First ever

Guys I cannot recommend Masterchef Singapore enough. It's on tonight please watch it so I can talk about it to people. It's the kind of show whose opening salvo was a SAMBAL BELACAN challenge (ed: and the judgment was as simple as taking a bite and going "correct"). The contestants are so so endearing and down to earth and lovely except for Aaron, the douchy Progressive Zichar guy, who makes santan espuma and 42 degree eggs. I am totally waiting for a showdown between him and the beautiful Shamsydar and her Modern Malay Cuisine superpowers that can turn assam pedas sauce into sambal tumis without a sous vide machine.

I hope the show doesn't jump the shark, which is a distinct possibility cuz the previews show some ang moh celebrity chef coming in to run a restaurant service + tonight's ep looks like some reality tv nonsense, but omg Sharon Gonzago with the good hair made Nasi Ulam on the last episode, and we all cried at her one pot Eurasian curry with a sad family backstory, and even the gormless chao auntie Nicholas made a deep fried fish skewered to look like it was casually swimming in a river of sweet chili sauce, and I really just wanna see Aaron attempt some century egg reduction thing that explodes against his best efforts cuz no one needs a century egg reduction or another fucking tuile which, come on, is really just glorified keropok, omg so psyched.