MasterChef contestants have been known to knock up some, uh, slightly unusual culinary concoctions, but tonight's (April 20) episode really took the biscuit – the whole bakery, in fact.
We've already seen custard ravioli, crocodile, and tomato water (whatever that is) – but judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace were subjected to a whole new level of weirdness this evening.
But before we get on to kidney curry, vinegar pearls, squid ink tuille and blue cheese ice cream – yeah, you heard us – we need to address the issue of who made it through to the quarter-final.
In yet another twist during tonight's episode, four hopefuls, rather than the usual three, made it through to the next round: Brodie, Jim, Louise and Shauna. Congrats, guys!
When the competition is so fierce that FOUR chefs make it through to the last quarter-final. 🔥🍴 #MasterChefUK pic.twitter.com/2QU7hnAONv
- MasterChef UK 🍴 (@MasterChefUK) April 20, 2017
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But while the judges were clearly loving the food served to them, viewers at home were positively incensed by some of the culinary crimes decisions made during tonight's heat.
First in the firing line was kidney and lentil rogan josh, which let's just say, some of you weren't feeling particularly enthusiastic about.
KIDNEY CURRY SWEET CHRIST #Masterchef
- Cybbo (@CybillLiberty) April 20, 2017
Kidney curry. Nah. Not for me. #MasterChef
- Andrew Stevenson (@the_a_stevenson) April 20, 2017
KIDNEY AND LENTILS* ANYTHING < ANYTHING
- Richard (@unlikelyrabbit) April 20, 2017
*aaaargrrrk#masterchef
Kidney and lentils. Hmm.. #MasterChef pic.twitter.com/RcJBj6jXAn
- The Fredster (@FredOfWoodGreen) April 20, 2017
Lentil & kidney rogan josh. He's deranged. #masterchefUK
- kate (@Sea_Penguin5) April 20, 2017
#MasterChefUK kidney rogan josh pic.twitter.com/RCTE7TyJcn
- Paul O'Sullivan (@pablo4298) April 20, 2017
Not long after that, viewers were quick to express their disdain for chocolate soil. It's chocolate guys, what's not to love?
It just wouldn't be #MasterChefUK without a chocolate soil. pic.twitter.com/jNiZLDTq2G
- MasterChef UK 🍴 (@MasterChefUK) April 20, 2017
If I never hear the phrase 'chocolate soil' again it will be too soon, the dessert equivalent of truffle oil #masterchef
- el d (@feelingshaver) April 20, 2017
Chocolate soil #MasterChefUK #MasterChef pic.twitter.com/SLEuMSfFUT
- Scott (@scottacr) April 20, 2017
'Chocolate soil' makes it sound awful, can't people just call it chocolate crumbs!? #MasterChef
- Caroline Cook (@caroline_cook_) April 20, 2017
Raspberry vinegar pearls in a chocolate soil. #Masterchef innuendo bingo once again soars to new heights.
- Miles Evans (@milominder) April 20, 2017
Also up for universal derision were the worryingly-named 'vinegar pearls'. (No, we have no idea either.)
'unfortunately my vinegar pearls didn't work' - #MasterChefUK
- Grace Dent (@gracedent) April 20, 2017
The fact that they are called vinegar pearls said it all...#MasterChefUK pic.twitter.com/uN83hj1JzV
- Abi Saffer (@Abi_Saffer) April 20, 2017
#MasterchefUK they all heave a huge sigh of relief cos the 'vinegar pearls' didn't work!
- Marie Holt (@MarieHolt50) April 20, 2017
Vinegar Pearls supported The Fall at Preston Guild Hall in 1990. #MasterChef
- CQEdin (@CQEdinburgh) April 20, 2017
Vinegar pearls sounds like one of the acts that would auditioned in Phoenix Nights. #masterchef
- Sarah (@sbl1976) April 20, 2017
But garnering the most outrage of all was, of course, Jim's, erm... delicious dessert of blue cheese ice cream 😷.
Form an orderly queue, please.
When a contestant tells you their blue cheese ice cream will either taste lovely or like an old sock... Enjoy, @JohnTorode1. 👍#MasterChefUK pic.twitter.com/b8Rb5BpXX0
- MasterChef UK 🍴 (@MasterChefUK) April 20, 2017
BLUE CHEESE ICE CREAM. #MasterChefUK #MasterChef pic.twitter.com/3Tc3NcTzc9
- Scott Wiles (@Scott_W88) April 20, 2017
Contestant: "I'm making a blue cheese ice cream"
- Rachel Morgan (@RachelMorganMFL) April 20, 2017
Me: #MasterChefUK #MasterChef pic.twitter.com/3DHTLRtcvF
Blue cheese ice cream? #MasterChef pic.twitter.com/lHS5cSVJ66
- Twisted by design (@doodlbug10) April 20, 2017
Blue Cheese Ice Cream? #MasterChefUK pic.twitter.com/hAwhSXOwji
- Hazel (@Snozzlenut) April 20, 2017
#MasterChefUK Cheese ice cream. It's against God's law.
- Mr Biscuits (@phildrake1972) April 20, 2017
Related: One MasterChef hopeful tries serving up 'tomato water' and it goes as well as you'd expect
FLUID GEL, TASTY, TASTY FLUID GEL. NOW TO WASH IT DOWN WITH SOME BLUE CHEESE ICE CREAM. SCRUMMY! #masterchef
- Richard (@unlikelyrabbit) April 20, 2017
NO ONE WANTS BLUE CHEESE ICE CREAM YOU CRETINOUS SHITGOBLIN #masterchef
- Ariadne Griffin (@Ariadne_Griffin) April 20, 2017
Molecular cooking, blue cheese ice cream & waterbath cooking is pretentious #foodwankery and can fuck right off #masterchef #MasterChefUK
- Sharon (@The_Retro_Rose) April 20, 2017
Fruit soup and blue cheese ice cream. The world's gone made. *puts socks on hands and gloves on feet* #masterchef
- Sybil Verity (@sybilverity) April 20, 2017
I'm serving blue cheese ice cream. My mate said it tastes like old socks. #MasterChefUK
- Ben Draguisky (@benuisky) April 20, 2017
Will we ever see an episode of MasterChef as controversial as this one? Find out when the competition continues tomorrow (April 21) on BBC One.
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