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MasterChef Asia
Genre Cooking, Reality television
Judges Audra Morrice
Bruno Ménard
Susur Lee
Country of origin Singapore
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 17
Production
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials), 90 minutes (season premiere, including commercials), 120 minutes (final, including commercials)
Production company(s) Lifetime (South East Asia)
Release
Original network Lifetime (South East Asia)
Original release 3 September (2015-09-03) – 10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)

MasterChef Asia is a fun cooking TV show. It's based on the famous British show called MasterChef. This show was made by Lifetime Asia.

In the first season, 15 amazing home cooks from different parts of Asia joined the competition. They came from places like China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Three expert chefs judged the show. They were Susur Lee from Hong Kong, Bruno Ménard who has three Michelin stars, and Audra Morrice from Singapore. Audra was also a finalist on MasterChef Australia.

The contestants cooked in the MasterChef kitchen. They also had challenges in other places and even overseas! There were 15 episodes in total. At the end, one home cook won the special title of the first ever MasterChef Asia.

Meet the Contestants

Fifteen talented home cooks from across Asia competed in the first season. They each brought their unique cooking styles. Here's a look at who they were and how far they went:

Contestants Age Country Jobs Result Wins
Woo Wai Leong 27 Singapore Lawyer Winner 10 December 5
Marcus Low 24 Malaysia Banker Runner-Up 10 December 7
Jasbir Kaur 54 Malaysia Homemaker Eliminated 3 December 4
Priya Barve 39 India Marketing Manager Eliminated 26 November 5
Doan Phuong Ha 31 Vietnam Entrepreneur Eliminated 19 November 5
Lennard Yeong 27 Singapore Engineer Eliminated 12 November 5
Blanche Chu 28 Taiwan Model Eliminated 5 November 2
Sandrian Tan 41 Singapore Homemaker Eliminated 29 October 2
Lica Ibarra 29 Philippines Finance Sales Officer Eliminated 22 October 1
Vonny Lestari 20 Indonesia Student Eliminated 8 October 0
Rico Amancio 31 Philippines Paralegal Eliminated 1 October 1
Alice Peng 32 China Scientist Eliminated 24 September 0
Stefan Pratama 25 Indonesia Sales Representative Eliminated 17 September 0
Jake Aycardo 24 Philippines Analyst Eliminated 10 September 0
Sophia Zulkifli 30 Malaysia Homemaker Eliminated 3 September 0

Episode Guide

Here's a quick look at some of the exciting challenges and moments from the first season of MasterChef Asia:

Episode
Number		 Title Air Date Viewers
(millions)
1 "Show Us Who You Are" 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03) 2.14
  • The first episode introduced the 15 home cooks. Their first task was to cook a dish that showed the judges who they are.
2 "Food on the Fly" 10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) N/A
  • The cooks were split into two teams. They had to make five types of small snacks called canapés. They served these to 80 special guests on the Singapore Flyer, a giant observation wheel.
3 "Quintessentially MasterChef" 17 September 2015 (2015-09-17) N/A
  • This episode had two challenges: a Mystery Box and an Invention Test. In the Mystery Box, cooks used surprise ingredients. For the Invention Test, they had to make an Asian soup using a main ingredient chosen by Marcus, who won the Mystery Box.
4 "Taking It To The Street" 24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) N/A
  • The contestants worked in teams at a famous food center in Singapore called Lau Pa Sat. Each team cooked one of Singapore's main types of food: Malay, Indian, or Chinese. Alice was eliminated because her team's beef dish was too dry.
5 "Claws Are Out" 1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) N/A
  • The challenge was to create a new version of a classic Singaporean dish: Chili Crab. Guest chef Eric Teo showed them how to make the original. Blanche won by making her own unique version. Rico was eliminated because his dish didn't capture the true taste of Chili Crab sauce.
6 "One Stewed Pair" 8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) N/A
  • Cooks worked in pairs and had to combine different types of food and kitchen tools. Blanche and Vonny ended up in an elimination challenge. Vonny was sent home because her dessert was too sweet and not balanced.
7 "For the Greater Good" 15 October 2015 (2015-10-15) N/A
  • The contestants had to cook for 150 guests! This big cooking event was part of a fundraiser for World's Food Day.
8 "Lost in Transit" 22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) N/A
  • The cooks competed at Singapore Changi Airport. They had to win over customers, not just from each other, but also from the many restaurants already there.

Where to Watch

MasterChef Asia was shown in many countries!

  • In the Philippines, you could watch it on TV5 every Sunday night.
  • In Indonesia, it was on Global TV every Saturday.
  • In Malaysia, it aired on Astro Ria every Monday.
  • In India, you could catch it on Star World Premiere every Saturday night.
  • In Singapore, it was shown on Channel 5 every Sunday night.
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