PETALING JAYA: Chef selebriti terkenal, Datuk Redzuwan Ismail atau lebih dikenali sebagai Chef Wan menyelar tindakan juri program masakan popular MasterChef UK kerana menyingkir peserta Malaysia yang dikatakan telah menghasilkan rendang ayam 'kurang rangup'.

Chef Wan membuat kenyataan itu menerusi laman Instagram pada pagi Selasa selepas menonton episod penyingkiran peserta rancangan realiti tersebut, Zaleha Kadir Olpin.

"Juri-juri itu bukan sahaja memalukan Zaleha, tapi merosakkan penyertaannya. Tak mengapa kalau dia kalah disebabkan oleh alasan yang betul, tapi itu tidak berlaku.

"Mereka sepatutnya memasukkan semula dia dan memohon maaf secara terbuka jika MasterChef UK ingin memulihkan kembali kredibiliti program itu," ujarnya pada posting tersebut.

Torode (kiri) dan Gregg (kanan) merupakan juri program MasterChef UK.

Tambah penerima anugerah Food Ambassador dan Master Chef of the Year 2017 itu, juri program itu, John Torode dan Gregg Wallace tidak seharusnya memberi komen yang tidak sewajarnya sekiranya tidak memahami hidangan tersebut.

Kata Chef Wan, beliau pernah menonton Torode membuat penggambaran di Langkawi sebelum ini dan menghasilkan rendang itik bersama seorang lelaki tempatan dalam program John Torode's Malaysian Adventure yang disiarkan pada Disember 2015.

Namun, juri yang memberikan komen mengenai rendang ayam tersebut kurang rangup ialah Gregg.

Kata Chef Wan: "Dia (Torode) perlu cakap kepada Gregg untuk diam jika tidak pernah memasak rendang! Saya (Torode) pernah menyediakannya!"

A few days ago Kak Zaharah from London who is our NST writer asked me to watch on youtube the new Master Chef UK serie with our Malaysian cook Puan Zaleha preparing her Nasi Lemak and Rendang dish. She then asked my honest comment which many of u have read by now on NST and even Star online. Both judges with little knowledge on how prepare the dish had told Zaleha that her chicken rendang skin was not crispy enough, too much sauce sitting on it at the same time the meat didnt fall of the bones! They were also comment on the Nasi lemak and Sambal which i find to be all unfair comment and a bummer as both judges obviously does not know how the our signature dish should taste like much less how to prepare them. How can a dish which is stew or braised slowly for a period of time like their French Coq Au Vin the braise Chicken in Red wine? She not preparing Duck A L' Orange or Confit D Carnard either that need to have that crispy skin! Due to the wrong reason she was eliminated. Not only those two judges embarassed Zaleha but ruined her participation. Its ok if she lost to the rest for the right reason but its not the case. They should bring her in back again and sincerely appologise back to her in public if Masterchef UK need to restore back his credibility. Hai ya next time if John Thorode and Greg dont understand the dish better not say the wrong thing la. There no such thing as all Sambal has to be fiery hot and Nasi lemak must have less coconut milk and the Chicken Rendang does not belong there, nonsense and rubbish. Torode have filmed in Malaysia before and made Rendang with Kak Ani on his show anyway. Yes judging at Zaleha chicken dish visibily on the screen i must say she can cook it longer if she had the time.But not till it fall off the bloody bone Mr Torode! I was told by a friend this is the same guy that went to make Chili crab dish ke using a Rojak sambal paste on TV as a subsitute. Anyway in 2016 John Torode in his Msian Adventure TV serie went to Langkawi and make the Rendang Itik. Its on youtube does he remember how the dish is made. He should just tell Greg " Blind me shut up your mouth Greg if u have not cook a Rendang! I have made them !?"

A post shared by chef wan (@_chefwan58) on Apr 2, 2018 at 5:31pm PDT

Sebelum ini, The Star pada Isnin melaporkan, hidangan tradisional iaitu nasi lemak dan rendang ayam yang dihasilkan oleh Zaleha mampu membuatkan pelanggan beratur untuk menikmatinya, namun hidangan yang sama telah menyebabkan dia tersingkir pada suku akhir pertandingan tersebut.

Wanita berusia 48 tahun berkenaan menyediakan makanan tersebut ketika pusingan 'kalah mati' program realiti itu.

Pada rancangan tersebut, Torode berkata, nasi yang disediakan menggunakan terlalu banyak santan dan sambal
hendaklah lebih pedas serta ayam pula perlu betul-betul lembut.

Sementara itu, Gregg pula mengkritik kulit ayam yang dimasak rendang hasil air tangan Zaleha yang dikatakan tidak cukup rangup.

Insiden itu menyebabkan rakyat Malaysia 'berang' dengan komen yang diberikan oleh pihak juri program terbabit.