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.
The series premiered on 3 July 2019 on Channel 8, which garnered positive reviews and acclaim, leading to the show being renewed for a second season, premiering on 18 November 2020. After the show won the Star Awards 2021 and popular demand, the third season expanded reach to the Malay and Tamil audience, culminating to the one-off four-episode special titled The Final Showdown at the end of the season, and as such King of Culinary is one of a few televised shows to be multilingual. To date, the series produced 10 seasons across the three versions in total.
The latest completed season, the fifth Chinese season (subtitled "the comeback"), premiered on 25 March 2026 and ended on 27 May 2026. The current ongoing season, the third Malay season, premiered on 31 August 2026.
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