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POTATO HEAD GOES VIRAL IN SPAIN

18-year-old Alberto left the Spanish TV series Masterchef Spain in tears two weeks ago. The potato on his dish had three scoops and five blades and was supposed to look like a lions head.

In a Lion King-meets-Finding Nemo inspired dish, 18-year-old contestant, Alberto, presented “Lion eats prawn” to universal scorn from the judges.

“This is an insult to my intelligence,” scoffed judge Pepe Rodriguez, a renowned Spanish chef.
“Humour is important in cooking, but looking at this… I don’t find it funny at all.”

“What is this supposed to be? An insult to cooking!” said the jury and sent Alberto home.

Meanwhile Alberto is receiving a lot of sympathy online. His potato head is going viral: the hashtag #leoncomegamba is trending and the photo shots keep coming back.

And one of the judges, Jordi Cruz, has apologised. “It wasn’t my intention to insult anyone,” he says

Filed under: http://www.theleader.info/article/47131/

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9 years ago

May 2, 2015

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18-year-old Alberto left the Spanish TV series Masterchef Spain in tears two weeks ago. The potato on his dish had three scoops and five blades and was supposed to look like a lions head.

In a Lion King-meets-Finding Nemo inspired dish, 18-year-old contestant, Alberto, presented "Lion eats prawn" to universal scorn from the judges.

"This is an insult to my intelligence," scoffed judge Pepe Rodriguez, a renowned Spanish chef.
"Humour is important in cooking, but looking at this… I don’t find it funny at all."

"What is this supposed to be? An insult to cooking!" said the jury and sent Alberto home.

Meanwhile Alberto is receiving a lot of sympathy online. His potato head is going viral: the hashtag #leoncomegamba is trending and the photo shots keep coming back.

And one of the judges, Jordi Cruz, has apologised. "It wasn’t my intention to insult anyone," he says

Filed under: http://www.theleader.info/article/47131/