What's with all the wanky plate turning on Masterchef?

[MardyBra]

A plate of lovely food gets placed reverently in front of Marcus, Monica and Greg, and then the chef feels the need to deftly rotate it by approximately 120 degrees.

Might try that with our takeaway Chinese tonight.

[MardyBra]

And now I've noticed the only serving out on half the plate thing.

[PapalYoungPretenderMortificado]

moreslack

It's a ^special6 poached egg yolk, I believe. It's poached in a gallon bucket few inches of warm oil . . .


At least that's how I did my dragon's eggs ()

[slug]

Don't slag off Monica's Samoan accent!!! Makes me feel nostalgic for my kiwi youth

[moreslackthanslick]

I have no idea metalheads they don't look very exciting though do they?

I only found out thanks to this week what an egg confit was though - a poached egg yolk! Perhaps Nanny Plum was so glad to find out too as she put one in her critics dish.

[AllMyBestFriendsAreMetalheads]

What is a veloute supposed to be - a soupy sauce or a too thin soup? I really don't get the foam thing but jus is clearly code for "not enough gravy".

[QueenArseClangers]

Ha ha! Yes, the Peter Griffin critic.

[moreslackthanslick]

Was gutted the older guy who created that insanely divine looking "deconstructed" Black Forest gateau on Wednesday night served up an embarrassing mess of a steak and kidney pie last night! 😢😢 Off you go sonny!

I've had a drinking game for ages too... My Faves are...

Jus
Foam
3 ways
(I did note last night someone had the audacity to do a steak and kidney pie a mere 2 ways!!)

Where's the food critic who looks like Family Guy this series? He's the best one!!

[QueenArseClangers]

Nanny Plum last night. So pleased she's managed to get time of from the relentless slog at the castle to pursue her culinary dream.

[QueenArseClangers]

Ha ha!
DH and I were very pleased that Nanny Plum got through last night

The third plate mystery always gets us, surely a 70s hostess trolley would be more convenient.
I absolutely hate it when the chef says 'enjoy' to the critics. Like it's a fucking order.

Two year old DD was awake poorly the other night so was downstairs with us whilst MC was on. She groggily raised a finger at the telly from her nest on the sofa and whispered 'Humpty Dumpty' at the sight of Gregg Wallace's gurning visog!

[TrickyD]

FunnyCousin, please could you add

"It eats well"

To your list?

The food eats nothing, it just sits there on the plate.

[MardyBra]

They're still at it this week.

[ShimmeringIce]

Monica said "butty" in a very strange way, as though she was trying a northern accent maybe?

[MardyBra]

Oh yes. Greg with his drawn out "I"s, followed by a little pause, and then a self-important announcement of his views.

[PaulDacresConscience]

Monica is known as 'Gurning Monica' here, because of the facial expressions she pulls during the skills tests.

I can't articulate how much I dislike dear old Gregg and the way that he stands in judgement. He's a fucking greengrocer!

[schmack]

Why is the foam and pomme puree back? (is that mashed potatoes?) - so 2015

[EveOnline2016]

I prefer Australian version.

Down to the final 4

[MardyBra]

Remembered it! Maltaise.

Which autocorrect wants to put as Malaise.

[MardyBra]

To be fair, Monica is a Kiwi isn't she, so some words will be her natural accent. But there are some French words she pronounces really oddly. Can remember the name now, but the way she pronounced that orangey hollandaise thingy was very odd.

[CurlsRUs]

Re Monica's pronunciation - last night she was on particularly top form!

A few that I spotted:
Butter = botter
Mussels = mossels
Tartare sauce = tartair sauce
Bland = blund

And why is every plate being garnished with nasturtium leaves this year?

[Agerbilatemycardigan]

Thanks for the link Mardy

I now have a weird craving for a couple of lonely raspberries placed precariously on a random house brick

[MardyBra]

I'd never noticed "plate of food".

Can I add in John Torode's "lovely lovely thing" for the non-Professional drinking game?

[maddiemookins16mum]

I must try this Masterchief drinking game, I think I'll do a down in one when they struggle through what seems to be two heavy sets of metal doors when the serve their dishes to the critics.

[Mynestisfullofempty]

Monica says "plate of food" far too many times and mispronounces a lot of words*, which surprises me, given her experience in high-end restaurants.


*I can't remember which words I noticed last night but probably will as soon as I post this.

[ScrambledSmegs]

Maybe a smear of sweet and sour sauce on the plate.

Oh gods, the smears! Especially the chocolate sauce ones. Why can they not see that they look like skidmarks?

[Tagetes]

Gregg shouting FIRE! - DRINK (and deploy extinguisher)