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'El Chino' Leunis leaves MasterChef Celebrity over failed dish

On the fourth gala night of the Argentine version of MasterChef Celebrity, a complex culinary challenge was presented: medieval cuisine with rabbit. Host Leandro 'El Chino' Leunis failed the task, and his 'King's Rabbit' dish was criticized by the jury for its lack of flavor and sauce, leading to his elimination from the show.


'El Chino' Leunis leaves MasterChef Celebrity over failed dish

The fourth gala night in MasterChef Celebrity brought a culinary challenge of high complexity: medieval cuisine with rabbit as the star ingredient. Although Valu Cervantes, who later resigned from the show, was the winner of the night, followed by Sofi Martínez's silver medal, one of the contestants did not pass the test and will go to the elimination gala. Despite his efforts, the dish that failed to convince the jury and sent its creator to the next elimination gala was that of host Leandro 'El Chino' Leunis. The jury, consisting of Donato de Santis, Damián Betular, and Germán Martitegui, determined that the worst performances of the night belonged to Leunis, Alex Pelao, Eugenia Tobal, and Cachete Sierra. However, Betular clarified the group's general failures and explained: 'What unites the four of them is the least successful rabbit dishes.' Donato de Santis immediately questioned the absence of broth, while the host admitted he had not approached the cooking correctly and had changed his ideas at the last minute. Damián Betular went further in his feedback: although Leunis tried to lift the flavor with an apple and dill garnish, the pastry chef explained that 'that fruit doesn't work miracles' and that the dish lacked sauce and flavor, confirming that the preparation problems were visible upon inspection. 'A difficult night, cooking problems, lack of sauce,' Leunis commented on his performance. After deliberating, the jury saved Cachete and Eugenia, leaving Leunis as the unfortunate wearer of the black apron, sentencing him to the fourth elimination gala.