Another new bunch of budding chefs took to the MasterChef kitchen to create some tasty looking dishes for John Torode and Gregg Wallace – but Twitter was up in arms over a comment Gregg made about chocolate and ginger.
One contestant, surgeon Kath, went for the perfectly reasonable – no, classic – combination in a heavenly looking tart during an invention test.
A beauty of a chocolate and ginger tart (BBC/Screenshot)
Look at it’s beauty! Crumbly shortcrust pastry, chocolate ganache infused with stem ginger, spun sugar and a ginger cream.
Kath knows what flavour combinations really go (BBC/Screenshot)
We thought pudding man Gregg would fall head over heels for Kath’s dessert, but then he uttered the strange words: “I’m not convinced of the combination of chocolate and ginger”.
Sorry?
Twitter was outraged. It was like chicken and cheese gate all over again.
Jeez Greg, of course chocolate and ginger is a thing. FFS… 🙄 #MasterChef
— John-Paul Buck (@JohnBuckjp) April 7, 2016
Gregg doesn't think chocolate and ginger go together?! What planet is he on? It's a classic flavour combo! #MasterChef
— Ruth Mumford (@ruthiemumfs) April 7, 2016
She's right. Chocolate and ginger does go #Masterchef
— Jo-Anne Hamilton (@DJolloy) April 7, 2016
Chocolate and ginger are a perfect match! @GreggAWallace you're missing out! #MasterChef
— Fi Duffy (@fiduffy) April 7, 2016
of COURSE ginger and chocolate is a good combi: Greg you are slacking mate #masterchef
— chocolategirl64 (@chocogirl64) April 7, 2016
Chocolate and ginger don't go together?? Really?? Numpty! #MasterChef #MasterChefUK
— Guy Pedliham (@guypeds) April 7, 2016
Of course chocolate and ginger work Greg. I thought you knew your puddings? #masterchef
— Ilona McKie (@IlonaMcKie) April 7, 2016
Can we sack Mr Wallace purely for thinking that chocolate and ginger don't go together? I mean…what? #MasterChef
— Ian B (@ianbrownlie) April 7, 2016
Seriously, if you can't appreciate chocolate and ginger together, you are not fit to judge a cooking competition #Masterchef
— Zarte Siempre (@zarteftw) April 7, 2016
Chocolate & Ginger is the bomb and Gregg is an imbecile. #MasterChef
— Sybil Disobedience (@PaolaOeste) April 7, 2016
Later he said mushrooms and parsley didn’t go, and even John had to ask what he was on about.
To top it all off poor Kath was sent home. But at least she can take comfort in the fact that ginger and chocolate DO go.
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