Episode
MasterChef Australia: Childhood Ingredients
Overview
Contestants fight to stay alive in the first elimination challenge of the season. Cooking from favourite childhood memories, the least impressive dishes over two rounds will send its maker home.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2023-05-14
- Runtime
- 71 min
Episode context
Childhood Ingredients is Episode 5 in Secrets & Surprises of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2023-05-14. The runtime is 71 min.
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