[1] Season 1 aired on Thursdays at 20:40 (KST) from May 26 till October 6, 2022, for 20 episodes.

It starred Baek Jong-won, Oh Dae-hwan, Ahn Bo-hyun and DinDin.

For this season, Baek Jong-won and Ahn Bo-hyun returned, together with new cast members Lee Soo-geun, Heo Kyung-hwan and Go Kyung-pyo.

Cast members leave with only one backpack containing a variety of kitchen tools and ingredients, and present instant catering for unfamiliar guests at the venue of the day.

[4] In the first season, Backpacker Chefs went on 18 different business trips and cooked for 3078 people, preparing more than 100 different dishes.