Masterchef scores!

As readers of this blog will know, Sophie and I are avid watchers of Masterchef, and this year we compiled a list of culinary terms or words that crop up repeatedly. It's like playing bingo when a contestant uses them and we should have made it into a drinking game!

So far, these are the most popular terms and words:

The top place goes to:

Contestants who hail from different areas of the world (such as Thailand, India and Indonesia) and mention it as much as they can - 22 points. Not surprisingly, these contestants seem to do extremely well on Masterchef and produce some amazing food with terms and ingredients we've never ever heard of!

Followed by:

Contestants crying                    17 points

Crumb                                        15 points

Tuile                                            14 points

Asian                                           13 points

Mother                                        11 points

Grandmother                             11 points

Oil                                                 9 points

Home-made pasta                       7 points

Travelling                                     6 points

Other terms include: 

Fondant potato                                3 points

Samphire                                         3 points

Crisp                                                3 points

Velouté                                            3 points

Gel                                                   3 points

Soil                                                  3 points

Vegan, soufflé, chocolate fondant, poached pears, "de-constructed", sous vide, panna cotta, pomme purée all scored 2 points, while creme "pat", consommé and fusion all scored 1 point.

Massively out of fashion now must be an emulsion and foams, as they haven't been mentioned at all!

We have also noted mention of Harissa and contestants being on a "journey"!

Next week is Finals Week and four of the remaining contestants are off to Istanbul, so Sophie will be watching even more avidly than usual, seeing as she is going there in November!

Good luck to them all!