Kishwar Chowdhury of Bangladeshi descent has finished third in the 2021 edition of the prestigious MasterChef Australia competition, coming behind Justin Narayan, who finished first, and Pete Campbell.
Kishwar, a 38-year-old residing in Melbourne, went through weeks presenting Bangladeshi culinary heritage to the astonishment of a panel of judges in an emotional journey that culminated on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com.
A pastor of Indian descent, Justin grabbed the highest points to be declared the winner. He picked up a cool $250,000 for his efforts – but it was an admirable showing for all of the top three.
The contestants began with a golden crackle as Kishwar began presenting two immaculate looking dishes -- a 25-minute plate-up of squid noodle dish accompanied with the gold crackle. She said she feels like she just climbed Everest as she was in tears.
The Australian High Commission in Dhaka congratulated Kishwar on her “fantastic achievement.”
Justin was the self-proclaimed underdog heading into tonight’s MasterChef grand finale, with 51 points to favourite Pete’s 53.
But in the end, Justin romped to victory with a total score of 125 points to Pete’s 124 and 114 from Kishwar.
