It was only last week that Masterchef viewers were flumoxed by Michelin-starred chef Shaun Rankin's mispronunciation of chorizo, but there's already a second furore: John Torode calling tartare sauce 'Tart-air'.
The incident happened on Wednesday night's Masterchef episode when John, one of the show’s judges, was assessing one contestant’s fish dish.
Contestant Alison had created a dish using leftover halibut, and John was clearly a fan.
‘You’ve cooked the fish with real sympathy, even though it’s scraps,’ he told her, before adding: ‘If I close my eyes I get fish fingers, chips and tart-air sauce – and that’s the comforting bit of it.’
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Viewers were quick to question the professional chef’s pronunciation of the popular sauce, taking to Twitter to express their bewilderment.
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