MasterChef UK contestant in Rendangate: I don’t believe in changing recipes to make them fusion

MasterChef UK contestant Zaleha Kadir Olpin kept mostly quiet as the row erupted online, but thanked those who had reached out to her. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB/ MASTERCHEF UK
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MasterChef UK contestant Zaleha Kadir Olpin's chicken rendang made headlines after the show's judges pronounced it not crispy.

The two judges, Mr Gregg Wallace and Mr John Torode, later appeared on British breakfast programme Good Morning Britain where their comments about Ms Zaleha's dish provoked more criticism.

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