Overview
- During the Last Chance gala, contestants were tasked with preparing momo, a Nepalese dumpling with cooked dough and a spiced filling.
- Germán Martitegui tried to cut Giardina’s dumpling and exposed raw dough, so the panel only tasted the sauce.
- Donato de Santis reacted strongly to the excessively seasoned sauce, reinforcing the panel’s assessment that the dish was inadmissible.
- Martitegui immediately handed Giardina the black apron on set, sending her straight to the tenth elimination gala.
- Giardina warned judges against tasting her dish and joked about workplace insurance, as the moment quickly drew memes and online commentary; Susana Roccasalvo and Leandro “Chino” Leunis were also critiqued for heavy seasoning.