Ep 7. Brains Before Beauty

In Masterchef Canada season 1 episode 7, titled "Brains Before Beauty," the remaining eight home cooks must showcase both their creativity and their intelligence in two unique challenges.

The first challenge involves the competitors working in pairs and creating a dish that incorporates a unique ingredient - beef tongue. The judges are looking for not only delicious flavors, but also a well thought-out concept that highlights the tongue in an interesting way. The teams must also work together to negotiate the price of their ingredients at a local meat market. As the clock ticks down, tensions rise and one team in particular struggles to finish on time.

The second challenge requires the home cooks to use their intellect in a science-inspired test of taste. In the blind taste test, the contestants must identify ingredients in three different dishes, then recreate those dishes from memory using only their sense of taste. This challenge proves to be more difficult than expected, with some contestants struggling to identify even simple ingredients.

As the judges taste the final dishes and deliberate, it becomes clear that there are a few front-runners in the competition. However, they must also consider the weakest performers and ultimately one home cook will be sent home.

Overall, "Brains Before Beauty" is an intense and challenging episode that showcases the contestants' culinary skills as well as their ability to think on their feet. It proves that in the Masterchef Canada kitchen, success is about much more than just being a great cook.