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Now 29, but 28 when the series was filmed in the summer, Dan said: “It’s been such an incredible time on MasterChef – intense, stressful and so exhilarating. His bacon sandwiches - where he dipped the bread in bacon fat - were unbelievable.” Reaction to winning "On my mother’s side, we had my Irish nan and English grandad, whose stew was so opposite to Chinese cuisine, but made me feel at home.
and with my chef aunty forcing me to try intestines and fish eyeballs – it was always a lot of fun. "With the family eating traditional Cantonese dishes.
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“Some of my favourite memories are Sundays at my grandad’s takeaway," he recalls.ĭan Lee from Birmingham has reached the semi-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals 2021 (Image: Shine TV / Masterchef: The Professionals) It was thanks to both the East and West sides of his family that Dan learned to appreciate there are so many ways to cook food.Īnd he's spent the last ten years travelling non-stop to discover all of those joys for himself. In a previous Critics Round during the Quarter Final, Jimi Famurewa loved his sauce, calling it “almost delirious”.ĭuring the later Chef’s Table round, Matt Abé described the chicken feet in his dish as “outstanding” and Nieves Barragan told Dan they were on a “different level”, whilst Ollie Dabbous said his dim sum were “delicious across the board.” Growing up Monica's verdict: “It’s just a wonderful dessert.” Smoked Hay Treacle Tart, filled with Yuzu Curd-toasted Breadcrumbs, Pickled Ginger, Clotted Cream Ice Cream, Japanese Shiso Leaves, Shiso Crumb and Smoked Hay Butter Tuiles.
Smoked Hay Treacle Tart was Dan Lee's dessert in the final of Masterchef: The Professionals (Image: Shine TV / BBC One Masterchef: The Professionals) He had also announced in the first programme that he was 'half Cantonese, a quarter English and a quarter Irish where my nan's from. In a world looking to celebrate 'diversity' more than ever before, Dan could be in the right place at the right time as a well-travelled Brummie-born chef with a father from Wolverhampton. Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing said: "I think Dan is a fantastic chef. Read more: MasterChef: The Professionals final rivals Matt and Dan have become best friends It's built my confidence and now I really know what it means to back yourself." Globetrotting Brummie chef Dan Lee has been crowned the winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2021 - after a lifelong food journey which began when his aunty challenged him to "eat intestines and fish eyeballs" when he was little.ĭan trained at the College of Food at University College Birmingham (UCB) before setting off on ten years of travels, but when the hospitality industry was shut down by Covid in 2020, he took a job in a supermarket stacking the fresh foods' section to keep busy.Īfter putting those days behind him to become only the 15th winner of BBC's MasterChef: The Professionals, an emotional Dan said: "It's an overwhelming feeling.
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