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MasterChef's John Torode was 'nearly poisoned' when a contestant accidentally swapped sugar for salt in episode two of the hit cooking show.
Scottish hopeful Peter was sadly sent packing when, instead of caramelising his carrots, he coated them in salt.
Judge John pulled a comedic face of distress after tasting the vegetable, then said: 'Whoa. What’s the acidic heat on the carrots?'
A confused Peter, 49, replied: 'Er, there was none. That was just butter and sugar.'
Breaking the news to the IT consultant, John revealed: 'I think you may have mistaken the sugar for salt.'
MasterChef's John Torode was 'nearly poisoned' when a contestant accidentally swapped sugar for salt in episode two of the hit cooking show
Scottish hopeful Peter was sadly sent packing when, instead of caramelising his carrots, Peter coated them in salt
John pulled a comedic face of distress after tasting the vegetable, then said: 'Whoa. What’s the acidic heat on the carrots?'
Co-host Gregg Wallace, who tried the carrots despite John's reaction, confirmed: 'Yeah, you have.'
Peter rolled his eyes in disbelief and John added: 'The fish actually is cooked quite nicely. '
Gregg, 49, added salt to his wound with a further criticism: 'That sauce is not working. It's far too acidic and it's got tons and tons of chilli in it. It's too harsh.'
Afterwards, in the confessionals, Peter admitted: 'Nerves really got the better of me with that dish there.'
'They say it's not over until the fat lady sings, but I can hear her in the distance.
It comes after Jerome, a contestant in Peter's Heat 1, put vinegar in his dessert - but still
