A contestant who used a technique the Celebrity MasterChef<\/strong> judges had never seen before has ended up winning over their tastebuds.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t believe my first question was \u2018how do I boil water\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n From the start, comedian Dilruk Jayasinha joked his way around the kitchen in the season premier of Celebrity MasterChef<\/strong> on Sunday night, but in the end he ended up winning the judge\u2019s tastebuds over with a surprise dish.<\/p>\n Jayasinha appeared as one of the 10 new contestants on the Channel 10 show, along with swimming sensation Ian Thorpe, Gold Logie winner Rebecca Gibney, singer Dami Im, presenter Chrissie Swan, professional football player Archie Thompson, AFL champion Nick Riewoldt, actor Matthew Le Neves, fashion designer Collette Dinnigan and Tilly Ramsay, daughter of famous chef Gordon Ramsay.<\/p>\n Judges Jock Zonfrillo<\/strong>, Melissa Leong, Andy Allen were back at the helm to discover which celebrity has the most talent in the kitchen outside of their usual day job.<\/p>\n They selected the top four meals from Dami, Collette, Dilruk, Crissy. Ultimately, it was Jayasinha who won the immunity pin, which is only offered once the entire season.<\/p>\n He had wowed with his unique flavour combination.<\/p>\n \u201cThe challenge is about cooking a dish that you\u2019re famous for,\u201d he said. \u201cI only started learning how to cook last year when the pandemic kicked off, so \u2026 really, all I can think about is a Sri Lankan dish called kiribath, which is a coconut milk rice, and it\u2019s a traditional dish.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019ll do there.<\/p>\n \u201cI have also decided to make a onion sambal, called lunu miris. Also, I need to make something else.<\/p>\n \u201cSo you\u2019d think go with a Sri Lankan curry. Unfortunately, I don\u2019t know any Sri Lankan curries. I only know a beef rendang curry from Indonesia or Malaysia.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd so I\u2019m gonna go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n You’ve seen the teasers, you know some of the celebrities and you are super excited for the launch of Celebrity Masterchef this Sunday. But do you have all the inside goss on just how the show will work this year?<\/p>\n Fear not, as we have all the knowledge you need to impress family and friends with as you sit down to watch the show together. There are ten contestants competing this year to be crowned the best celebrity chef in Australia and they come from a wide range of backgrounds including TV, sports, music and fashion.<\/p>\n The ten are: soccer player Archie Thompson, 42; TV and radio host Chrissie Swan, 47; fashion designer Collette Dinnigan, 55; Singer Dami Im, 32, Singer; Comedian Dilruk Jayasinha, 36; former Olympian Ian Thorpe, 38; Offspring actor Matt Le Nevez, 42; AFL<\/strong> player Nick Riewoldt, 38; Packed To The Rafters actress Rebecca Gibney, 56 and cooking progeny Tilly Ramsay, 19.<\/p>\n Who are the judges?<\/p>\n Last year saw a change of judges for MasterChef Australia with original hosts and judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston being replaced by series four MasterChef Australia winner Andy Allen, food critic Melissa Leong, and chef<\/strong> Jock Zonfrillo who continue to host the show across all the formats.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrity Masterchef Australia: Everything to know about the show<\/h2>\n
The cast<\/p>\n