Great British Bake Off is accused of ‘borderline racism’ by viewers who are offended by contestants’ decision to cook Chinese treats for ‘Japanese week’
The Great British Bake Off has been accused of ‘borderline racism’ by viewers.
During Tuesday night’s episode, contestants decided to cook Chinese treats for ‘Japanese week,’ leaving fans of the Channel 4 show extremely offended.
Oh dear! The Great British Bake Off has been accused of ‘borderline racism’ by viewers
For their first challenge, contestants were tasked with creating Japanese steamed buns.
But viewers were bemused when some contestants opted for Chinese style fillings, while others went for Indian and American takes on the classic Japanese dish.
Hermine even styled her ‘chicken nikuman’ bao buns into Pandas, which originate in central China.
Taking to Twitter, those who tuned into the show voiced their fury, with one enraged viewer tweeting: ‘I am SO offended by tonight’s #GBBO So ignorant and racist. You’d think in the age – and climate – they’d do better.
‘It not only insulted us Japanese, they’ve insulted the Chinese – and everyone’s intelligence.’
‘Why is everyone cooking Chinese on Japanese week? This is so rude/racist #gbbo.’ added another.
‘”It’s JAPANESE week, people. Not CHINESE Week. #GBBO,”‘ pointed out another fan of the show.
Someone else asserted: ‘This is an absolute trainwreck of an episode. It’s borderline racist #GBBO.’
Going into more detail, one viewer explained: This racist a** ‘Japanese week’ episode of #GBBO being: Bao (Chinese food) ‘Kawaii Cake’ (not a thing!) Matcha Mille Feuille (fair enough).
‘Imagine being this much of a flop when Japan has so much delicious cuisine. Plz try harder!’
Someone else tweeted: ‘But Pandas are from China, not Japan, bit racist really #GBBO.’
One viewer also claimed that Matt Lucas had blocked her on Twitter, positing that it could be because he ‘knew the use would tell him to stop making racist jokes on #GBBO.’
MailOnline has contacted The Great British Bake Off for comment.
