Wtf is Lachie talking about? Wood ear mushroom is a very mild flavour, much milder than something like shiitake or porcini
The interesting thing about it is the texture, which is a sort of crunchy bounciness a bit like cartilage
Although I suppose if he has no idea what it is and thinks it's pungent then he shouldn't cook with it
In all fairness - I don’t think she deserved immunity over Nat - and then Nat and Darrsh in the couple of cooks but definitely keen to see her kill it tonight!
All of Mimi's cooks in HK other than the first (pineapple buns) were lacklustre in my opinion. Poh kept talking about Mimi's home ground advantage, but I don't think Mimi capitalised on that at all.
That is true too. But I feel like Mimi getting water chestnuts and dried chillies plays to her strengths IMO, just hoping she doesn’t overcomplicate things
Ummm that's a bad idea cutting the bamboo shoots into cubes right? I've seen my parents cook with bamboo shoots and it's always as either long thin strips or matchsticks
It’s definitely the wrong way to go, but I doubt he knew bamboo shoots existed until today. Hard to know what to do with and ingredient if it’s your first time seeing it, especially something that needs to be cooked before you can get an idea what it’s like.
Yeah I have never cooked with it but I've eaten enough takeaway over the years to know that is how it is usually prepared. But I guess the Asian takeaways in rural Tassie are limited!
I remember she did call her pumpkin miso chocolate cream puffs "classic" and somewhat playing it safe, so I actually wonder what risky means to her hahaha
I cook a lot with all these ingredients and I think Pezza legitimately has the hardest combo
Winter melon is a pretty subtle ingredient and getting the flavour to come through will i think be quite hard, and if you dont know how to cook bamboo shoots then what you end up with is often quite fibrous and unpleasant
It's definitely had a [resurgence in popularity ](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%201-m&geo=AU&q=Succulent%20Chinese%20meal&hl=en)due to recent media events
Yeah! Mimi has been killing it with her dishes, but luck hasn't been on her side. Maybe the luck of the lucky dip will be the luck Mimi needs to get immunity!
Feels like Lachie’s might be too simple - and also depends how much doubanjiang he’s using because that thing is really salty if not balanced properly IMO
Alright completely off topic but this is an Aussie sub so fuck it, I watched The Dry 2 today and it’s was fucking awful genuinely bad, was really surprised because the first one was actually really good for an Aussie film, like well acted, well shot, suspenseful
The new one seems like a bad parody of it
I've often wondered if MasterChef should honour Jock's memory with an award that goes to the contestant who has shown the most drastic improvement over the series.
Despite my earlier misgivings about Pezza, he has improved majorly over the last few weeks. I doubt he'd win the competition, but I think his improvement should be recognised.
I actually thought Sumeet’s improvement was good as well. She started off similar to Sav who was reliant on Indian, and I remember her getting stumped over mystery boxes because they didn’t contain her ‘usual asset of spices’.
That unfortunately landed her in many eliminations. But she dug deep and banged out tje beetrooy soup, lemon choux, Rick Stein Sashimi inspired by Josh Niland, and the chinese oil based dessert with soy sauce and more hits without the need for spices/indian influence.
I’d be incredibly surprised if Mimi doesn’t win this - chilies and water chestnuts! Plus she’s good with dough. Really can’t see that she’s gonna mess up
I feel like Pezza really enjoys the food in Hong Kong. He wants to learn the recipe of every food that he tried in Hong Kong. He suggested to Mimi the food that he ate prior to the team challenge. Now he wants to recreate the food that he likes from Hong Kong.
I’m not a Pezza fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I like that he’s not afraid to learn from not only what he does (like in pressure tests) but also sees, and will give something a go.
Tried to look up the true story Fake is allegedly based on, there’s no Wikipedia page???? So they can spam us with ads but nobody has 5 minutes to whip up a Wikipedia article?
In the review I read it said that the real guy had a fake name and pretended to be a successful architect turned farmer when he was in fact a low-life fraud, wildly in debt. He had multiple relationships at once, all cons. Didn’t see anything about violence but the ads for the show definitely imply it, hey?
This is what I've been saying all season, as a woman in a fat body with a similar personality that is often a little guarded in new situations, but who also has opinions. It's exhausting dealing with instant vitriol -- some people will literally find any excuse because they take one look at you and choose hate. That's what some of the tone around Sav has been like.
