Episode
MasterChef Australia: Taste Test
Overview
There are two dozen contestants remaining and only 12 spots left in the top 24. The next challenge is a formidable taste test - identity the ingredients in Aria's signature dish, peking duck consomme.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2011-05-08
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Taste Test is Episode 7 in Season 3 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2011-05-08. The runtime is 43 min.
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