Tonight’s episode of Masterchef saw the contestants face off in a three-round team challenge in front of a live audience. And hoo boy, the crowd went wild for… everything.
Open a jar? Cheer! Chop some onions? Cheer! Poh literally blinks? Cheer! They even started those incredibly cringe-worthy cheers that we all sang at our primary school sports day. It was… a lot.
But all cheering aside, tonight’s episode taught us some things. Mostly, *burnt* cucumber is a thing.
No, not zucchini, we’re talking about the harmless salad vegetable, cucumber, that is almost exclusively served cold. Cucumber is a refreshing palate cleanser, it simply has no business being cooked. Like revenge, cucumber is a dish best served cold.
cucumber has no business being burnt, cucumber has no business being hot 🙅🏻♀️ #MasterChefAU
— guilty tweets (@guiltytweeting) April 27, 2020
Even if you’re a cucumber fan, you’re probably grimacing at the thought of it being warm, let alone *burnt*.
Nothing anyone can say can convince me that burnt cucumber is good. And I love cucumber. #MasterchefAU
— Noelle Perera (@noellemartine) April 27, 2020
This is not a fucking meal. I’m no MasterChef, but burnt cucumber isn’t food. This is garbage.
Simon? It’s a burnt cucumber guys, it’s not a meal. You better start listening to Melissa- she knows. @fooderati #MasterChefAU
— Just Sue.🇺🇦 (@SueKennedy19) April 27, 2020
Burnt cucumber. Really, is that a thing #MasterChefAU
— krissy (@777Kristie) April 27, 2020
Isn’t burning your food the exact opposite of what you want to do?
Simon really putting a cucumber on a hibachi grill, eliminate him for that a lone thanks #masterchefau
— Basic Masterchef Quotes (@BasicMasterchef) April 27, 2020
Burnt cucumber? I’m not a fan of burning my cucumber. #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/IcM75PgeOp
— ｈｏｕｓｈｉｍｏｋｏ (@housh45) April 27, 2020
Poh gave us a hand-crafted potato dumpling with a delicious-looking butter sauce. Meanwhile, Simon burnt a cucumber and called it a day.
Poh really served technique while Simon burnt a cucumber… like really mate #masterchefau
— Basic Masterchef Quotes (@BasicMasterchef) April 27, 2020
Fans were LIVID that this monstrosity was served on a cooking show, let alone an All Stars season.
https://twitter.com/NawTea2/status/1254717249044180992
https://twitter.com/NicReality/status/1254717102792912896
But somehow, he won?!
https://twitter.com/IHateLentilSoup/status/1254718866346799104
Ultimately, Simon and his stupid burnt cucumber won the challenge, sending Poh and her green team into the third and final round of the challenge. The team faced off against each other to serve up a berry-infused dish.
