THE much-anticipated sixth season of MasterChef South Africa, now in its new home on e.tv, is finally here. The delectable, must-see first episode of the local version of the world’s most renowned cooking show will air on e.tv on Sunday, 22 February at 6pm.
Besides the prime-time premiere episode on e.tv, MasterChef South Africa will also be rebroadcast on the channel on Saturdays at 5pm, as well as on eExtra and eReality, and it will be available as a CatchUp on eVod, meaning MasterChef South Africa will reach a much broader and more diverse audience than ever before.
The rebroadcast on eExtra is on Saturdays at 8.30pm, while eReality airs the show on Sundays at 5pm.
While e.tv is available on free-to-air, the channel is also hosted on all DStv packages on DStv’s channel 194, and the CatchUp episodes will be on eVOD from the day after the premiere episode. eReality is available on Openview.
What makes this season of MasterChef South Africa extra-special is that it honours South African heritage food from different cultures. The show also features a diverse group of 20 highly competent, colourful and competitive home cooks, all vying for the coveted title of MasterChef and the R1million in prize money.
These contestants hail from different regions across the country – from small towns like Malgas in the Western Cape and Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, all the way to Kimberley in the Northern Cape, and criss-crossing to Polokwane in Limpopo and East London in the Eastern Cape. Additionally, there are fierce culinary contenders from cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town and eThekwini.
Furthermore, viewers can expect a buffet of food styles, professions, and personalities with different home languages, which will often be heard on the show – whether it’s Sepedi, isiZulu, English, Afrikaans or XiTsonga.
“The contestants expressing themselves in their mother tongue adds to the drama, excitement and ‘South Africa-ness’ of this superb cooking show like never before,” says judge Katlego Mlambo. “It truly makes the emotions the contestants go through in the MasterChef kitchen authentic and relatable.”
Among the different professions, MasterChef South Africa season six contestants include a general surgeon, HR manager, social worker, graphic designer, attorney, electrician, and more – all dreaming of taking their passion for food to the next level.
