Taste of home inspires MasterChef Australian champion Sashikumar Cheliah

Sashikumar Cheliah, winner of the 10th season of MasterChef Australia, started cooking more because he missed Singapore food

Sashikumar Cheliah, who won the 10th season of MasterChef Australia, started cooking regularly only because he missed Singapore food while living in Australia.
Sashikumar Cheliah, who won the 10th season of MasterChef Australia, started cooking regularly only because he missed Singapore food while living in Australia. PHOTOS: LIFETIME ASIA
Sashi cooked this dish of sambal prawn with crispy prawn heads and herb salad in the first round of the grand finale of MasterChef Australia.
Sashi cooked this dish of sambal prawn with crispy prawn heads and herb salad in the first round of the grand finale of MasterChef Australia.PHOTOS: LIFETIME ASIA
STFood Online Editor
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Aug 3, 2018, 5:00 am SGT
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While he occasionally helped his mother in the kitchen as a child, Sashikumar Cheliah never considered himself a good cook.

In fact, the prison officer did not even start cooking regularly until he moved to Australia in 2012 and found himself missing the taste of the Singaporean dishes he had grown up with.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 03, 2018, with the headline 'Longing for a taste of home'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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