Matthew Kelly Accused Of 'Casual Racism' On Saturday Kitchen

Eek, Matthew Kelly left Saturday Kitchen viewers everywhere absolutely mortified after he was “casually racist” to Japanese chef Jun Tanaka during a live interview on the show.

We mean, the second-hand embarrassment is definitely real.

The former Stars In Their Eyes presenter made the assumption that Jun was in the studio to cook Japanese food, however, the chef is actually a French-Mediterranean specialist and was born in New York and raised in Britain.

Speaking to the esteemed chef, Matthew said: “I always associate Japanese cooking with very clean food… in fact, I’d say if there was a choice between any restaurant, I’d always go to the Japanese.”

Erm… Awkward…

However, Jun took it in his stride and laughed: “This one isn’t Japanese. I get that a lot… Everyone thinks I cook Japanese food and my restaurant is Japanese, but it isn’t, it’s French-Mediterranean.”

Taking to Twitter, fans weren’t going to let Matthew forget his blunder in a hurry as viewers accused the host of “casual racism”:

Matthew apologised for the mistake but we reckon fans of the show won’t be forgetting this one in a hurry.