Gregg, 54, and John, 53, were on hand to set the MasterChef contestants their first task of the BBC series, asking them to create a dish from ingredients supplied to them from the pantry.
Given 10 minutes to make their decision, the contestants took on the task with a multitude of dishes from various countries to prepare for the judges.
However, not all the dishes went down well with Gregg and John, and a number of budding chefs bowed out at the first hurdle.
It wasn’t just the judges who failed to be blown away, as viewers were also quick to comment on the contestants' choice to use ‘micro-herbs’ to try and decorate their dishes.
MasterChef 2019: ‘Get some PROPER food’ Viewers puzzled by contestants' bizarre
