Episode
MasterChef Australia: Citrus Challenge
Overview
Contestants cook a sweet or savoury style dish championing a citrus fruit of their choice. In round two, they use the same fruit, but their dish must be in the opposite style.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2020-06-01
- Runtime
- 75 min
Episode context
Citrus Challenge is Episode 36 in Season 12 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2020-06-01. The runtime is 75 min.
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