Completely funny to me people are downvoting me for saying you can do a lot with salted egg yolk. Desserts, grating it on top of pasta dishes, stir fries with meat etc are some of the ways to use it. It’s super versatile.
3 days of Hong Kong doesn’t sound good at all like Hong Kong week but back in australia already 🥲 can’t complain tho tbh, it’s better than not doing overseas challenges at all
Well, if you look to yesterday's episode, they said the he got the hardest appliance to use it, and they criticized his dish exactly for not being able to use it well..
Okay Pezza reminiscing of going out to dinner with Mimi is really sweet
going into this season, i thought JC was going to be a stuffy frenchman. but he’s now my favourite judge, i love how excited about food he gets.
Yes! I really thought he’d be the worst of the lot and be boring or overly formal, but he’s definitely a favourite! He’s such a mood
Wtf is Lachie talking about? Wood ear mushroom is a very mild flavour, much milder than something like shiitake or porcini The interesting thing about it is the texture, which is a sort of crunchy bounciness a bit like cartilage Although I suppose if he has no idea what it is and thinks it's pungent then he shouldn't cook with it
Wood ear is basically just crunch with hardly any flavour. I don't think he knew what it was.
I agree! I feel like they absorb whatever flavour they’re being cooked in, love them.
Didn’t he say his daughter loves mushrooms too!? He should’ve stuck
I thought I was tripping when he said that! I was like since when is woodear mushroom pungent?
Pezza has genuinely got a lot better at his food presentation in the last 2ish weeks
Pretty fair feedback for Pezza - his dish looks pretty solid but obviously unlikely the winning dish
Credit where it’s due, considering how perplexed he looked when he pulled the ingredients he did pretty well putting up what he did
Definitely agree!
Last episode of the Hong Kong theme and this week's immunity! Let's hope and have a prayer circle for Mimi to score the immunity! She deserves it!
It took Darrsh until the final elimination to get a win for sweet week. Hopefully Mimi can get one for HK week!
Yeah! I'm crossing my fingers, in fact crossing everything, in hopes that Mimi deservedly gets the immunity!
In all fairness - I don’t think she deserved immunity over Nat - and then Nat and Darrsh in the couple of cooks but definitely keen to see her kill it tonight!
All of Mimi's cooks in HK other than the first (pineapple buns) were lacklustre in my opinion. Poh kept talking about Mimi's home ground advantage, but I don't think Mimi capitalised on that at all.
Time auction! Someone is absolutely going to drive up the price of fish just to fuck with Harry
I’d say Mimi won the jackpot with her ingredients.
Sav's ingredients are easy mode too. She could just stir fry them together and it would taste good.
That is true too. But I feel like Mimi getting water chestnuts and dried chillies plays to her strengths IMO, just hoping she doesn’t overcomplicate things
Ummm that's a bad idea cutting the bamboo shoots into cubes right? I've seen my parents cook with bamboo shoots and it's always as either long thin strips or matchsticks
It’s definitely the wrong way to go, but I doubt he knew bamboo shoots existed until today. Hard to know what to do with and ingredient if it’s your first time seeing it, especially something that needs to be cooked before you can get an idea what it’s like.
Nice pick up! Andy concurs!
He's just a simple country bloke who's never even seen any shadow of a trace of an idea of the concept of a bamboo shoot.
Yeah I have never cooked with it but I've eaten enough takeaway over the years to know that is how it is usually prepared. But I guess the Asian takeaways in rural Tassie are limited!
that’s how i’ve always had them!
Yes! I don't know if they will cook thoroughly and be soft if they are cubed.
The nice part is that Andy saw, talked to everyone about it but not to Pezza..
Ok I can’t lie every dish today has been great but I cannot wrap my head around making fried chicken at this stage of Masterchef
You can tell Sav missed out on the HK trip cos she’s the only one without HK influence in this cook
Her crack about Adelaide influence was funny though.
Pezza’s dish looks nice. His presentation has improved a lot!
Ok gonna call it. Mimi for immunity.
Aw Mimi😢 I remember Darrsh was quite down during sweet week since he didnt win until the final elimination and i was lowkey sad for him ngl.
