SICK DAY

44 people left with food poisoning after eating dishes prepared during MasterChef

By Simon Hunter

A TOTAL of 44 people were left with food poisoning after sampling dishes that had been prepared during an edition of the Spanish version of MasterChef.

The episode of the hit show, which is broadcast on state channel La 1, took place at Valencia’s Oceanografic oceanarium, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the aquarium complex.

The contestants were given the challenge of preparing a menu for the 120 staff who work there, with ingredients that included seafood such as oysters and clams, as well as sea bass.

The alarm was raised about the food poisoning by one of the members of staff. With the user name Irene, she denounced on Twitter the fact that she and her colleagues were left with serious cases of gastroenteritis by the food.

According to her messag- es, she had to be given an injection at the emergency room to stop her vomiting, and she claimed she lost five kilos in three days.

“Thank you MasterChef for the worst gastronomic experience I’ve ever had in my life,” she added.She claimed that more than 70 people were left sick, but sources from the regional health department in Valencia said the number was actually 44.

Broadcast

Shine Iberia, the producer of the program, released a statement admitting that the reports were true but stressed that nothing like this had happened in the 11 years that the program has been broadcast in Spain. The case will now be passed on to the health department in Madrid, which is where the production company is based.

TikTok no

A VIDEO on TikTok has gone viral for revealing an innovative tapa served at Bar la Cuadra in Ronda.

The clip, which has attracted comments from foodies and travellers alike, features a tapa of what appear to be croquettes. But after a punter takes a bite into the little round wonders it seems that these are in fact deep fried breaded olives. These olives have the approval of the tiktoker, a unique take on the classic olives that are served automatically with a cold beverage along the Costa. But one commenter has slammed the snack saying ‘Just No! This isn’t Glasgow’.