Episode
MasterChef Australia: Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the World
Overview
In an Around the World elimination challenge, MasterChef contestants must create a dish inspired by a chosen cuisine, featuring a surprise hero ingredient revealed only after they commit
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2026-05-18
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
Elimination Challenge: Cuisines from Around the World is Episode 17 in Season 18 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2026-05-18. The runtime is 49 min.
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