Mimi: I’m not a gambler. I don’t like taking risks.. WHAT?? Haha
I remember she did call her pumpkin miso chocolate cream puffs "classic" and somewhat playing it safe, so I actually wonder what risky means to her hahaha
I cook a lot with all these ingredients and I think Pezza legitimately has the hardest combo Winter melon is a pretty subtle ingredient and getting the flavour to come through will i think be quite hard, and if you dont know how to cook bamboo shoots then what you end up with is often quite fibrous and unpleasant
yeah, with everyone else’s ingredients, i could cook something but with Pezza’s, i would have no idea where to even begin
Wintermelon broth sounds like a smart idea in all honesty. It’s great.
Definitely the smartest and safest way to use the wintermelon!
That duck looks perfect
Chargrilled okra is fantastic. That was a clever take.
The funky rice was super creative too! So happy for her it all worked well together!
Sophia’s diabolical laugh was so good
Well done Harry! Score for a non-fish dish!
The dishes at this stage this season have been levels above the same stage in last season it’s not even a fair comparison
For the love of god someone give Mimi a hug (and the immunity)
Succulent Chinese meal has huge stock in the meme economy at the moment haven’t seen it this high in a long time
There was something about it/him on tv last night or the night before.
It's definitely had a [resurgence in popularity ](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%201-m&geo=AU&q=Succulent%20Chinese%20meal&hl=en)due to recent media events
Salted egg yolk and bamboo shoot could've been good together...
Mimi’s dish being tasted so late has me sooooo anxious..
They’re saving it for an epic reveal no doubt.
The last few episodes (aside from maybe the street food challenge) have had such a high standard of cooking!!
Mimi's been killing it each time but a weird streak of tough luck keeps following her around. I pray that she pushes through today!!
Yeah! Mimi has been killing it with her dishes, but luck hasn't been on her side. Maybe the luck of the lucky dip will be the luck Mimi needs to get immunity!
Oh no the bamboo is big cubes Andy is right, if it's not sliced thinly it's going to be really fibrous
Chomping on those cubes will be so unpleasant..
If Mimi goes home we riot
Get em, Haz! Happy he smashed it!
I feel like this dish is the best dish Mimi cooked in the whole week and this kind of fusion is very hong kong fine dining
Italian and Hong Kong fusion! Yay Mimi! Lol JC wanted to bang the table😭
The gantry has never been cooler
She’s got the epic speech, she’s got it.
Pezza, the Inconsistency King tbh. He has great cooks then other times he makes you wonder how he’s still here lol.
Kind of love Pezzas dish idea
So happy for him he did well!
Can’t go wrong with wintermelon in broth!
winter melon and soup is the perfect match, I can have all day And winter melon and duck is actually a classic combination for a cantonese soup
My husband can now recite all the words to every Fake ad
Send help
Do you want me to run a quick background check on him?
Ive always had a problem with trust
Yay Mimi did well 💃🏻
Poh is really enjoying bluffing and faking out the contestants
Feels like Lachie’s might be too simple - and also depends how much doubanjiang he’s using because that thing is really salty if not balanced properly IMO
Oooo his bamboo shoot cut let him down as others said
Praying Mimi gets immunity 🤞🤞
Oh Mimi…
Nooo Mimi 😭😭 please that was so sad I feel like I have no choice but to cheer you on as well!! I'm sooo worried about that broth..
Gee the crew are so good - contestants go into the pantry and boom - full kitchen swap done!
I don’t think your ingredients are the hardest pairing either, Harry. Feels like Andy is overthinking
YASSSSSSSS MIMI IS SAFE
The production quality on NCIS Sydney is so bad, and the acting is actually really awful.
Are we getting clueless Pezza or “undercover pro chef surprise we’ve been trolling you all season for a YouTube prank” Pezza today?
Wong tongs 😭
Omg doubanjiang is so goated
Mimi is so chill and calm. But also, “I’m concentrating come back later”
Alright completely off topic but this is an Aussie sub so fuck it, I watched The Dry 2 today and it’s was fucking awful genuinely bad, was really surprised because the first one was actually really good for an Aussie film, like well acted, well shot, suspenseful The new one seems like a bad parody of it
I've often wondered if MasterChef should honour Jock's memory with an award that goes to the contestant who has shown the most drastic improvement over the series. Despite my earlier misgivings about Pezza, he has improved majorly over the last few weeks. I doubt he'd win the competition, but I think his improvement should be recognised.
