the show's high buzz, Chef Ahn Sung-jae's critiques quickly spread through social media and online communities.

These memes are memorable quotes left by Chef Ahn Sung-jae while evaluating contestants' dishes on 'Black and White Chef'.

• "The meat isn't cooked evenly.": 'Even' here means 'uniformly' or 'consistently'. This critique was given to contestant 'Pyeongga Jeolha' (literally 'undervaluation') for their steak, demonstrating Chef Ahn Sung-jae's meticulous standards for meat doneness.
• "I prioritize the doneness of vegetables.": This phrase reveals Chef Ahn Sung-jae's philosophy that the doneness of vegetables is extremely important in cooking. It implies a perfect state, neither undercooked nor overcooked.
• "I will reserve judgment.": Used instead of 'pass' or 'fail' during judgment announcements to create tension or to temporarily defer judgment on a specific dish. It became particularly famous when he used this phrase after mistakenly calling contestant 'Napoli Matpia' (Napoli Taste Mafia) 'Napoli Matpija' (Napoli Taste Pizza).
• "What's on the school lunch menu today?": This was said while judging the school lunch menu presented by contestant 'Geupsik Daega' (School Lunch Master). The memorable scene of him finishing the evaluation by emptying half of the lunch tray solidified this as a meme.

Ahn Sung-jae (pronounced approximately 'Ahn Soong-jay')

It is widely used by viewers who watched Netflix's 'Black and White Chef' and by men and women of all ages who actively use online communities and social media. Notably, famous celebrities like Minhyuk from MONSTA X and J-Hope from BTS were seen using the 'cooked evenly' (이븐하게) meme, further demonstrating its widespread popularity.

• "The meat isn't cooked evenly.": Used metaphorically when something is not uniform or doesn't meet expectations. For example, it can be humorously adapted as, "Today's presentation materials aren't organized evenly," or "Thank you all for waiting evenly."
• "I prioritize the doneness of vegetables.": Used to emphasize the doneness of food or the completeness of a task. It can be applied as, "I prioritize the doneness of even the detailed parts of this project."
• "I will reserve judgment.": Used to express an intention to avoid an immediate answer and consider a proposal or request carefully. Sometimes, it's also used to politely imply refusal when something doesn't meet the other person's expectations.
• "What's on the school lunch menu today?": Used to humorously react to an unexpectedly simple or ordinary meal, or when talking about school lunches.