been given a task to make a chicken dish in thirty minutes and chose to attempt rendang, which normally takes several hours to prepare. The judges deemed the dish inedible because the chicken skin was rubbery and undercooked and advised her that with a thirty-minute task she should have made a crispy fried chicken with a sauce. Many commentators, particularly from Malaysia and Indonesia, pointed out that rendang is usually cooked as a stew and is not intended to be crispy, and that both judges had failed to differentiate between "crispy" and "under-cooked". Najib Razak, the Malaysian Prime Minister at the time, joined the conversation with a subtle tweet denouncing the judges' opinion. The former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamed also joined in, suggesting that the judges were confusing rendang with KFC. Winners MasterChef (original series) Note: The original MasterChef series did not appear in 1998. MasterChef Goes Large and MasterChef (revived series) MasterChef Goes Large MasterChef The show's original name returned in series 4 in 2008. Celebrity MasterChef Young MasterChef Charity specials Other notable contestants Transmission guide Original series Specials Happy 10th Birthday MasterChef: TX 18 June 2000 Tales from the MasterChef Kitchen: Series 1, 10 editions from 2 July 2000 – 3 September 2000 Celebrity Special: TX 27 August 2000 Revived series MasterChef Goes Large MasterChef The show's original name returned in series 4 in 2008. Specials What The Winners Did Next – featured winners from series 1 and 2 of MasterChef Goes Large, broadcast on 22 January 2007 Notes 1. The final was postponed from its 9 April 2021 air date due to the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Celebrity MasterChef Specials A Recipe for Success A six-part series looking back over 15 years of Celebrity MasterChef, first episode broadcast on 6 August 2020. Christmas Cook-Off Christmas special episodes, where past contestants competed to hold the title of Christmas champion; first episode broadcast on 21 December 2020, second episode broadcast on 23 December 2020. The winner from each episode is in bold text. 21 December 2020: Janet Street-Porter, Christopher Biggins, Dev Griffin and Vicky Pattison 23 December 2020: Craig Revel Horwood, Amar Latif, Crissy Rock and Spencer Matthews 21 December 2021: Joey Essex, Judi Love, Neil Ruddock, Oti Mabuse and Su Pollard 23 December 2021: Gemma Collins, Joe Swash, Les Dennis, Mica Paris and Rev. Richard Coles 23 December 2022: Bez, Josh Cuthbert, Lesley Garrett