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** How about "chicken in a can"? So odd that Ted actually said the ingredient name twice. |
** How about "chicken in a can"? So odd that Ted actually said the ingredient name twice. |
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*** Canned. ''Haggis.'' |
*** Canned. ''Haggis.'' |
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** More recent seasons seem to have backed off of the "make the ingredients as weird as possible" formula somewhat, perhaps realizing that it was becoming more of a competition to see who could hide or deal with weird/disgusting/useless ingredients rather than a cooking contest. In the most recent season, the "curveball" is usually an ingredient (or two) that's already prepared, such as waffles or a sandwich, allowing the chefs to showcase their skills more rather than spend all their time puzzling over the ingredients. |
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* [[Schmuck Bait]]: You'd be surprised how often contestants serve judge Scott Conant mistreated Italian ingredients - especially pasta. Although they've appeared to become a bit [[Genre Savvy]] and don't offer him raw red onions anymore. |
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: You'd be surprised how often contestants serve judge Scott Conant mistreated Italian ingredients - especially pasta. Although they've appeared to become a bit [[Genre Savvy]] and don't offer him raw red onions anymore. |
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** Or how often someone bleeds all over the place and yet still doesn't quite understand how this dooms them. |
** Or how often someone bleeds all over the place and yet still doesn't quite understand how this dooms them. |
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