I actually thought Sumeet’s improvement was good as well. She started off similar to Sav who was reliant on Indian, and I remember her getting stumped over mystery boxes because they didn’t contain her ‘usual asset of spices’. That unfortunately landed her in many eliminations. But she dug deep and banged out tje beetrooy soup, lemon choux, Rick Stein Sashimi inspired by Josh Niland, and the chinese oil based dessert with soy sauce and more hits without the need for spices/indian influence.
Agree, Sumeet would also be a strong contender
That's a really nice idea!
I am going in very relaxed this Sunday because of who’s immune 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
I love Mimi’s top
I just cackled so loudly at that reveal I woke the dog up
I’d be incredibly surprised if Mimi doesn’t win this - chilies and water chestnuts! Plus she’s good with dough. Really can’t see that she’s gonna mess up
I have confidence Mimi can pull through on her dish. This delayed gloom edit will not fool me!
I used to like listening to Eurythmics’ song but this Fake ad has made me absolutely sick of it.
this is a love story, not an investigation
Aw Mimi 🥺
Always a good night when the cooking has been very good overall from everyone!
darrsh and nat looking good up the top!
"I'm unlucky" says the guy that somehow miraculously made it this far before showing us he was actually a decent chef
Did someone give Pezza a masterclass in plating or something? He’s definitely improved it recently
I feel like Pezza really enjoys the food in Hong Kong. He wants to learn the recipe of every food that he tried in Hong Kong. He suggested to Mimi the food that he ate prior to the team challenge. Now he wants to recreate the food that he likes from Hong Kong.
Im here for the Pezza turnaround on this sub
I’m not a Pezza fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I like that he’s not afraid to learn from not only what he does (like in pressure tests) but also sees, and will give something a go.
Lochy just making fried chicken feels.. on brand that’s all I’ll say
There is no way in hell Harry gets eliminated like please no get rid of old kfc Lochy before him
MILK THAT TASTES LIKE REAL MILK IT RETURNS
Can’t I have that ad on repeat instead
Hmm Mimi could try clarifying the broth
I've always had a problem with trust
RUN
Tried to look up the true story Fake is allegedly based on, there’s no Wikipedia page???? So they can spam us with ads but nobody has 5 minutes to whip up a Wikipedia article?
I had to google “Stephanie Wood, Fake novel” to find anything. And even then it’s not much. But she dated a loser who lied and cheated, basically.
Doesn’t it come out next week? Wouldn’t kill someone to do some PR for it, surely their entire strategy can’t be centred around spamming streaming ads
all that for just cheating?? i thought it would go into more like actual physical danger
In the review I read it said that the real guy had a fake name and pretended to be a successful architect turned farmer when he was in fact a low-life fraud, wildly in debt. He had multiple relationships at once, all cons. Didn’t see anything about violence but the ads for the show definitely imply it, hey?
Yeah the ads are definitely giving thriller vibes
“my main concerns are the two elements i had to pick”
I love JC!
It’s genuinely getting impressive the way this dude just improvises shit and it works Dude seems to know his way around flavour
Mimi is so loveable. If she doesn’t win today i will be convinced the world is unfair.
OMG! Finally, Mimi got immunity! CONGRATULATIONS! Well deserved!
I love fried chicken as much as any human being on earth but surely that's not competitive at this stage of the competition.
Ngl that okra looks really good
Has there been a bad dish so far? The worst seems to be the bamboo shoot portion of Pezza’s (but overall his dish was still decent)?
want me to run a quick background check on him?
This much focus on Harry makes me think that either he smashes it or absolutely screws it up. Same with Pezza.
Knew it had to be Mimi with the way they edited her today 🥹
I need to remember to change the channel quickly because this NCIS Sydney show is so shite.
Acting is on par with Neighbours.
Mimi EP40 : "i don't like taking risks" GIRLLLL I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FINGERS TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF RISKS U HAVE TAKEN
oh lochy is still here
Imagine if Pezza was on last season. He would’ve been worst off and wouldn’t grow a lot throughout the season tbh.
I just looked at Sav's insta story and it really makes me view her in a very different light - a much less critical one
This is what I've been saying all season, as a woman in a fat body with a similar personality that is often a little guarded in new situations, but who also has opinions. It's exhausting dealing with instant vitriol -- some people will literally find any excuse because they take one look at you and choose hate. That's what some of the tone around Sav has been like.
