A cooking show aired in China is accused of plagiarizing ”Black and White Spoon”...Netflix says it has never sold the rights

A variety show similar to the Netflix original series "Black and White Spoon: Culinary Class Wars" has been produced in China, raising allegations of plagiarism.
A Netflix representative told Edaily on the 23rd, "We have never sold the rights to 'Black and White Spoon: Cooking Class Wars,' and the matter is handled internally.
"We are currently discussing the matter." Tencent Video, a Chinese OTT platform, recently released a new variety show, "One Meal Feng Shen." However, the show is being compared to "White and Black Spoon: Cooking Class."
The show's name, which means "become a god with one meal," was inspired by the concept of 100 chefs battling it out with fire, blades, and pots.
However, it has been pointed out that the structure of the competition, the set composition, and the judging method are similar to those of "Black and White Spoon: The Cooking Class War."
The Netflix original series "Spoon and Spoon: The Cooking Class War," which premiered last September, is a
The show is a fierce battle between 100 chefs, the "black spoon" chefs, who are considered the best in the industry, who challenge the "white spoon" chefs, Korea's top star chefs.
It was loved not only in Korea but also in the global market, ranking first in the Netflix Global TOP 10 (non-English TV category) for three consecutive weeks. Encouraged by its popularity, the production of season 2 is underway.
It also became the first variety show to win an award at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards, proving its popularity and quality.