A MasterChef hopeful has stirred up a debate on social media after serving up a “deconstructed” pie… or was it a stew?
Amateur cook Fumbi was tasked with creating a dish inspired by his childhood in the knockout stage of the BBC1 show.
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But his modern take on the steak and kidney pie confused viewers, who insisted his deconstructed dish “defeats the whole purpose of a pie”.
The is no such thing as a deconstructed pie, that would be a stew! #masterchef
— Stephen Harman (@sdharman) April 24, 2017
When is a pie not a pie? When it's deconstructed! 🙄 #puffpastryliddoesnotmakeapie #masterchef
— Victoria (@SVChesh) April 24, 2017
A deconstructed pie is not a pie. I want pie. #masterchef
— Chris Trek (@chris_trek) April 24, 2017
I think Fumbi is great but he has fallen into the #Masterchef trap of deconstructed pies -NOOOOOOO! #MasterchefUK
— deutschmikey (@deutschmikey) April 24, 2017
One fan suggested deconstructed food was just “an excuse when it falls apart on you”.
Some viewers even called for an all-out ban on such dishes.
I think anything deconstructed should be banned but a pie. A PIE?! Get out! #MasterChef
— Toni Pratt (@ToniPratt) April 24, 2017
However, the judges did not agree as Fumbi made it through to the next stage.
The pie is not the first MasterChef recipe to trigger a backlash on Twitter.
Earlier in the series viewers were horrified when one of the cooks went “one hipster idea too far” and whipped up a chocolate mousse mixed with sweet potato.
"A truly remarkable dozen." Now this is what you call an incredible batch of amateur cooks. #MasterChefUK pic.twitter.com/EMpTigKjCB
— MasterChef UK 🍴 (@MasterChefUK) April 24, 2017
Another contestant surprised viewers when she chose to cook a ballotine of crocodile.
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