Bean curd sheets, or tofu skins, are often see as savoury items at dim sum (fu pay guin). However, it was a mystery ingredient on the third episode of the third season, along with white Saturn peaches, black peppercorns and vanilla powder. If you look at it from a dim sum perspective (even though it’s […]
The first episode of the third season aired on Food Network Canada, featuring, yes, the new host (who made his debut on the show’s teen tournament). Ingredients in the three rounds included candy necklaces in the first round as well as caramel-flavoured rice cakes and yarrow for dessert. The main course’s ingredients were rotisserie chicken, […]
The Chopped Canada Teen finale aired on Boxing Day in Canada with the winners of the previous four episodes competing for $20,000 (a little surprised that the finalists – winners from the previous four episodes – weren’t awarded anything. Honestly, $1,000 to $2,500 towards their education would have been great!). Mystery ingredients for the three […]
Well, episode four was the last show before the final round, which will air on December 26 – Boxing Day – on Food Network Canada. Ingredients on this episode included frozen deep fried pickles and tempeh in the appetizer round as well as white chocolate chips and pizza dough for dessert. However, for the main […]
With Christmas coming up, why not use the dessert round’s ingredients to create a sweet casserole dish for Christmas morning (who cares if the kids are going to get more hyper? It’s Christmas Day. It’s allowed). In the basket for round three were: crumpets, quince, butterscotch chips and whole allspice. Not too difficult to combine. […]
There are always weird ingredients on Chopped, regardless of whether the chefs are adult professionals or kids! On episode 2, these included “ants on a log” (peanut butter and raisins on celery) and “marshmallow rice cereal” treats (basically Rice Krispies squares, but Chopped never gets food brand sponsorship (why IS that, anyway??), so a generic […]
This past Saturday, the very first episode of Chopped Canada’s teen edition aired, featuring kids between 13 and 17. It was also the first show with the new host, Brad Smith, who is a former contestant of The Bachelor Canada. The kids used ingredients ranging from toaster pastries (chocolate flavoured) to beef and fish sauce. […]
Episode 26 is season 2’s finale, so there won’t be another Chopped Canada write-up until season 3 premieres, probably some time in 2016. For the main course, the mystery ingredients were: trout caviar, lotus root, brunost cheese and butterscotch rice cakes. Kind of a random box, I think. I know some people complained about the […]
Ingredients for the appetizer from episode 25 were: Lobster, cream of mushroom soup, matzoh crackers and grape jelly. The first thing I thought of were those rice casserole dishes one sees at Hong Kong style diners (cha chaan teng) and some dim sum places. So why not do something similar with quinoa? Quinoa, after all, […]
The mystery ingredients in the main course basket for this past weekend’s episode were: crab meat, pesto, mini pizza calzones and alfalfa sprouts. It sounds a little bit weird, but it can work. The crab meat and calzones can be broken down, mixed together and used as a stuffing for the chicken, while the alfalfa […]
