MasterChef fans left stunned after 'unwatchable' moment: 'Hideous'

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MasterChef Australia is one of the most beloved shows in the country thanks to its wholesome vibes, which greatly differs from much of the rest of the Australian reality TV landscape. However, it seems as though its overseas counterparts are not similar at all.
One MasterChef viewer took to Reddit to start a conversation over the difference between the Australian version and the Canadian version of the show. They wrote, "I [haven't] watched any episode of Masterchef Canada. A random video just came to my feed. The judges [seem much too rough] with the contestants."
In the video, one judge yells at a contestant, "Is this a joke? This is MasterChef Canada, and you give me this?"
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Another judge spits out food in front of the contestant, telling them their dish is "very fishy in an unpleasant way".
The same judge asks another person what their dish is called, and they respond, "I call these 'I really wanna stay fish cakes,' man." And the judge responds, "These look like 'I'll watch the show from my couch fish cakes,'" leaving the contestant with a stunned look on their face.
Elsewhere, the judges called out "disastrous dishes", leading one contestant to say, "My heart just cramps up, my heart sinks, I don't know what to think."
MasterChef Australia contestants shared their shock at the clip, with one person writing, "That is why I only watch Australia. Nice judges and nice contestants. No shouting and no chest thumping."
"Other than [Australian version], most of the Masterchef judges are strict I would say," another said.
A third agreed, saying, "Yeah, most of the other versions overdramatise the judging, and encourage the judges to be total d**ks."
The person then shared examples: "MasterChef US: 'Holy s**t, this is horrible, and your dead mother would be ashamed at the way you've butchered her recipe.' Tosses plate across the room.
"MasterChef AU: 'Well, you're asparagus is pretty on point, and I liked the use of saffron, but you've got to be more careful about your seasoning and you're cooking times, this definitely wasn't your best.' Gives crying contestant a hug."
They added, "It's why I only watch the Australian version anymore."
"The US version is just as hideous if not worse," someone else said. "Honestly unwatchable. Again, the Australians have made this programme the best version possible."
"Yeah, I'm in Canada and I love that Mr. Husband generously gives us the Australian feed because it's so wholesome," another added. "The Canadian version is so mean. The judges are mean and they push the contestants to fight against each other. There's a lot of bullying."
"The judges on Masterchef AU are genuinely some of the kindest," one person said. "Even when a dish doesn't turn out well, they still manage to give feedback in such a polite and empathetic way. And it's not just the current set of judges, even in the earlier seasons, they always maintained that warmth and encouragement.
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"In contrast, Masterchef Canada feels so much harsher. From this clip, the judges come across so blunt and rude. I get that the presentation might be lacking in some dishes, but the way the criticism is delivered its just feels unnecessarily harsh. And honestly, it makes the whole viewing experience feel tense rather than enjoyable. I don't think I will ever enjoy watching this Masterchef Canada, it just takes the joy out of it."
"If you think of it in terms of how Gordon Ramsay went from Hell's Kitchen directly to Masterchef, you can kinda see how they carried over the same formula of drama being more important than anything else. North American Masterchef is the audience laughing AT the contestants, that's the whole point. They treat it like some kind of zoo and it has zero substance and is horrible to watch."
Others said they would want to watch the Canadian version "at all" and that the Canadian version is simply copying the American version which "drums up the nastiness and drama".