Bon Appétit, Your Majesty episode 6 review—Course Nº 6: Black Sesame Macaron—A royal kitchen showdown, sweet longings, and flavors of defiance

Promotional photo from Bon Appétit, Your Majesty | Image via: tvN | Collage by Beatrix Kondo of Soap Central
Promotional photo from Bon Appétit, Your Majesty | Image via: tvN | Collage by Beatrix Kondo of Soap Central

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty keeps surprising in how it stirs sweetness into schemes. Episode 6, Course Nº 6: Black Sesame Macaron, brings one of the most hilarious and heartfelt turns so far.

What begins with a drunken kitchen celebration ends in romance, flavor, and a brewing competition that puts the fate of Joseon on the line. It’s a story that never lets politics suffocate the palate, reminding us that even in a palace where betrayal hides in every corridor, food can still feel like truth.

Every scene feels seasoned with contrasts: sweetness blooming in the middle of rancor, tenderness rising in the shadow of ambition. Bon Appétit, Your Majesty serves its sixth course not only as a feast for the senses but as a reminder that desire and danger often share the same table.

Drunken laughter in the royal kitchen

This episode of Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, the midseason episode, gives us the unforgettable moment when Ji-yeong, overcome by the seoktanhyang liquor, sings, cries, and dances with the kitchen crew. Yi-heon himself encourages them to drum along, and the kitchen turns into a stage of laughter and release.

The absurdity of the scene makes it all the more human. For once, the palace air smells of roasted grain and liquor instead of suspicion. It’s hilarity born from exhaustion, and it gives Bon Appétit, Your Majesty a burst of warmth amidst the storm to come.

When macarons melt into dreams

When the macarons finally reach the table, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty pushes its foodgasm animations to a new level. Each bite bursts into over-the-top visual ecstasy, with reactions so exaggerated they blur the line between indulgence and parody.

It’s impossible not to think of Food Wars, where every dish unleashes a storm of sensory excess. Bon Appétit, Your Majesty embraces that same playful absurdity, turning a royal dessert into a comedy of taste as much as a celebration of craft.

The black sesame itself becomes more than an ingredient. Its earthy depth and subtle bitterness ground the airy sweetness of the macaron, echoing the way joy and sorrow intertwine in Bon Appétit, Your Majesty. Each bite suggests that even the most delicate pleasures carry shadows, and that complexity is what makes them unforgettable.

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty and the coming showdown

The cooks rally together for the challenge against the emissary of Ming. Defeat would mean humiliation, but victory could redefine their place in the palace. After all, the future of Joseon itself is at stake.

Ji-yeong leads with a spark that lifts the entire team. She doesn’t only prepare ingredients, she prepares people. The rhythm of knives on the cutting board and the scent of fresh flour carry the promise of defiance served on porcelain plates.

Previews already hint that Consort Kang is plotting her next move, ready to twist the upcoming contest into another trap. It’s the kind of villainy that makes you sigh and brace yourself, because every sweet note in Bon Appétit, Your Majesty seems destined to be shadowed by her schemes. She’s the flavor of bitterness waiting at the edge of the banquet, a reminder that victory will never be simple.

Scene from Bon Appétit, Your Majesty | Image via: Netflix
Scene from Bon Appétit, Your Majesty | Image via: Netflix

The court plots while love brews slowly

Outside the warmth of the kitchen, schemes multiply, and Consort Kang is not the only one. Every whispered plan reminds us of how heavy the crown feels. Ji-yeong aches to return to her own world, yet when she and Yi-heon share glances, or when he buys her a trinket at the market, history softens into tenderness.

These moments of stolen care are seasoned with longing. They are sweet like black sesame paste and bittersweet like love that has not yet spoken its name.

It’s in these fleeting gestures that Bon Appétit, Your Majesty feels most intoxicating, when the story rests not on grand declarations but on flavors of hesitation, stolen glances, and half-smiles that taste richer than any feast.

A taste of self-worth

What makes this midseason episode so gratifying is the subtle rise of pride among the cooks and kitchen helpers. These characters, often pushed to the background, begin to carry themselves with new dignity.

In their laughter, in the way they stand together after setbacks, there’s a revolution simmering. Love doesn’t come only from royal favor, it also grows from the pride of crafting something beautiful with one’s own hands.


Rating with a touch of flair: 5 out of 5 black sesame macarons layered with sweetness and resolve.

Edited by Beatrix Kondo