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The discussion centers around a recent episode of "Take on the Takeaway," where celebrity chef John Burton Race was challenged to create a chicken sag balti. Participants expressed skepticism about the legitimacy of the competition, claiming that JBR's dish lacked essential ingredients like spinach and that the outcome seemed fixed. Many contributors voiced their disappointment with the show's integrity, suggesting that the local balti house deserved to win based on their quality.

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Offline brum_57

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take on the takeaway
« on: February 16, 2008, 06:28 PM »
anyone see take on the takeaway yesterday? the challenge was to produce a chicken sag balti cheaper, quicker and better tasting than the local balti emporium. the celeb chef was john burton race.

if u missed the show u can still watch it on the bbc website for another 6 days (uk only)

Kev.
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Re: take on the takeaway
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2008, 08:53 PM »
But JBR didn't make a chicken sag balti, he didn't deserve the win :P
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Re: take on the takeaway
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2008, 10:55 PM »
true and he served up plain rice lol - ok even if you're blindfolded surelly you would notice if the spinach was left out? Ive actualy had a meal from that balti house in Newport and they are very good indeed - being a brummie I know a good balti when I taste one. One wonders if the result was erm - fixed lol. not saying JBR dont know what he's doing but the dish he cooked up seemed like a very basic curry imo no suprises there.

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Re: take on the takeaway
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2008, 12:39 AM »
Quote from: brum_57 on February 16, 2008, 10:55 PMOne wonders if the result was erm - fixed lol. not saying JBR dont know what he's doing but the dish he cooked up seemed like a very basic curry imo no suprises there.

I saw that programme and I'm 100% certain it was a 'fix' and the poor take-away were stitched up and cheated. The staff looked gutted, and rightly so.

1. Doctors who eat loads of take-away currys would know the rough taste of a take-away, like we do. It seems very unlikely that one would think JBRs was the take-away.

2. You can tell when spinach is present. Surely they would have noticed in the blind taste test.

3. JBR 'forgot' to add any spinach. He should have been disqualified.

I also saw an episode from the previous series. I forget the dish (Chinese I think) but I tried cooking the recipe, following the ingredients and method to the letter. It was rubbish. There's no way that recipe would have won against a Chinese take-away dish.

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George

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Offline Bobby Bhuna

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Re: take on the takeaway
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2008, 10:48 AM »
Fixed rubbish on T.V. really gets my goat! They will go to any lengths to entertain viewers. I would have loved for the BIR to win hands down and tell the celeb chef to go and get it pumped! ;D
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Re: take on the takeaway
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 12:38 AM »
glad u agree with me - to be honest I was disgusted by this program, how low will the BBC stoop in order to get good ratings, as I said further up I have actualy used the BIR in question and they are highly recomended, if ever you are in Newport please pay them a visit - and stick 2 fingers up to JBR and the beeb.

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