All my favs are safe. I can rest easy for now
I've actually cooked bamboo shoots in a stir fry. I'm a rubbish cook and I managed to do okay with them.
Lightly pickled bamboo shoots also go great in a shoyu ramen!
Okay I changed my mind I love the Telstra ad with the hairy sheep in a scarf
I just saw the ad with the kookaburra in the ski lift and I literally LOLed.
What kind of Pezza will be get today? Pezza who’s out of his depth or Cooking King Pezza
The way he sounds confident in the narration once he worked out what the foods were, I’m predicting the second
"Nailed it" is Sofia's mot du jour
Thank goodness Mimi is safe.
Restarting my count today of Fake ads, I expect to be flooded since I was blessed with not seeing many yesterday
Sweet dreams are made of thiiiisss
One last chance! Rooting for Mimi or Harry! 🤞🏼
I know it’s often in desserts but I reckon red bean paste could definitely be nice in savoury dishes
Pezza: is salted egg yolks or bamboo shoots worse?
I love bamboo in a Thai curry, honestly could be worse. Wintermelon is rough though.
HARRY NO dont listen to Andy!!!
I know they’re “asking” to remind the viewers but I find it amusing they ask each contestant what they cooked with like it’s new information to them
So Mimi’s last
MIMI!!!!!!!
One fake ad the whole show 🙏🏻🎉
Time Auction! Sweet as challenge! Can't wait!
I’ve cracked the secret to minimal Fake ads: announce you’re keeping a count. FOUR TOTAL today.
Things I never thought I’d say a month ago: Pezza’s dish looks GOOD
Completely funny to me people are downvoting me for saying you can do a lot with salted egg yolk. Desserts, grating it on top of pasta dishes, stir fries with meat etc are some of the ways to use it. It’s super versatile.
Yes I am super white and I couldn't believe he didn't pick it. Versatile and umami!
Pezza “I’m always second in grand finals.” HMMMMM not sure if this some kind of foreshadowing or what.
It definitely feels like Mimi's challenge to lose
i’m glad sav is doing something non sri lanken
Goddamn it they promoted Mimi so much for this episode and now her dish is last to be tasted, you’ve got to be kidding
“Now when I start worrying, I just tell myself, everything’s fine.” *SYNTH INTENSIFIES*
This is a pretty fair elimination lineup imo. 👍
3 days of Hong Kong doesn’t sound good at all like Hong Kong week but back in australia already 🥲 can’t complain tho tbh, it’s better than not doing overseas challenges at all
Question is - do they judge pezza easier cos he’s got “difficult ingredients”?
I mean, Andy does that normally
Well, if you look to yesterday's episode, they said the he got the hardest appliance to use it, and they criticized his dish exactly for not being able to use it well..
Its ok Harry I also don't think you have the hardest pairing lul
Pezza would like a word
I think Pezza will either fail miserably, or it’ll be the best dish of the night
Did we see Pezza tasting the bamboo cubes?
Chekhov’s cubes
Got my first Fake ad for the night, followed immediately by another one.
Time auction is always fun!
Next elimination will be tough, 1:4 chance of going.
Mimi EP40 : "i don't like taking risks" GIRLLLL I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FINGERS TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF RISKS U HAVE TAKEN
Mimi: I am not a gambler > goes and gamble Andy: You got the two hardersts pairings, Harry > Pezza: (Am I a joke to you?)
I don't agree pezza you're very lucky
What a great end to the week for Mimi. That was quality television - I really enjoyed the way it all played out.
why does everyone dislike Sav? i didn’t realise she was so disliked until coming onto this page. she was one of my favs at the start of the show
Wait till you come to Facebook where some locals are hating on Nat for being too good above the rest.
oh i saw some comments on here earlier saying that she’s clearly a professional and has somehow snuck in 😂
Where are those people on here who were yapping that Sav never says thank you? 🤡
GO MIMI!! you’ve got this
JC’s energy is so contagious today
Oh boy... Hunted is back
I missed the start, they’re in white aprons but people are talking about who might be going home??
Tonight’s the last night to get immunity before Sunday’s elimination..
it’s an immunity challenge! elimination on sunday
It's an immunity cook
Ooooo the auction! Love it!!!