‘What an abomination!’ MasterChef fans roast Dani Venn for choosing to grill ‘mushy’ BANANA in the ultimate Australian barbecue challenge
MasterChef viewers were left baffled during Monday night’s Australian barbecue group challenge.
While lamb and prawns are typical BBQ dishes, the orange team bizarrely chose to use banana as the hero ingredient of their dessert.
Dani Venn had the task of slicing, smoking and grilling the starchy fruit for 1200 locals at Melbourne’s St. Kilda Beach, and was roasted on Twitter.
‘What an abomination!’ MasterChef fans roasted Dani Venn (pictured) for choosing to grill ‘mushy’ BANANA in the ultimate Australian barbecue challenge, on Monday night’s episode
‘Those bananas look like an abomination,’ one viewer said online.
Another sarcastically wrote: ‘Ah yes, the well-known Australian cultural icon… the banana?!’ as well as one who questioned: ‘Lamb, prawns, banana = A BBQ?’
One pointed out the bananas’ lack of appeal, writing: ‘Those bananas look terrible. There’s a fine line between caramelised or slightly charred and just plain old burnt.’
Baffled: Fans of the show found it bizarre that the orange team decided to grill banana in a BBQ challenge. They also pointed out the difference between caramelised and burnt banana
Monday night’s challenge saw the contestants divided into three teams: orange, yellow and purple.
Dani in the orange team, got to work on the dessert: grilled bananas with a dolce cream, crumble and passionfruit syrup.
The dessert’s hero ingredient was a surprising choice, with the other teams opting for typical barbecue accompaniments in mango and pineapple.
On the job: Dani in the orange team, got to work on the dessert: grilled bananas with a dolce cream, crumble and passionfruit syrup. She sliced, smoked and grilled the starchy fruit
Pressure: Sweltering under the heat of the grill, a frazzled yet determined Dani set out to prepare a delicious dish that would save her team from entering Tuesday night’s pressure test
Sweltering under the heat of the grill, a frazzled yet determined Dani set out to prepare a delicious dish that would save her team from entering Tuesday night’s pressure test.
Dani said to her team members that opinions on how to grill the banana without it turning into ‘mush’ was overwhelming.
‘I’m actually getting really confused and there’s so many voices, it’s really hot,’ she vented.
Everyone putting their two cents in: Dani said that various opinions on how to grill the banana without it turning into ‘mush’ was overwhelming
Mushy mess: Despite the bananas getting stuck to the grill and burning on top, Dani continued to toss them around using a spatula
Not ready to give up, Dani added: ‘I mean, how hard can it be, it’s just a banana!’
Despite the banana sticking to the grill and burning on top, Dani was impressed by the taste.
And as the judges sampled the dessert, they were amazed with the result, with Jock Zonfrillo describing it as ‘delicious’.
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Surprisingly difficult: Not ready to give up, Dani added: ‘I mean, how hard can it be, it’s just a banana!’
Pleased: Despite the banana sticking to the grill and burning on top, Dani was impressed by the taste