I am the only person who was stunned to see Mexican culture and cuisine butchered in last weeks episode?
The 3 challenges were: pan dulce, steak tacos and a multi-layer tres leches cake.
I hardly know where to start...
Pan dulce: Contestants did pretty well in the limited time available but judges consistently called the results dry. In it's native form pan dulce is IS dry! It's dry for good reason; it stays fresher in humid climates.
Tacos: I don't know where to start. They were to make tacos with refries (in the taco) pico de gallo (which they mispronounced - over and over), guacamole and sliced, cooked steak. They had to make all from scratch including the tortilla.
The 3 challenges were: pan dulce, steak tacos and a multi-layer tres leches cake.
I hardly know where to start...
Pan dulce: Contestants did pretty well in the limited time available but judges consistently called the results dry. In it's native form pan dulce is IS dry! It's dry for good reason; it stays fresher in humid climates.
Tacos: I don't know where to start. They were to make tacos with refries (in the taco) pico de gallo (which they mispronounced - over and over), guacamole and sliced, cooked steak. They had to make all from scratch including the tortilla.
- Making a tortilla is not baking
- Refried beans are rarely in tacos but instead are a side dish. They started with canned whole beans... disaster.
- They were instructed to use pie plates to form tortillas - no press provided
- Tacos were overloaded
- Tres Leches is almost always a single layer cake soaked after baking in dairy and refrigerated.
- It's a sloppy mess. No Mexican baker would willingly stack this cake - It can't hold it's form and milk oozes out. When you see these in Mexican bakeries they are usually sitting in a pool of milk, yet judges harshly judged any leakage.
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