MasterchefSA contestant trips up on the egg challenge
Lunch with Pippa Hudson · 1 June 2026 · 9m
Speaker 1: This week, the challenges we were all about one of the most versatile and familiar Speaker 1: of ingredients in the kitchen, the humble egg. The contestants walked into the kitchen this Speaker 1: week to find black aprons and a two part challenge. If you did well in Speaker 1: the first part, you got a place on the gantry and would not need to Speaker 1: do the second part, which would see one home cook going home. The first test Speaker 1: was all about pure skill. There were each given six eggs and within ten minutes Speaker 1: had to deliver three classics, a perfectly poached egg, a jammy boiled egg, and a Speaker 1: simple folded omelet. No sources, no big flavors, no distractions, just timing, technique and nerves. Speaker 1: Now, while some of the cooks felt confident having done all those tasks before, others Speaker 1: knew they didn't have all the skills necessary. If the egg was too soft, too Speaker 1: hard, too raw, too rubbery, then you would need to cook again. Candice, Jishen and Speaker 1: Gululago were blessed by the egg gods and did not have to do the second Speaker 1: round. The remaining six cooks were now tasked with eating a dish that celebrates one Speaker 1: or more of the many wonders of eggs, from binding and lifting to emulsifying, setting Speaker 1: and starring on a plate. The dishes go in all kinds of directions, from light Speaker 1: and fluffy pancakes to poached eggs, meringues, ravioli, notachi, and bold flavor combinations. Benji impressed Speaker 1: the judges with these cherry rolide I. Hope I said that right. But it was Speaker 1: Shorgi who won Dish of the day with her…
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