Episode
Chopped: Oh My Goshy, Umeboshi
Overview
Featured ingredients include eel, umeboshi, parsnips and soda crackers.
Details
- Series
- Chopped
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2009-10-20
Episode context
Oh My Goshy, Umeboshi is Episode 2 in Season 3 of Chopped. It aired on 2009-10-20.
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Episode 1: When Chefs Collide
The chefs must use kumquats and croissants in their appetizers; green beans and ground pork in their entrées; and grits in their desserts.
Episode 3: Judge Knows Best
The chefs must work with a fish that's traditionally used for sushi in the appetizer round. Then, they find an unfamiliar condiment in the entrée basket and prosecco is used to make dessert.
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Episode 5: Sticking To It
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Episode 6: Season's Choppings
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Episode 7: Flower Power
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Episode 8: Sweet Redemption
Four previous runners-up return and compete again in hopes of finally being named a "Chopped" champion.
Episode 9: Winging It
The chefs must work with chicken wings in the appetizer round; catfish in the entrée round; and cherry tomatoes in the dessert round.
Episode 10: In a Pinch
A challenging piece of meat poses problems for the chefs in the entrée round. They also must use soft-shell crabs in their appetizers and peppermint sticks in their desserts.
Episode 11: Raw Enthusiasm
The chefs must use raw oysters in their appetizers; a rare fruit in their entrées; and miso in their desserts.
Episode 12: Against the Tide
The chefs must combine fish with chocolate in the appetizer round. Then, a trendy root vegetable shows up in the entrée round and violet mustard is used to make desserts.
Episode 13: Chopped Liver
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