Pasan Svastivatana [th], Kwantip Devakula [th] and Pongtawat Chalermkittichai all returned as judges in this season.
Applications for contestants of the fifth season were opened on February 28, 2023, ending at April 7, 2023, with one of the additional requirements being that auditionees must not have more than 3 months worth of cookery education (courses in individual dishes are still allowed) 30 contestants started the competition, but only 5 will win the apron on the first round.
The challenge in this round is to make one type of chili paste and serve it with blanched vegetables.
The remaining 25 contestants must compete in this round in a giant mystery box containing two items: a clay pot and a brazier.
The challenge in the competition is curry served with rice cooked in a clay pot.