‘Didn’t meet the brief!’ MasterChef fans slam Poh Ling Yeow’s gourmet ‘fruit bread toastie’… even though she won the challenge
She may have won the challenge, but some MasterChef fans were unimpressed with Poh Ling Yeow’s attempt at a toastie during Thursday’s episode.
Many viewers slammed the 47-year-old chef’s gourmet toastie on Twitter, branding it ‘too fancy’.
‘Poh not a toastie. It was toast put together. Didn’t meet the brief,’ tweeted one person, while another added, ‘Poh’s is too fancy to be a Toastie.’
Missing the mark: She may have won the challenge, but some MasterChef fans were unimpressed with Poh Ling Yeow’s attempt at a toastie during Thursday’s episode
After being tasked with recreating the humble toastie, Poh made a ‘fruit bread toastie’ with prosciutto, honey, Gruyère, rocket and spiced butter.
But while the judges were blown away by her creation, with judge Melissa Leong calling it ‘the best Boxing Day sandwich I could conceive of’, fans weren’t so sure.
‘Where was the cheese in the #Poh toastie? Great toasties’ essential ingredient is stringy, melted cheese!’ tweeted one viewer.
Too much: Many viewers slammed the 47-year-old chef’s gourmet toastie on Twitter, branding it ‘too fancy’
Venting: While the judges were blown away by her creation, with judge Melissa Leong calling it ‘the best Boxing Day sandwich I could conceive of’, fans weren’t so sure
Added another: ‘As much as I love Poh, I don’t think that was a real toastie.’
Despite the fan backlash, her recreation of the toastie won the round, leaving many viewers confused by her victory.
‘Poh – doesn’t make a toastie and wins the toastie round… will probably make a dessert for this dinner round and win,’ tweeted a viewer.
‘Where was the cheese in the #Poh toastie? Great toasties’ essential ingredient is stringy, melted cheese!’ tweeted one viewer
Winning dish: Despite the fan backlash, her recreation of the toastie won the round, leaving many viewers confused by her victory
Wrote another fan: ‘That wasn’t a toastie. That was a toasted sandwich. Oh well, Poh wins again.’
Earlier in the episode, Poh explained the inspiration behind her controversial toastie.
‘So, I’ve gone for layers… I want the judges to bite into that toastie and just keep discovering things,’ she said.
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‘So, I’ve gone for layers… I want the judges to bite into that toastie and just keep discovering things,’ she explained