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If You're Obsessed With Chopped, Don't Miss the Halloween Episodes
When Halloween rolls around, most people prefer to watch the classics: Halloweentown, Hocus Pocus, The Addams Family, and basically any other thriller. This year, I was in the midst of binge-watching every single episode of Chopped, so it was ideal to celebrate Halloween as well with a Halloween Chopped edition.
The first Halloween episode I watched was quite the doozy. The first basket included chicken feet. I'm sorry, but anything that has claws and talons still intact will not be coming anywhere near me on a plate. Of course, one of the contestants left the talons on... rookie mistake.
Next up for the "trick" ingredients in the entree round was Halloween candy with some delicious frog legs. Number 1: Halloween candy has no place in any other category besides dessert. Number 2: chicken feet THEN frog legs?! How the F are you supposed to know what to do with that. Props to the contestants for holding on.
The one contestant made a mediterranean hash and threw in part of the gummy skull... not sure what she was thinking but all I can say is that the judges (shoutout to Chris Santos) were not feeling her vibes.
As for the dessert round, the contestants were given Pate Sucre and Dehydrated Ant Weaver Eggs. For the Pate Sucre, I had to look that one up. Basically it is the French term for a pastry crust used to make tarts. Not bad! But, for the Dehydrated Ant Weaver Eggs, I was left speechless and I think the contestants were too.