The 11th Series of MasterChef Italia, which was held in Rome on March 3, 2020, was won by 28-year-old Nigerian Tracy Eboigbodin.
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The competition is a worldwide cooking talent search show that is broadcast in the UK, the USA, Australia, and other nations.
Tracy Eboigbodin won the competition with a menu titled “L’abbraccio” (the embrace). She outcompeted two young male chefs, Carmine Gorrasi, 18, and Christian Passeri, 20, who has Asperger syndrome.
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Speaking on her victory, Tracy said that her menu, L’abbraccio symbolises the union between loved ones.
In the words of Tracy Eboigbodin:
“The embrace is the fundamental symbol of the union between two different elements, distance ones, sometimes remote.
During my path at MasterChef I have learned to open up to what is unknown and accept what surrounds me without fear or prejudice and make it part of my cuisine in a positive way.
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I wanted to translate how much this means to me in the four courses of this menu.”
The Nigerian-Italian received a the price of 100,000 euros in gold tokens and the right to publish a book of recipes.